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Chicken and Dumplings

URL: https://www.africanbites.com/chicken-dumplings/

Ingredients

Dumplings

  • cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ tablespoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ tablespoon sugar (optional)
  • cup unsalted butter
  • ½ cup buttermilk
  • 2 tablespoons fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped

Chicken Stew

  • 1 tablespoon cooking oil
  • 2 pounds boneless chicken breast (or thighs), cut in chunks
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 medium onion, diced
  • 1 large stalk celery, diced
  • 2 teaspoons fresh thyme
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • cup all-purpose flour
  • 4 cups chicken broth
  • 1 large carrot, sliced
  • ½-1 cup peas, frozen
  • ½-1 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
  • ½ teaspoon nutmeg
  • to taste salt and pepper

Instructions

  1. Whisk together the dry ingredients for the dumplings in a bowl.
  2. Cut the butter into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs.
  3. Make a well in the center, add buttermilk, and stir until a rough ball forms; then let it rest in the fridge.
  4. Heat oil in a skillet and cook the chicken until browned.
  5. Add garlic, onion, celery, thyme, and bay leaf; sauté until the onion is wilted.
  6. Add butter and flour, stirring for about a minute.
  7. Gradually add chicken broth, stirring to prevent lumps, and bring to a boil before simmering.
  8. Stir in the vegetables, cayenne pepper, nutmeg, and season with salt and pepper.
  9. Scoop dumpling dough into the skillet, leaving space for them to expand.
  10. Bake in the oven at 350°F (177°C) for 18-20 minutes until the dumplings are cooked through.
  11. Serve hot with a dumpling and stew on each plate.

Nutrition Facts (estimated)

Servings
6
Calories
598
Total fat
21g
Total carbohydrates
58g
Total protein
44g
Sodium
546mg
Cholesterol
131mg

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