tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378749752713995363.post6396672497723599257..comments2011-09-09T09:24:19.634+03:00Comments on The Accidental Recipe: Chicken and DumplingsBadExampleManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17990017920381541570noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378749752713995363.post-34169546242460791232010-06-27T19:46:06.682+03:002010-06-27T19:46:06.682+03:00Looks kinda disgusting, but chicken and dumplings ...Looks kinda disgusting, but chicken and dumplings is a comfort food for me as well. Only thing is, I've never eaten any at a restaurant that suits me. Then again, I haven't eaten at Cracker Barrel since I learned of the various corporate policies. <br /><br />And see, people can get downright belligerent on the subject of puffy dumplings vs. thin and tender dumplings. To me, those fat things taste like undercooked, doughy flour. Give me the thin and tender babies. <br /><br />I'd quit making chicken and dumplings years back because I really hated rolling out the dumplings. So one day, I'm at my Mom's, she's making chicken and dumplings, and she's tearing up flour tortillas for the dumplings - sacrilege! I squawked at her that her mother would have had a cow over that. She just died laughing and asked me where did I think SHE had gotten the idea. So, chicken and dumplings got added back to things I was willing to cook.<br /><br />Besides the flour tortillas, I've found bone in with skin chicken breast works beautifully. It's a big more expensive, but much easier to get pulled off the bone and chopped up. You want the bone and skin for the broth - boneless chicken does squat for a tasty broth. I boil mine with celery and onion, but I scoop most of it out so my final product is that lovely broth, tender dumplings and chicken. The veggies I scoop out I freeze and add to dressing later one. Works for me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com