On Sat 19 Mar 2005 04:57:52p, jmcquown wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> AlleyGator wrote:
>> "jmcquown" > wrote:
>>
>>> Jill's Chicken & Dumplings from when she was age 24
>>>
>>> 3-1/2 chicken, cut up
>>> water to cover
>>> 1/2 tsp. poultry seasoning
>>> 2 bay leaf
>>> 2 carrots, chopped
>>> 2 celery stalks, chopped
>>> 1 small onion, chopped
>>> 2 cans cream of chicken soup
>>> 1/2 tsp. black pepper
>>> drop dumplings
>>>
>>> Place chicken pieces in a deep pot and cover well with water. Add
>>> the poultry seasoning, bay leaf, carrots, celery and onion. Bring
>>> to a boil and reduce heat. Simmer 45 minutes. Remove chicken to a
>>> platter and let cool.
>>>
>>> Let broth cool slightly; pour through a strainer into another pot.
>>> Chill the broth and skim the fat from the top. Put 3 c. broth back
>>> in the pan. You may need to add more later as needed. Whisk in
>>> cream of chicken soup and pepper and bring to a simmer, stirring to
>>> blend well.
>>>
>>> Meanwhile, remove the skin from cooked chicken and discard. Debone
>>> chicken, tearing into bite-sized pieces. Add to the simmering
>>> broth. Continue to simmer on low while you prepare the dumplings.
>>> Add more broth as needed; the dumplings will thicken it.
>>>
>>> Drop Dumplings
>>>
>> OK, Jill. NO matter what you say, I won't marry you <G>.
>
> I still don't remember a proposal, but that's okay <G>
>
> My wife's
>> recipe is similar except that she uses real, rolled and sliced
>> dumpings in hers. Drop dumplings are a satanic curse. Kidding, of
>> course.
>
> LOL! I don't care for rolled dumplings and I'll tell you why. The only
> people I know who do rolled dumplings use canned biscuits rolled flat
> and cut into strips and rolled flat. I have nothing against canned
> biscuits, as biscuits.
>
> Jill
I like both dropped and rolled dumplings, dropped with beef stew and rolled
with chicken. I make both types of dumplings from scratch. Biscuits are
biscuits, not dumplings.
--
Wayne Boatwright
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