Marthas Chicken Soup With Parsley Dumplings Recipes

MARTHA'S CHICKEN SOUP WITH PARSLEY DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Chop chicken, celery, carrots,onion, and mince garlic.
• bring two quarts water, chicken, carrots,onion, celery, garlic, bay leaf, stock, and some salt to a boil.
• reduce heat to medium-low. simmer 20 minutes.
• add thyme.
• In a mixing bowl, whisk cornmeal, flour, baking powder, parsley,1/2 tsp salt, shallot, zest and cheese.
• cut butter into small pieces, add butter to mixture with fingertips, until mixture resembles course meal.
• add milk, and stir until a dough forms.
• roll into 1 inch balls, add all at once to simmering broth.
• cover, simmer undisturbed, for 20 minutes.
• don't forget to remove the bay leaf before serving!

ONE-POT CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, melt 3 tablespoons butter over medium-high. Add onion, celery, and carrots and cook until onion is translucent, about 4 minutes. Add 1/4 cup flour and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Gradually add broth, stirring constantly, then bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes. Stir in chicken and green beans and season with salt and pepper.
• Make dumplings: Whisk together 1 cup flour, baking powder, 1 teaspoon coarse salt, and 2 tablespoons parsley. Cut in 2 tablespoons butter. Stir in milk. Drop heaping spoonfuls batter on top of chicken mixture. Cover and simmer until dumplings are cooked through, about 12 minutes. Serve topped with additional chopped parsley.

TEST KITCHEN'S FAVORITE CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Combine chicken, 2 teaspoons salt, and 4 cups water in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, partially covered, until chicken is cooked, about 20 minutes. Transfer chicken to a plate; let cool 10 minutes. Discard skin and bones; shred meat into bite-size pieces (you should have 3 cups). Strain broth (you should have 4 cups; if not, add more water).
• Melt 4 tablespoons butter in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrots, celery, potato, and thyme. Cook, stirring, until onion is translucent, 3 to 4 minutes. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup flour; cook 30 seconds. Gradually stir in broth. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium and simmer 2 minutes. Stir in chicken, peas, and 3 tablespoons parsley. Season with salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile, whisk together remaining 1 2/3 cups flour, 3 tablespoons parsley, baking powder, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and 3/4 teaspoon pepper. Cut in remaining 4 tablespoons butter. Stir in milk until dough holds together. Drop 8 heaping spoonfuls of dough on top of chicken mixture. Cover and simmer until dumplings are cooked through, about 12 minutes. Serve with more chopped parsley and lemon wedges.

CHICKEN SOUP WITH MUSHROOM DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Soup: place the chicken, onions, carrots, celery, parsnip, parsley and salt and pepper to taste in a Dutch oven or large saucepan. Add enough water to cover the ingredients, about 10 cups, and bring to a boil over high heat. After 15 minutes, skim off the foam, reduce the heat and simmer 1 hour, skimming the soup occasionally as it simmers.
• Dumplings: combine the flour and baking powder; beat the egg yolks on high speed until light, 3 minutes.
• Add the parsley, mushrooms, flour mixture, salt and pepper; mix on medium speed for 1 minute.
• In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites on high speed until they're stiff but not dry, 2 minutes.
• Fold them into the yolk-mushroom mixture; set the batter aside.
• Remove the chicken pieces and, when they're cool enough to handle, separate the meat from the bones and cut it into small pieces.
• Return the chicken to the pot and bring the soup back to a simmer.
• Drop the Mushroom Dumpling batter by the tablespoon into the soup.
• Cover the pot and simmer the soup until the dumplings rise to the surface, 10 minutes more.
• Serve the soup in warm bowls with a dumpling or two floating on top of each serving.

CHICKEN DUMPLING SOUP

Steps:

• In a blender or food processor, combine 3 cups cooked chicken, eggs, 3/4 cup chicken broth, 1 cup flour, parsley, 2 teaspoons salt, pepper and tarragon. Process until smooth.
• In a large pot, bring 4 cups chicken broth to a boil. Drop dumpling mixture by rounded spoonfuls into boiling broth. Simmer, uncovered, 5 to 8 minutes, until well formed and slightly browned. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels. Reserve dumpling cooking liquid.
• In a large pot melt butter over medium heat. Cook onion, celery and garlic in butter until onion is translucent. Stir in 1/2 cup flour until fully incorporated. Pour in 2 quarts chicken broth, stirring constantly. Bring to a boil. Introduce 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and carrots. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes.
• Stir in dumplings, reserved liquid and 3 cups cooked chicken. Simmer 15 minutes more before serving.

GRANDMA'S CHICKEN 'N' DUMPLING SOUP

Steps:

• Place the chicken, water, bouillon, peppercorns and cloves in a stockpot. Cover and bring to a boil; skim foam. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 45-60 minutes or until chicken is tender. Strain broth; return to stockpot. , Remove chicken and set aside until cool enough to handle. Remove meat from bones; discard bones and skin and cut chicken into chunks. Cool broth and skim off fat. , Return chicken to stockpot with soups, vegetables and seasonings; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour. Uncover; increase heat to a gentle boil. Discard bay leaf., For dumplings, combine dry ingredients in a medium bowl. Stir in egg, butter and enough milk to make a moist stiff batter. Drop by teaspoonfuls into soup. Cover and cook without lifting the lid for 18-20 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley if desired.