Ingredients
- 1 stewing chicken - 4 - 5 lbs or 2 broiler/fryers 3 lb ea.
- 1 small onion
- 1 carrot sliced
- 2 ribs of celery (with leaves)
- 1 tsp salt
- 4 T butter or chicken fat
- 6 T flour
- 1/8 tsp paprika
- 1/2 C light cream (or evap. milk, reg or FF)
- white pepper to taste
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- Dumplings
- 2 C flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 4 tsp baking powder
- 1 T shortening
- 3/4 C milk
Preparation
Step 1
1. Simmer chicken vegetables and salt in enough water to cover until chicken is done - about 1 1/2 - 2 hours; remove chicken from broth; when cool enough to handle, remove skin and bones and dice or shred meat
2. Strain stock and add water if necessary to make 1 quart
3. Melt butter or chicken fat in heavy-bottomed saucepan; stir in flour mixed with paprika
4. Add chicken stock gradually, stirring constantly; cook for 2 min. until thick
5. Add cream and pepper. Adjust seasoning to taste
6. Sift dry ingredients for dumplings 3 times
7. Blend in shortening w/ pastry blender
8. Dip teaspoon into cold water then into dough and spoon dough onto bubbling chicken mixture.
9. Cover and cook 15 min without lifting the lid; serve at once