Moms Southern Style Chicken And Dumplings Recipes

Steps:

• In a heavy pot with a lid place the chicken, onion, lemon, salt, pepper, water, bay leaf and thyme. Simmer all over low heat until tender, about 1 hour.
• Let chicken cool slightly in pot, then remove and take the meat off of the bones. Discard the bones and skin and skim excess fat off the broth if desired. Discard the onion, lemon and bay leaf. If desired, wash out pot well. Return broth and chicken pieces to the pot. Simmer over low heat while making the dumplings.
• To Make Dumplings: In a medium mixing bowl, cut shortening into the flour and salt. Stir in 1/4 cup water (more if needed) to form a soft dough. Roll out dough on a floured surface, with a rolling pin, until very thin. Cut into 1 inch wide strips using a pizza cutter or knife. Tear off 1 inch long pieces from these strips and drop into simmering broth and chicken meat. Simmer for 10 minutes with the lid off, then 10 minutes more with the lid on. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• 1. Cook chicken breasts. Cool and cut into bite-sized pieces, set aside while making the dumplings.
• 2. DUMPLINGS: In a large bowl, mix together flours and shortening until mixture resembles a coarse meal. Add milk a little at a time and mix until it forms a soft dough. On a floured surface, roll or pat out dough to about 1/4" thickness. Cut into small squares using a pizza wheel. Squares do not have to be uniform. NOTE: You may also drop dumplings by heaping teaspoons into broth, but we prefer them rolled out and cut.
• 3. BROTH: In a large Dutch oven, combine broth, soups, and hot sauce and bring to a boil. Add chicken and then add dumplings one at a time and stir very lightly, sprinkle with black pepper. Return to boil and reduce heat. Cover and simmer for about 15 to 20 minutes or until dumplings are cooked and sauce has thickened. If sauce is too thin, mix a couple of tablespoons flour and water and mix into a pourable paste. Add to broth to thicken.
• 4. SPECIAL NOTE: It is very important to add the dumplings one at a time. Do not add them all at once or you will have one big clump.

Steps:

• 1. Boil a whole chicken in lots of water til falling apart. Take out of stock and debone. *Remember that you will need lots of chicken stock for the recipe. No one can make it better than if it is from scratch.
• 2. While the chicken is boiling but mostly done start the batter for the dumplins. You want a large mixing bowl dump 3 1/2 C of flour into the bowl and mix the baking powder and salt til blended.
• 3. Make a well in the middle of the flour and add the 5 T Crisco and 1 C buttermilk, save the rest for if you think you need it. With your hands mix the flour, starting at the sides, into the well until all is mixed and forms a ball. You can add crisco and buttermilk as you go if you think you need it, this recipe is not based on specifics.
• 4. Dust the counter top of your kitchen area with flour. Place a handful of the batter onto the flat surface. Roll to a thin layer adding flour as you need it to roll. A marble rolling pin is best. Then cut into squares and drop in boiling chicken stock. Stir as you go and with each layer sprinkle on some pepper. Repeat this until you are finished.
• 5. Put the deboned chicken back into the pot and turn to simmer. Chop hard boiled eggs and stir into pot. Let this cook for a hour or so stirring constantly at low heat.