Old-Fashioned Chicken And Slick Dumplings

Serves: 5

Meagan Lindgren

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

48

Spice

46

Sweetness

46

Sourness

38

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.1

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 small

Carrot (sliced)

5 small

Onion

5 cups

Water

1 tsp

Salt

3 stalks

Celery (tops)

1 pinch

Cayenne Pepper

Directions:

1

Discard bay leaf

2

Cover with water, and cook until done

3

Place chicken in a large pot

4

Add salt and pepper, a dash of cayenne, a bay leaf, and a handful of celery tops

5

Add vegetables, and continue cooking until vegetables are nearly done

6

Meanwhile, make the dumplings

7

Mix together flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, baking powder, chicken fat

8

Mix in enough water to make a stiff dough

9

Divide dough into three parts

10

Roll out, and cut into squares

11

Add 1/3 dumplings to simmering chicken, and cook 5 minutes

12

Add another third, and cook 5 minutes more

13

Add the remaining third, and cook 5 minutes longer

14

Serve