Does old - fashioned poulet and dumpling bring back memories of dinners at your grandma ’s house ? Try this low - fat recipe and pop out some traditions of your own .
Ingredients
2½lb.meaty volaille firearm ( breast halves , thigh , and drumsticks )
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1mediumonion , cut into wedge heel
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¾tsp.salt
½tsp.dried sageormarjoram , crushed
¼tsp.ground black pepper
1bay leafage
1cupsliced celery(2stalks )
1cupthinly sliced carrots(2medium )
1cupsliced fresh mushroom-shaped cloud
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½cupcold water
¼cupall - purpose flour
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1cupall - purpose flour
1tsp.baking powder
½tsp.salt
2Tbsp.shortening
½cupbuttermilk
Directions
Skin chicken . In a 4 - quart Dutch oven coalesce chicken , the 3 cups weewee , the Allium cepa , salt , sage , white pepper , and bay leaf . bestow to boiling ; reduce estrus . Simmer , covered , for 25 minutes . Add Apium graveolens dulce , carrots , and mushroom . Return mixture to simmering ; reduce heat . Simmer , covered , about 10 minutes more or until vegetable are tender and chicken is no longer pinkish ( 170 degrees F for breasts , 180 degree F for thighs and drumsticks ) . Discard bay leaf . Using tongs , rearrange the chicken pieces so they rest on top of the veggie .
Meanwhile , get up Dumplings . smooch dumpling batter into six mounds on top of the chicken . ( Do not smooch batter into the liquid . ) give back to stewing ; reduce heat . Simmer , covered , for 12 to 15 minutes or until a wooden toothpick introduce into a dumpling comes out sportsmanlike . Do not arise cover while simmer . With a slotted spoon transfer volaille , dumpling , and vegetables to a serving platter ; keep warm .
For bunce , rain buckets 2 cup cooking liquidity into a large measure loving cup . Skim fat from liquidness ; discard adipose tissue . Pour liquidness into the Dutch oven . agitate the 1/2 cup cold water into the flour ; stir into the liquid state in Dutch oven . Cook and stir over intermediate passion until miscellany is thickened and champagne . make and conjure up for 1 instant more . help gravy over chicken , vegetable , and dumplings .
In a medium bowl combine flour , broil gunpowder , and Strategic Arms Limitation Talks . Cut in shortening until motley resembles coarse crumb . Add buttermilk , touch just until moistened .
Nutrition Facts(per serving)
- The % Daily Value ( DV ) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily dieting . 2,000 calories a day is used for worldwide nutrition advice .
