Chicken & Dumplins ... From the Real Deep South
- 3 whole Chicken Breasts
- 2 Tablespoons Butter
- 2 quarts Water
- 6 blocks Small Chicken Bouillon Cubes
- 1/4 cups Crisco
- 1/4 teaspoons Salt
- 1 cup Cold Water
- 2 cups Plain Or All Purpose Flour
- 2 cups Whole Or 2% Milk
- 4 dashes Pepper To Taste
- Bring the 2 quarts of water and bouillon cubes to a boil and dissolve well.
- I cook this in a ceramic-coated dutch oven and it works out nicely.
- Add chicken breasts and butter and cook until done.
- Remove chicken when done and set aside.
- Reserve broth and keep it on the stove on low.
- Mix the Crisco, salt, water, and flour well.
- Dont overwork it, but just combine everything well.
- Roll out the dough onto a floured surface.
- I do this on a granite island because it keeps the dough cool.
- Keep rolling the dough and adding flour to keep it nice and dry on top and bottom.
- Roll it really thin, about 1/8th of an inch.
- Roll the dough up onto your rolling pin and re-flour the surface before cutting.
- Grab a pizza cutter and make long strips, about 1 1/2 inches or so.
- Now, cut those strips across and make rectangles.
- I put a little flour into a pan and use a spatula to lift the rectangles into the pan.
- I flour about 5 or 6 really well and pile them up in the pan.
- They are well-floured, so they wont stick.
- When they are all cut and floured, start the broth boiling hard again.
- When it comes to a nice boil, start dropping individual dumplings in, but be sure not to drop them all in the middle on top of each other.
- Dont stir them.
- About halfway through dropping the dumplings, add the shredded chicken back in.
- Cook it at a nice boil for about 4 minutes.
- Next, add the two cups of milk and stir gently with a wooden spoon.
- Bring it back to a boil and it will thicken up.
- Take it off the heat and add the pepper to taste.
- Serve it with some green beans and sweet tea and make a pound cake for dessert!
chicken breasts, butter, water, chicken, crisco, salt, water, flour, milk, pepper
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/chicken-dumplins-e280a6-from-the-real-deep-south/ (may not work)