Chicken and Dumplings Served with Homemade Crackers
published by Jo Oliver on Jul 21, 2010
Chicken and Dumplings is my quintessential comfort food. Anytime I am down in the dumps…I turn to dumplings.
Ingredients:
2- 2 ½ lbs of chicken breast with skin on
3 ribs of chopped celery
1 large chopped onion
1 tbsp of chopped parsley
2 bay leaves
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1 cup of heavy whipping cream
1 cup of whole milk
Dumplings Ingredients:
* 2 cups all-purpose flour
* 1 teaspoon salt
* ¾ cup of ice cold water
Method:
1. Place first eight ingredients in a large heavy stock pot or Dutch oven.
2. Fill pot with 4 quarts of water.
3. Cook over medium heat until chicken is tender (about an hour depending on the size of the chicken breasts.)
4. Remove the chicken and bay leaves from the pot. Set the liquid aside and discard the bay leaves.
5. When you can handle chicken, remove skin and pull chicken meat off in bite size chunks. Set chicken aside.
6. Add the milk and heavy cream to the reserved liquid, and set aside.
7. In a mixing bowl, combine flour and salt, making a well in the center.
8. Slowly add ice cold water into the well.
9. Use your fingers to gradually incorporate the water with the four mixture.
10. Knead the dough and form into a ball.
11. Dust your work surface with flour.
12. Roll the firm dough onto the floured work surface until it is about 1/8 inch thick.
13 Allow the dough to rest for 10 minutes.
14 Bring chicken stock and milk mixture to a simmer.
15. Cut the dough into 1 inch dumpling pieces.
16. Drop the dumplings into the pot one at a time, you may still need to stir to separate.
17. Cook the dumplings until they float, about 5 minutes.
18. Add chicken back to pot.
19. Simmer for 5 additional minutes.
20. Serve!
I really like to make my own “crackers” to serve along side my Chicken and Dumplings. Just make an extra batch of the dough, just as described above. Instead of rolling the dough out to 1 inch, roll it out as thin as possible. Cut the dough into long and narrow strips. Sprinkle with sea salt and cracked black pepper. Spray baking pan with cooking spray. Spread the strips out on the pan. Bake on broil until dough becomes brown and flaky. Turn to the opposite side to bake until it too is golden brown and flaky. Serve them along side the Chicken and Dumplings.
# 1 by Likha
July 21st, 2010 at 5:36 am #
This is great.I like the home made crackers.
# 2 by Payge
July 21st, 2010 at 7:09 am #
This has been something my mother made often and a childhood favorite.Still makes them on occasion when I need a comfort food.
The crackers I did not know about but will defiantly try when I make this again.
# 3 by papaleng
July 21st, 2010 at 9:47 am #
I can prepare this one, so easy yet so tempting.
# 4 by Mrjaialai
July 21st, 2010 at 10:58 am #
With crackers? Sounds really good neve thought about trying it that way.
Nice!
# 5 by CHAN LEE PENG
July 21st, 2010 at 11:51 am #
Great recipe! Make me one please!
# 6 by iworkathome
July 21st, 2010 at 11:57 pm #
Chicken and dumplings. You must be a southern gal. My girlfriend stole my heart when she invited me over for dinner and made chicken and dumplings. They were almost as good as grandmas.
# 7 by cobaltinee
July 23rd, 2010 at 11:23 am #
I like to eat only Chicken. Good written.
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# 8 by athena goodlight
July 23rd, 2010 at 10:38 pm #
Comfort food it is. Love this! Thanks. It’s shared now at http://myrecipecookbook.blogspot.com/
# 9 by pattiann
July 24th, 2010 at 9:22 am #
Sounds great. And yummy. I just ate breakfast and when I looked at the picture in your recipe, it made me hungry all over again. Now I have to go beg my husband for some more poached eggs.
# 10 by Tiffany J L Alfonso
July 24th, 2010 at 1:29 pm #
I gotta try this recipe – it’s going to be great!
# 11 by farawaysis
July 25th, 2010 at 12:58 pm #
Sounds yummy.
# 12 by mo hoyal
July 26th, 2010 at 8:34 am #
Oh what a wonderful recipe and I am anxious to make the crackers as well. Thanks so much!