Kent Rollins Old Fashioned Chicken and Dumplings

This is a dish that is heartwarming for your soul and your stomach. It's also a archetype Cracking Depression recipe that got my folks through the Dust Bowl. It'due south the definition of condolement food!

Traditional Southern Chicken and Dumplings

Chicken and dumplings is an ol' comfort recipe that goes way back during the Low.  Folks would go downwardly to the chicken business firm and make this homemade dish, and it got them through a lot of tough times.

It'south a recipe that when you sit down with family, it's something special.

Eddy the Chicken in Hot Water

Cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces.

I showtime with 4 chicken breasts and add them to some hot water in a large pot.  Add a little table salt and boil them until they are good and tender (nearly 25 minutes). When you accept a fork and they are pull apart tender they are ready to go.  Afterwards they take cooled off a fleck cut them into bite-sized pieces. At present my "bit-sized" tend to be a bit bigger because I want to get a good chunk of chicken in every bite.

Render to your stockpot and brand certain there are 6 cups of the chicken broth left in there. To that add together half a stick of unsalted butter, a quart of cream, and salt and pepper to sense of taste. Stir that all up well and and then add the chicken pieces back in.  Cover the pot and permit it cook for about 20 to 25 minutes. Nosotros're going to thicken it simply a tad after it gets to going and yous'll want to stir it every so oftentimes likewise. Only while that's a-cookin' information technology's fourth dimension to put together the dumplings.

Make the Dough for Dumplings

There are all kinds of things that you could use for dumplings. I've used canned biscuits, tortillas, even Pillsbury pie crust.  Simply today nosotros're going to make the homemade kind, which is my favorite.

Knead the dough iv to 5 times.

Start with two cups of all-purpose flour. To that nosotros're going to add 3 teaspoons of baking pulverisation, 'cause I desire to give these fellers a little jump. And then add 3 tablespoons of oil. And so, now we're going to stir in about iii/4 cup of buttermilk.

Mix that well until near of it has absorbed and then we're going to go our easily in it.

I similar to combine it with my easily and the  consistency is going to be more like a  pie crust rather than a biscuit dough. It will be a little tougher and not as moist as a biscuit dough, but information technology's gonna brand really adept dumplings.

Form the dough into a ball so I like to knead it over just near 4 or 5 times. You don't desire information technology too pasty and so add a tad more flour if needed.  I like to form information technology in to a loaf shape that way it's easier for me to pinch it off into dumplings.

Mama used to say pinch off almost a  tablespoon-size at a time, only I like mine about golfball-sized, but it's whatever size you prefer.

Pinch the dumplings in whatever size yous similar.

Add the Dumplings to the Humid Craven

When you have all your dumplings pinched off we'll add together them back into the soup.

I like to put about a half of them in in that location and and so give it a stir. Finish putting the rest in the soup and allow them melt (uncovered), about v to half-dozen minutes, stirring occasionally.  They are going to puff up and cook through merely slightly. I similar a dumpling that is still a fiddling mashy in the middle.

Use Cornstarch to Thicken Chicken and Dumplings

To give that a little thicker texture nosotros're going to add 1 cup of cool water to ii tablespoons of cornstarch and stir information technology up well. Make sure the soup is brought dorsum to a proficient boil and go ahead and stir in the cornstarch mixture. Stir it until it thickens upward just a bit about 3 minutes.

Old Fashioned Traditional Southern Craven and Dumplings.

Well, folks, it is a done deal, and I know my mother and my grandma would be proud of this ol' traditional Southern dish., This is one of those flavorful meals that will stay with you all twenty-four hour period long. Y'all enjoy and we'll run into yous in the adjacent recipe!

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Old Fashioned Craven and Dumplings - Cowboy Kent Rollins

• 4 7 oz boneless chicken breasts
• 2 teaspoons table salt
• ½ stick butter softened
• 1 quart heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 cups flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 3 tablespoons oil
• ¾ cup buttermilk
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 cup cold h2o

1. In a pot add together enough water to generously cover the craven breasts. Add the salt. Bring to a boil bring to a eddy and cook until chicken is tender, virtually 25 minutes.

2. Remove chicken and permit to absurd enough to handle. Cut into bite-sized pieces.

3. Render the craven to the pot and reserve six cups of the boiled chicken stock (water). Add the butter and the cream to the broth. Cook over medium rut melt, stirring occasionally, for a couple of minutes. Stir in the chicken. Cook over for near 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

4. Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl add the flour and baking pulverisation, stir well Add the oil and buttermilk and brainstorm stirring until it forms a soft dough (like the consistency of pie dough). Knead over nigh 4 - five times. Pinch off into balls (any size you prefer) and drop into the broth.

5. Let the dumplings melt for virtually 5 minutes, stirring occasionally

6. Dissolve the cornstarch in the cold water and stir into the goop. Go along stirring the soup until it thickens slightly, about iii-5 minutes. Season, to taste. Serve warm.

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