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WINTER BROTH WITH DUMPLINGS THE WAY MY NANA MAKES



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This is another of the dishes I've been brought up on. A warming, comforting dish, very nutritious and, without the dumplings, low in fat. The vegetables can be substituted, there are no hard and fast laws, after all, my nana makes it with whatever she has in the house! Feel free to experiment with combinations of vegetables. The only must is that the herbs are fished out before serving and that you serve with crusty buttered bread! I also like to liquidise some or all of the broth to give a thicker texture, though it then becomes vegetable soup. You may find you need more or less liquid--again, experiment.

Provided by LC69414

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 1h15m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 19

1 tablespoon oil or 1 tablespoon butter
2 large leeks, washed and sliced
3 large carrots, washed, scraped and sliced
1/2 small cabbage, washed and shredded
1 small swede or 1 small turnip, peeled and cubed
2 large tomatoes, deseeded and chopped
2 stalks celery, washed and sliced
2 bay leaves
1 sprig thyme
1 sprig oregano
salt
pepper
3 vegetable bouillon cubes
2 pints boiling water
1/4 cup dried red lentils or 1/4 cup barley
6 ounces plain flour
3 ounces vegetable suet
1 pinch salt
cold water

Steps:

  • In a very large pan, heat the oil or butter very gently.
  • Over a low light, add the leeks, turnip, carrots and celery, toss around to coat in oil and then put on the lid.
  • Shaking the pan at regular intervals, allow the vegetables to 'sweat' for about 10 minutes.
  • Now add the rest of the vegetables, make the stock cubes up with the water and add this, along with the herbs and a touch of salt and pepper (you can taste and re-season later) Bring to the boil, replace the lid, and simmer for at least an hour to bring out the flavours of the vegetables.
  • Add the barley or lentils after about 20 minutes cooking time.
  • Meanwhile, make the dumpling mix by combining the dry ingredients and mixing to a soft but not sticky dough with cold water.
  • Divide this into small pieces about the size of a golf ball and drop one by one into the simmering soup.
  • Replace the lid and cook for 15-20 minutes, by which time the dumplings should have puffed up and become light and fluffy.
  • Serve with lots of crusty bread and butter!

NANA'S SOUTHERN CHICKEN & DUMPLINGS



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Make and share this Nana's Southern Chicken & Dumplings recipe from Food.com.

Provided by jc834979

Categories     White Rice

Time 35m

Yield 5-10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 cups self-rising flour
1 -1 1/2 cup ice water
3 (10 1/2 ounce) cans low sodium chicken broth
2 -3 chicken breast halves
2 cups long-grain white rice
1 -2 tablespoon ground pepper

Steps:

  • Boil 2-3 split chicken breasts in low-sodium chicken broth & water.
  • While the chicken is boiling, lay out a large area of wax paper.
  • Sift 3 cups of self-rising flour into a mixing bowl.
  • Slowly pour 1 - 1/2 cups ice water into flour - roll into a dough ball. (If you have excess flour, use to coat wax paper.).
  • Using a rolling pin, roll out dough to desired consistency. (I prefer thin dumplings, but you may create your dumplings in any consistency you like.).
  • Cut rolled out dough with a knife or pizza cutter into small or medium squares.
  • Check on your boiling chicken. Once the chicken breast separates, take the meat off the bone.
  • Make sure broth is boiling and slowly place dumplings in with the chicken and broth. (Do not drop all dumplings in at once or they will stick together.).
  • Season dumplings with salt and pepper to your liking. (I do not use salt since chicken broth is high in sodium, but lots of pepper really makes the dumplings taste good!).
  • While the dumplings are finishing, prepare long-grain white rice using low-sodium chicken broth instead of water.

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