Recipe - Chicken With Herb Dumplings

INGREDIENTS FOR CHICKEN STEW
2 tablespoon Olive oil
1 tablespoon Butter
5 pound Stewing chicken; cut into
pieces
Salt and freshly ground
pepper
1 lg Onion; quartered
2 Ribs celery; cut into 1inch
; pieces
1 lg Carrot; peeled and cut into
; 1inch pieces
One half cup Dry white wine; optional
6 cup Water or chicken stock
5 Peppercorns
Parsley stems
2 tablespoon Fresh flat leaf parsley;
finely chopped

INGREDIENTS FOR HERB DUMPLIN
1 cup Cake flour
2 teaspoon Baking powder
One half teaspoon Salt
1 Egg
One fourth cup Milk; up to 1/2
1 tablespoon Fresh flat leaf parsley;
chopped finely
1 teaspoon Fresh tarragon; finely
chopped
1 tablespoon Fresh chives; finely chopped
One half teaspoon Fresh ground pepper

How to Prepare the Chicken:

1. Heat the oil and butter in a Dutch oven over medium high heat.

2. Season the chicken with salt and pepper to taste, brown well on
both sides and remove to a plate.

3. Drain all but 1 tablespoon of the fat and add the celery, carrots
and onions and brown slightly. Add the wine and reduce until dry.

4. Return the chicken to the pan and add the water or stock. Bring the
stock to a boil, reduce heat to low, add the peppercorns and parsley
stems and cook for 15 minutes, skim the foam that has risen to the
top, and cover and simmer the chicken until the meat is tender,
approximately 22
One half hours.

5. Remove the meat to a plate, cover and keep warm.

How to Prepare the Dumplings:

1. Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt and place in a
medium bowl. Mix together the egg and One fourth cup of milk until blended.
Add the liquid slowly to the dry ingredients, mixing with a fork,
adding more milk if necessary. (The batter should be stiff.) Fold in
the herbs and pepper.

2. Bring the stock to a simmer and drop the dumpling batter from a
teaspoon that has been dipped in the stock first (this allows the
mixture to come off the spoon easily). Continue doing this until the
dumplings are barely touching. Cover and simmer approximately 10
minutes. Plate chicken in bowl, add stock, veggies and dumplings. Top
with parsley.

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