Name: Chicken and Dumplings
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 4 pounds chicken parts; 1 cup all-purpose flour, seasoned with salt and pepper; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 6 leeks (white and pale green parts only), sliced thin crosswise and washed thoroughly (about 2 cups); 6 shallots, sliced thin (about 1 cup); 6 carrots, peeled, halved lengthwise, and sliced; 2 celery ribs with leaves, sliced; 1 small bay leaf; 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme, crumbled; 3 1/2 cups low-salt chicken broth; 1/2 cup apple cider or juice; 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal; 1 tablespoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 2 tablespoons minced fresh dill; 1 cup plus 3 tablespoons half-and-half; 1 cup green peas, defrosted if frozen

Recipe information

Yield
Serves 6

Ingredients

4 pounds chicken parts

1 cup all-purpose flour, seasoned with salt and pepper

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

6 leeks (white and pale green parts only), sliced thin crosswise and washed thoroughly (about 2 cups)

6 shallots, sliced thin (about 1 cup)

6 carrots, peeled, halved lengthwise, and sliced

2 celery ribs with leaves, sliced

1 small bay leaf

1/2 teaspoon dried thyme, crumbled

3 1/2 cups low-salt chicken broth

1/2 cup apple cider or juice

For dumplings

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 cup yellow cornmeal

1 tablespoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons minced fresh dill

1 cup plus 3 tablespoons half-and-half

1 cup green peas, defrosted if frozen

Preparation

Step 1
Dredge chicken parts in seasoned flour, shaking off excess, and put on a rack.
Step 2
In a large heavy kettle melt butter with oil over moderately high heat until foam subsides and brown chicken in batches (do not crowd), transferring it to a plate as done, about 5 minutes on each side.
Step 3
Stir in leeks and shallots and cook 3 minutes, scraping the bottom and stirring occasionally. Stir in carrots, celery, bay leaf, and thyme and cook 3 minutes. Stir in broth, cider, and chicken and bring liquid to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered partially, until chicken is cooked through, 10 to 15 minutes.
Make dumplings while chicken is cooking:
Step 4
Into a bowl sift together flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt and stir in dill. With a fork stir in half-and-half until dough is just blended.
Step 5
With a large soup spoon scoop out 12 dumplings and arrange over chicken mixture. Simmer chicken and dumplings, covered, 9 minutes. Sprinkle in peas and cook until dumplings are done, about 3 minutes more. (Dumplings are done when a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.) Discard bay leaf.

TagsSoup Soup/Stew Chicken Poultry Leek Root Vegetable Vegetable Cornmeal Flour Thyme Herbs & Spices Main Dinner Nut Free Easy Braise Gourmet

Recipe information

Ingredients

For dumplings

Preparation

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Step 3

Make dumplings while chicken is cooking:

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