A perfect cold weather dish.

Elmer’s Chicken and dumplings

The is my grandpas Elmer's recipe. He showed my how to make these when I was about 13. Our family always served them with a wilted lettuce salad. The combination of the sweet and sour flavor blended nicely. This dish is one of our children's favorite dishes.
Prep Time2 hours
Active Time1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time3 hours 30 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Winter
Yield: 4 People
Calories: 750kcal
Cost: 4

Equipment

  • 1 Dutch Oven

Materials

Chicken and Stock

  • 1 lbs Chicken Breast Cubed into ½" pieces
  • ½ Onion Diced
  • ½ Cup all-purpose flour
  • ¼ Tsp Black Pepper
  • ½ Tsp Salt
  • 8 Cups Chicken Stock
  • Cup Olive Oil

Dumplings

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 Tbs` Baking Powder
  • 1 Tsp Salt
  • ½ Tsp Black Pepper
  • 4 Tbs Butter Softened

Instructions

  • Cut chicken breast into 1/2" cubes and place in medium size bowl and flour, salt and pepper. Mix well to completely coat all the pieces,
    Cube chicken breast
  • Place olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Once the oil is hot, add the floured chicken breast.
  • Once browned on all sides, add the diced onion and continue to cook for approximately 5 minutes.
  • Pour in chicken broth and heat until it starts to boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour.

Make Dumplings

  • In a large mixing bowl add flour, baking powder, salt, pepper and softened butter,
  • Mix with a fork or pastry blender until blended to look like coarse cornmeal.
  • Once chicken has cooked four 1 hour remove 1 cup of broth and place into the refridgerator until cooled slighty. Slowly blend cooled chicken stock into flour mixture until does comes together into a firm ball.
  • Place a pastry mat onto counter and flour lightly all over.
  • Flaten dough ball and using a rolling pin roll dough out evenly until its approximately 1/8' thick.
  • Using a sharp knife cut rolled dumplings into approximately 1" squares. Let cut dumpling rest for 1/2 hour.

Cook dumplings

  • After dumplings have rested carefully pick up dumplings and place into chicken and stock. Use a spoon to push them down into the liquid in order to cover them with liquid. Repeat this process until all of the dumplings are inserted,
  • Cook for about 30 minutes on low until dumplings have flattened and are no longer doughy.
  • Once completed let cool slightly and serve. Enjoy

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