Chicken Dumplins David Venable Recipes

MARBLE MOUNTAIN CHICKEN AND DUMPLINS

Steps:

• Rinse the chicken and pat dry. Season with 1 tablespoon salt and pepper. Add 2 tablespoons of the oil to a large stockpot over high heat. Add the chicken pieces and lightly brown evenly, removing and adding as necessary. Once all of the chicken is browned, add ingredients through smashed garlic. Brown the vegetables over high heat for 5 to 6 minutes, then add in the water, peppercorns, savory and bay leaf and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a strong simmer and after 20 minutes, check the chicken pieces, removing as they finish cooking. Remove the chicken, to a cutting board and cool until you are able to handle, then the strip meat and put bones back into pot.
• Simmer the stock and bone mixture, uncovered, for 45 minutes. Strain and adjust seasoning with additional salt, if needed. Chop the meat, discarding any skin, ligament or fat as you go and set aside.
• In a separate saute pan over medium heat, add the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil and diced vegetables. Saute until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes, then add the garlic and red chili flakes and saute for 1 minute more. Add the vegetables to the strained chicken stock, then in the same saute pan, add the butter. When melted, add the flour and stir constantly for 2 minutes. Slowly ladle in some of the hot stock, whisking as you add, until approximately 2 cups of stock have been added. Add the roux mixture back into the stock pot and combine well. Add the cream and the chicken back into the stock pot and keep at a low simmer while you prepare the dumplins.
• In a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients. In a separate medium, nonreactive bowl, combine the wet ingredients, adding the melted butter last.
• Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and with a rubber spatula, very gently, fold together until just combined.
• Using 2 dinner spoons, shape the dough into golf ball-size, quenelle shaped biscuits and drop them into the hot soup. Cover with a tight fitting lid and allow the dumplins to cook for 15 to 20 minutes over low heat.
• Ladle into soup bowls and serve hot.

THE BEST CHICKEN & DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• In a shallow bowl, mix 1/2 cup flour, salt and pepper. Add chicken, 1 piece at a time, and toss to coat; shake off excess. In a 6-qt. stockpot, heat oil over medium-high heat. Brown chicken in batches on all sides; remove from pan., Add onion, carrots and celery to same pan; cook and stir 6-8 minutes or until onion is tender. Add garlic; cook and stir 1 minute longer. Stir in 1/4 cup flour until blended. Gradually add stock, stirring constantly. Stir in wine, sugar, bay leaves and peppercorns. Return chicken to pan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 20-25 minutes or until chicken juices run clear., For dumplings, in a bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, whisk milk and melted butter until blended. Add to flour mixture; stir just until moistened (do not overmix). Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto a parchment-lined baking sheet; set aside., Remove chicken from stockpot; cool slightly. Discard bay leaves and skim fat from soup. Remove skin and bones from chicken and discard. Using 2 forks, coarsely shred meat into 1- to 1-1/2-in. pieces; return to soup. Cook, covered, on high until mixture reaches a simmer., Drop dumplings on top of simmering soup, a few at a time. Reduce heat to low; cook, covered, 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center of dumplings comes out clean (do not lift cover while simmering). Gently stir in cream, parsley and thyme. Season with additional salt and pepper to taste.

DAZZLIN' CHICKEN -N- DUMPLIN'S

Steps:

• Place the chicken breasts into a large soup pot, cover with water, and sprinkle in the salt, black pepper, and sage. Bring to a boil over medium heat, then reduce heat and simmer until the chicken is no longer pink inside, about 30 minutes. Remove the chicken to a bowl, and let cool; shred chicken when cooled.
• While chicken is cooling, bring the chicken broth left in the pot back to a boil over medium heat, and stir in the celery, onion powder, and garlic powder. Reduce heat to a simmer, and cook until the celery is tender, about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, whisk 1 cup of all-purpose flour, the whole wheat flour, salt, and baking powder together in a mixing bowl. Stir in the cream to make a dough. Sprinkle a work surface with the remaining 1/4 cup of flour, and roll the dough out about 1/4-inch thick. Using a pizza cutter, cut the dough into 1 1/2 inch squares. Toss the dumplings in the flour on the work surface.
• Drop the dumplings, a few at a time, into the simmering broth. Stir frequently to keep them from sticking to the bottom; allow to simmer until the dumplings puff up and the broth thickens, about 30 minutes; stir in the cooked shredded chicken and parsley. Bring back to a boil, and serve hot in bowls.

CHICKEN DAVID

Steps:

• Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a large heavy skillet over medium heat. Saute onion until soft and translucent. Stir in mushrooms, garlic, prosciutto and salami. dredge chicken in flour, and place in pan. Season with salt and pepper. Cook chicken 5 minutes on each side. Pour in sherry, and cook until liquid is reduced by half. Stir in chicken broth, cream and marinara. Simmer until sauce is reduced to your preferred consistency. Stir in 1 tablespoon butter, and sprinkle with parsley.

TRADITIONAL CHICKEN N DUMPLINS

Steps:

• In a large stock pot, add the first 6 ingredients.
• Let chicken and liquid come to a boil, reduce heat to medium, and cook for about an hour.
• 30 minutes before chicken is done, start the dumplins.
• Combine the flour, poultry seasoning, salt, and baking powder. Mix well.
• Cut the butter into the flour mixture until the consistency is crumby.
• Beat the egg and combine with the chicken broth.
• Pour the chicken broth and egg mixture into the flour mixture.
• Stir until all ingredients are combine.
• On a floured surface, roll out the dough with a floured rolling pin.
• Roll out dough until about 1/8 inch thick.
• With a pizza cutter, cut dough into strips, then cut again perpendicularly to form little square dumplins.
• I flour the dumplins again to ensure they do not stick together when placed into the stock pot.
• Once the chicken has cooked for an hour, remove chicken from liquid.
• Bring liquid to a full boil and add dumplins a few at a time.
• Once all dumplins are in the stock pot, cook for 15 minutes.
• Stir every once in a while to make sure they do not stick to each other or to the bottom of the pot.
• While the dumplins are cooking, shred or chop the chicken into little pieces. *See note if you would like the stock to be thicker.
• After the dumplins are done cooking, remove stock pot from heat and fold in the chicken.
• *Note: Combine the milk and cornstarch and add to the dumplins after they had cooked for the 15 minutes. This will thicken it slightly. Then fold in chicken.

CRACKER BARREL CHICKEN & DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Boil 3 quarts water in a large pot.
• Add chicken, 1 t salt, onion, celery, garlic, bay leaf and parsley and simmer for 2 hours.
• The liquid will reduce by 1/3.
• When chicken is cooked, remove it and set aside.
• Strain stock and throw away everything but the stock.
• Put 6 cups of the stock back into the pot. (Leftover stock can be frozen.)
• Add the pepper, 1/2 t salt and lemon juice and reheat while you mix dumplings.
• For dumplings, mix flour, baking powder, 1-1/4 t salt and milk in a medium bowl.
• Stir until smooth, then let dough rest for 5-10 minutes.
• Roll dough onto a floured surface to about 1/2 inch thickness. (Handle the dough as little as possible for good dumplings).
• Cut the dough into 1/2 inch squares (I use a pizza cutter) and drop each square into the simmering stock.
• Use all of the dough.
• The dumplings will first swell and then slowly shrink as they partially dissolve to thicken the stock into a white gravy.
• Simmer for 20 to 30 minutes until thick.
• Stir often.
• While the stock is thickening, the chicken will have cooled.
• Tear all the meat from the bones and remove the skin.
• Cut chicken into bite sized pieces and drop them into the pot.
• Cook for another 5 to 10 minutes, but stir carefully so you don't break the chicken up.
• When the gravy has reached the desired consistency, ladle four portions onto plates and serve hot.
• (Very good over mashed potatoes.).