Parsley Dumplings For Stew Soup Chowder Ragout Or Fricassee Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Stir together flour, baking powder, and salt in medium size bowl. Cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in milk to make a soft dough. Drop by spoonfuls into boiling soup or stew. Cover and simmer 15 minutes without lifting lid. Serve.
• 2. VARIATION: To make parsley dumplings, add 1 tablespoon parsley flakes to the dry ingredients.

Steps:

• Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar into a large bowl. Add the parsley, thyme, nutmeg, cloves, and pepper. Mix well.
• Cut in the butter and add enough of the boiling water to make a stiff batter.
• Bring the stew or soup to a boil (about 2 quarts). Drop tablespoonfuls of the batter into the boiling stew or soup. Simmer for 10 minutes uncovered, then cover and cook 5 minutes more.
• Yield: About 16 to 20 dumplings; serves 6 to 8.
• NOTES AND VARIATIONS:.
• These dumplings can be varied with an infinite number of herbs and seasonings. Try some of the following combinations, or invent your own.
• 1. Omit the nutmeg and cloves, and add ½ teaspoon of sage and 2 tablespoons of grated onion.
• 2. Omit parsley, thyme, nutmeg, and cloves, and add 3 teaspoons of caraway seeds.
• 3. Add 2 to 3 tablespoons of grated sharp cheese.
• 4. Substitute any other fresh herbs, such as tarragon, for the parsley.
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Steps:

• Spray bamboo steamer basket or large metal steamer rack with nonstick spray. Add enough water to large skillet to reach depth of 1 inch. Bring water to boil; reduce to simmer.
• Meanwhile, whisk flour, baking powder, and kosher salt in medium bowl to blend. Using fingertips, rub butter into dry ingredients until incorporated. Add milk and chopped parsley and stir just to blend. Drop small walnut-size mounds of dough into prepared steamer basket, spacing dumplings apart. Set steamer basket atop simmering water and cover tightly. Steam dumplings until cooked through, about 10 minutes. DO AHEAD: Dumplings can be made 3 hours ahead. Cool, cover, and let stand at room temperature.

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour and salt. In another bowl whisk together 2 cups water and eggs. Pour the liquid into the center of the flour mixture. Whisk until the smooth loose dough forms. Mix in parsley until well incorporated. Let rest for 15 minutes.
• Place a large colander or strainer from a pasta pot over a pot of boiling water. You do not want the colander/strainer to touch the boiling water it should be suspended a couple of inches over the water. Add half of the dough to the colander and using a rubber spatula press the dough through the holes while holding it over the boiling water, allowing the dough fall through holes into the water. Let cook for two minutes then remove the dumplings with a slotted onto a sheet pan. Repeat with remaining dough (Reserve 2 cups of cooked dumplings for Round 2 Recipe German Dumpling Soup.)
• In a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, add half the butter. When it is melted, add half of the dumplings to the skillet, season with salt and pepper to taste and cook until they are golden and slightly crispy in places, about 5 minutes. Repeat with remaining butter and dumplings. Transfer to platter and serve immediately.

Steps:

• In a large stock pot or Dutch oven over medium high heat, add the oil. Add the onions and carrots and saute for 1 minute. Add the chicken and cook just until the chicken starts to brown, but is not cooked through. Add the mushrooms, peas, and 1/4 teaspoon salt and stir to combine. Add the chicken broth and set pan over high heat. Bring to a boil. Let simmer 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, parsley, 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper. Add buttermilk and oil and stir with a fork until mixture comes together. Using a large spoon or a small ice cream scoop, drop 8 golf ball size (mold with your hands, if necessary) dumplings into simmering liquid. Cover pan and cook 5 minutes (no peeking!), until dumplings are puffed up and cooked through.

Steps:

• Stir together flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt in medium size bowl. Cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in milk to make a soft dough.
• Drop by spoonfuls into boiling stew. Cover and simmer 15 minutes without lifting lid. Serve.
• To make parsley dumplings, add 1 tablespoon parsley flakes to the dry ingredients.