Receta Homemade Chicken and Dumplings
Homemade Chicken and Dumplings
August 26, 2014Leave a Comment
Homemade Chicken and Dumplings is a favorite comfort food of so many people. Savory chicken soup combined with fluffy dumplings is a dish that so few can resist.
Chicken and Dumplings is a favorite dish in the South and in the Midwest. This dish may have its origins in the Great Depression. Chicken is often boiled in a seasoned broth, and then the chicken is removed from the broth and picked clean from the bones. Dumplings are cooked in the broth and while the dumplings are cooking chicken is added back to the soup. The result is a wonderfully almost creamy soup with fluffy perfectly cooked dumplings.
Homemade Chicken and Dumplings is an expensive and tasty dish to make. I personally think it is one of the best dishes to warm the soul in cold months. This soup uses two different cuts of chicken to prepare this dish. I like using both chicken thighs and chicken wings. Thigh meat has a wonderful rich flavor, and the wings provide collagen that will make a thick and hearty soup without having to add extra starch to the dish. I begin by cooking the thighs in their own fat, I don’t want to dilute the chicken flavor. Vegetables are then cooked in the chicken fat, and the pan is deglazed with a bit of sherry. If you don’t drink alcohol, deglaze the pan with some chicken stock.
Our dumplings are fluffy because we add a bit of baking soda and half and half in the dumplings. These two combined together will give the dumplings a nice rise. The butter will give these dumplings a wonderful flavor that you are certain to love.
Homemade Chicken and Dumplings
Prepare these Chicken and Dumplings for when you want a delicious comfort meal.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds chicken thighs
- salt and pepper
- 2 cups white onions, chopped
- 3 medium carrots, sliced
- 3 ribs of celery, sliced
- 1/2 cup dry Sherry
- 1 pound chicken wings
- 32 ounces chicken broth
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup half and half
- 8 tablespoons butter, melted
Instructions
Salt and pepper both sides of chicken thighs. Place chicken thighs into a skillet over low heat. When the fat from the chicken begins to render out cook chicken for 4 to 5 minutes over medium heat. Flip chicken thighs over, and cook for another 4 to 5 minutes. Remove chicken from skillet and set aside. Add chopped onions, sliced celery, and sliced carrots to the skillet. Sprinkle a small amount of salt over the vegetables. Saute vegetables until the onions are translucent. Add dry Sherry to skillet and scrape the bottom of the pan until the browned bits are no longer sticking to the pan.
Place partially cooked chicken thighs, chicken wings into a stock pot. Add vegetables and liquid from the skillet to the stock pot. Pour chicken stock into the stock pot, and cook the soup for about 30 minutes on medium heat. Remove chicken from stock pot, and allow to cool. Leave the stock pot on the stove over medium heat. While the chicken is cooling, prepare the dumplings.
In a medium sized bowl add flour, sugar, salt, and baking soda. Stir the dry ingredients together. Stir in half and half and melted butter. Stir the dumpling dough until it forms a ball. Shape dough into golf ball sized pieces and drop them into the stock pot.
About Stephanie
I recreate your favorite restaurant recipes, so you can prepare these dishes at home. I help you cook dinner, and serve up dishes you know your family will love. You can find most of the ingredients for all of the recipes in your local grocery store.
Stephanie is the author of CopyKat.com's Dining Out in the Home, and CopyKat.com's Dining Out in the Home 2.