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Chicken Stew with Dumplings

Comfort in a bowl.

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Equipment List

  • Stock pot
  • Small ice cream scoop
  • Tea bags OR small cheesecloth

Ingredients

  • 3 T vegetable oil
  • 2 chicken thighs
    - boneless. skinless.
  • 2 c carrots, chopped
  • 2 c celery, chopped
  • 2 c onion, chopped
  • 1 quart chicken bone broth
  • 1/4 c fresh rosemary
  • 1/4 c fresh thyme
  • 1 clove garlic
    - minced
  • salt and pepper
    - to taste
  • 1 1/3 c all purpose flour
    - DUMPLINGS
  • 2 t baking powder
    - DUMPLINGS
  • 1/2 t salt
    - DUMPLINGS
  • 1/2 c milk
    - DUMPLINGS
  • 1/4 c vegetable oil
    - DUMPLINGS
  • 1/2 T fresh chives (finely minced)
    - DUMPLINGS
  • 1 t fresh rosemary (finely minced)
    - DUMPLINGS
  • 1 1/2 T fresh chives (finely minced)
    - GARNISH

Preparation Instructions

  • Prepare vegetables: chop carrots, onions, and celery into small pieces
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  • Prepare herbs: finely mince chives, separating some for the dumplings and some for the final garnish. Finely mince some rosemary for the dumplings. Rough chop remaining rosemary and put into tea bag (as a bouquet garni). Rough chopped thyme leaves and stems and put into tea bag (as a bouquet garni). Finely mince garlic.
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  • Prepare dumpling dough: combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl. In a separate container, combine milk, oil, and herbs. Right before adding dumplings to the pot, you will mix the wet and dry ingredients together just enough to combine.
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Cooking Instructions

  • Preheat to 136°F
  • Add 3 T vegetable oil to pan
  • Heat ingredients
  • Add 2 chicken thighs to pan
  • Stir ingredients
  • Add salt and pepper to pan
  • Stir ingredients
  • Stir ingredients
  • Remove 2 chicken thighs from pan
  • Note: Chicken will not be cooked through at this point. We just wanted a quick sear for flavor.
  • Add 2 c carrots, chopped , 2 c celery, chopped and 2 c onion, chopped to pan
  • Stir ingredients
  • Stir ingredients
  • Stir ingredients
  • Stir ingredients
  • Add 1 quart chicken bone broth to pan
  • Add 1/4 c fresh rosemary and 1/4 c fresh thyme to pan
  • Stir ingredients
  • Add 1 clove garlic to pan
  • Stir ingredients
  • Stir ingredients
  • Remove 1/4 c fresh rosemary from pan
  • Remove 1/4 c fresh thyme from pan
  • Add 2 chicken thighs to pan
  • Stir ingredients
  • Note: Test for seasoning now so that you can adjust before the dumplings go in.
  • Add salt and pepper to pan
  • Stir ingredients
  • Note: Now is the time to mix the wet and dry ingredients of the dumplings.
  • Add dumplings to pan: spoon small balls of dumpling dough onto soup (I use a small ice cream scoop)
  • Cover ingredients
  • Note: Turn heat to simmer. DO NOT UNCOVER for 10-12 minutes while dumplings cook.

Finishing Instructions

  • I like to garnish with finely minced fresh chives.
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