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Chicken and Dumplings, Northwoods Style

Jeff Lynch
Jeff Lynch @hobbit_chef

I realized I was old, when I caught myself putting a Parade Magazine recipe here. You can use canned biscuit dough as a short cut too.

Chicken and Dumplings, Northwoods Style

I realized I was old, when I caught myself putting a Parade Magazine recipe here. You can use canned biscuit dough as a short cut too.

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Ingredients

1.5 Hours
4 servings
  1. 4 Tbsunsalted butter
  2. 6Boneless Chicken Thighs
  3. Kosher Salt and Pepper to taste
  4. 1Medium Vidalia Onion
  5. 4Carrots
  6. 2 TbsFlour
  7. 2 TbsMinced Garlic
  8. 6 CupsChicken Stock
  9. 1Bay Leaf
  10. 1 CupFlour
  11. 1 TspBaking Powder
  12. 1/2 TspKosher Salt
  13. 2 TbspVegetable Shortening
  14. 2/3 CupButtermilk

Cooking Instructions

1.5 Hours
  1. 1

    Cook the Chicken in a Dutch Oven 3 Mins per side, set the chicken aside on a plate.

  2. 2

    Add 2 Tbsp butter, rough dice the Vidalia Onion, and slice the carrots into the pan and cook them for 3 minutes. Sprinkle the vegetable mixture with 2 Tbsp Flour. Add 2 Tbsp minced garlic to the pan, and cook for 30 more seconds.

  3. 3

    Add the six cups of chicken stock and cooked chicken to the pan, with a bay leaf. Bring the pot to a quick boil, then simmer for 45 Minutes.

  4. 4

    While the stew is simmering, prep the dumpling crust. Whisk 1 Cup flour, and 1/2 Tsp of salt into the vegetable shortening. Slowly add the 2/3 cup of buttermilk to the mixture, incorporating it into a dough.

  5. 5

    Remove the chicken from the pot, and shred it with a fork. Add the shredded chicken back to the pot, with balls of the Dumpling mix, cover the pot and simmer for another 15 Minutes, or until the dumplings double in size. Discard the bay leaf, and serve in bowls.

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AntoniAAT
AntoniAAT @ant1
I'd forgotten about this dish. My mom used to make it 😋

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