Chicken in Dumplings

Chicken in Dumplings

Time: 1 hrs 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 lbs chicken legs with thigh
• 1 onion, quartered
• 2 celery ribs, about 6 inches each
• 1 (10 3/4 ounce) condensed chicken broth
• 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can water
• 1 3/4 teaspoons salt
• 4 tablespoons butter, melted
• 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon onion salt
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 egg, beaten
• 6 tablespoons milk
• chicken gravy (either made from stock, jarred or packaged)

Directions

• 1 Cook chicken covered, with onion, celery, broth, water and 1 tsp salt, 30 minutes until chicken is tender.
• 2 Skin, bone and dice chicken.
• 3 Strain stock, skim off excess fat.
• 4 Combine chicken, 2 tbsp melted butter, parsley and onion salt.
• 5 Sift flour with baking powder and remaining salt.
• 6 Combine eggs, milk and 2 Tbsp melted butter, stir into flour mixture to make a soft dough.
• 7 Roll into a 8x10-inch rectangle on a floured board.
• 8 Spread chicken mixture over the dough.
• 9 Roll up from the short side as for a jelly roll.
• 10 Heat 1 cup chicken stock to boiling in a large skillet.
• 11 Cut dumpling roll into 6 slices.
• 12 Place cut side down in simmering stock.
• 13 Cover, turn heat to low and cook for 20 minutes.
• 14 With reserved stock make a gravy or prepare your gravy.
• 15 Serve with gravy.