The following recipe for Simple Chicken and Dumplings was sent by reader K.W.. She notes: “This isn’t a family recipe, but I suppose my grandchildren will someday call it that.”
Ingredients
- 4 medium carrots, diced
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 3 Tbsp flour
- 1 cup flour (+/-)
- 2 Tbsp butter
- 1⁄2 tsp dried thyme
- 4 cups chicken stock
- 1 lb boneless, chicken thighs, skinned
- Salt and black pepper, to taste
- 1 1⁄2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp chopped fresh rosemary
- 1⁄2 cup milk
- 1⁄2 cup frozen peas
Directions
- Heat the butter in a pot or large saucepan over medium heat.
- Add the carrots and onions and cook for about 5 minutes, until softened.
- Add 3 tablespoons flour and the thyme, stirring so that the vegetables are evenly coated.
- Slowly add the stock, whisking to prevent lumps from forming. Bring to a gentle simmer.
- Season the chicken thighs with salt and black pepper and add to the pot, submerging them in the stock.
- Poach the chicken for about 8 minutes, until just cooked through.
- Remove chicken and set it aside on a roast carving board or cutting board.
- Combine 2⁄3 cup flour with the baking powder, rosemary, 1⁄4 teaspoon salt, and black pepper, to taste.
- Add the milk.
- Gently stir until the dough just comes together.
- Form the dough loosely into 8 dumplings and drop them directly into the soup.
- Cover the pot and cook over low heat for 10 minutes, until the dumplings have firmed up.
- Shred the set-aside chicken.
- Add to the pot, along with the peas, stirring carefully so you don’t break up the dumplings.
- Heat through for 1 minute before serving.
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