CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS

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I grew up eating Chicken and Dumplings, My Mama, Grandmothers and Aunts all made them. Often for a farm crew. over the years the recipe has been modified a little with each cook and I am no different. The dumplings that my family made were often little and sometimes doughy. I discovered a trick to making them fluffy in the...

Provided by Mary Nell Forester

Categories     Chicken

Time 2h10m

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 large whole chicken
water to cover
1 1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp poultry seasoning
1 large onion diced
1 c celery diced
1 can(s) evaporated milk
for the dumplings mix
1 c self rising flour
2 Tbsp oil
1/2 c milk

Steps:

  • 1. In a large pot combine
  • 2. Chicken, onions and celery
  • 3. cover with enough water to completely cover
  • 4. add salt and pepper
  • 5. boil until tender remove from pot and allow to cool, remove skin and debone pulling chicken into small bite size pieces.
  • 6. Bring broth back up to a boil.
  • 7. Mix the flour oil and milk for the dumplings and drop by tsps. into the boiling broth.
  • 8. DO NOT STIR!!! when all the batter is dropped into the broth cover and allow to cook over medium heat for 10 minutes.
  • 9. add 1 can of evaporated milk slowly DO NOT STIR! Heat a few minutes longer...
  • 10. taste broth and adjust salt and pepper to taste.
  • 11. Its Ready to Eat!

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