Julia's Simple Chicken & Dumplings

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins
Preparation Time: 25 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6


• 1 (3 lb) whole chickens


• 1 onion, sliced


• 5 cloves garlic, minced


• 2 teaspoons salt


• 2 teaspoons pepper


• 1/4 cup milk


• 3 cups flour


• 3/4 cup water


• 1/2 teaspoon salt


• 1 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 place all listed ingredients into stock pot and add just enough water to cover chicken.


• 2 simmer for approximately 40 minutes or until chicken parts easily from bone.


• 3 reduce heat to low.


• 4 remove chicken from pot and allow to cool.


• 5 separate meat from bones, divide into bite-sized pieces, and set aside.


• 6 discard bones.


• 7 in a medium bowl, combine flour, water, salt and pepper for dumplings and mix well.


• 8 dough should be well-defined, barely sticky, and easy to handle by hand: if it is too sticky, add more flour, or if it is crumbling, add more water.


• 9 turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and roll with a rolling pin to 1/8" thickness.


• 10 return chicken stock to a simmer and add chicken.


• 11 with a sharp knife, cut dumpling dough into stips approximately 1" x 3".


• 12 add strips to simmering stock, stirring as you add them to keep them from sticking to each other or to the pot.


• 13 continue to re-roll the dough as needed, cutting dumpling strips and adding them to the stock until all dough is used.


• 14 when stock turns an opaque yellowish- color and thickens, add milk and stir.


• 15 add salt and pepper to taste.


• 16 excess may be frozen in a tupperware container or a doubled ziplock-type container for up to a month.


• 17 feel free to add up to 2 cups of water for more stock or to even up to double the amount of dumplings to accomodate your needs or tastes.