Old-Fashioned Chicken And Slick Dumplings

Old-Fashioned Chicken And Slick Dumplings

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.

Calories
1146 Calories

Recipe Instructions

Step 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.
Step 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.
Step 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.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • salt to taste
  • ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 5 cups water
  • 1 pinch cayenne pepper
  • 4 pounds boneless, skinless chicken meat
  • 2 small carrots, sliced
  • 3 sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed
  • 3 Irish potatoes, cubed
  • 5 small onions
  • 3 stalks celery tops
  • 4 tablespoons rendered chicken fat
  • 0.5 teaspoon salt

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