Old-Fashioned Chicken And Slick Dumplings
Description
The rich savor of chicken fat infuses flour dumplings that are cooked in a delightful soup of chicken, carrots, onions, sweet potatoes and Irish potatoes.
Ingredients
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4 pounds boneless, skinless chicken meat
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2 small carrots, sliced
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3 sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed
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3 Irish potatoes, cubed
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5 small onions
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5 cups water
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salt to taste
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ground black pepper to taste
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1 bay leaf
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3 stalks celery tops
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1 pinch cayenne pepper
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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4 tablespoons rendered chicken fat
Directions
1
Place chicken in a large pot. Add salt and pepper, a dash of cayenne, a bay leaf, and a handful of celery tops. Cover with water, and cook until done. Discard bay leaf. Add vegetables, and continue cooking until vegetables are nearly done.
2
Meanwhile, make the dumplings. Mix together flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, baking powder, chicken fat. Mix in enough water to make a stiff dough. Divide dough into three parts. Roll out, and cut into squares.
3
Add 1/3 dumplings to simmering chicken, and cook 5 minutes. Add another third, and cook 5 minutes more. Add the remaining third, and cook 5 minutes longer. Serve.