Connie's Southern Style Chicken and Dumplings

Name: Connie's Southern Style Chicken and Dumplings
Prep time: 3 h
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 59 milliliters evaporated milk; 1 teaspoons salt; 2 liters water; 1 whole chicken, rinsed and giblets removed

The recipe Connie's Southern Style Chicken and Dumplings is ready in about 3 hours and is definitely If you have evaporated milk, salt, water, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the water you could follow this main course with the Watermelon-Peach Slushies as a dessert. It works well as a very reasonably priced main course.

Instructions

Place the chicken into a large soup pot, and pour in the water.

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Whole Chicken

Water

Soup

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Pot

Add salt and 2 tablespoons butter, bring to a boil, and reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer the chicken until the meat is very tender, 2 1/2 to 3 hours.

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Meat

Butter

Salt

Remove the chicken from the stock, and allow the chicken and stock to cool. Separate the chicken meat from the skin and bones, and chop the meat into bite-size pieces. Strain chicken stock through a wire mesh strainer into a large pot; set aside.

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Stock

Chicken Meat

Meat

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Sieve

Pot

Bring all but 2/3 cup of the reserved chicken stock to a boil over medium heat. In a separate saucepan, bring 2/3 cup of chicken stock to a boil. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon salt and 4 teaspoons of butter, and bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat. Beat in the flour to form a slightly sticky dough.

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Chicken Stock

Butter

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Sauce Pan

Remove dough to a well-floured surface, and roll to desired thickness. Knead in more flour if dough is too sticky.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Roll

Cut the dough into strips about 4 inches long; drop dumplings into the boiling chicken stock. Reduce heat to low, and simmer the dumplings until tender, about 10 minutes. Stir 1 more tablespoon of butter into the stock to add richness, if desired; return chopped chicken meat to the pan. Stir in evaporated milk; simmer until chicken meat is hot.

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Evaporated Milk

Stock

Chicken Meat

Butter

Dough

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Frying Pan

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Ingredients

Servings:

59milliliters

evaporated milk 1teaspoons

salt 2liters

water 1

whole chicken, rinsed and giblets removed

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern can be paired with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. The Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling with a 4.4 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 10 dollars per bottle.

Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling

#14 Wine Enthusiast Top 100 Best Buys of 2018Chateau Ste. Michelles' Columbia Valley Riesling is a blend of Riesling from throughout Washington’s Columbia Valley. Their goal is to craft a refreshing, flavorful, medium-dry Riesling vintage after vintage. The wine offers crisp apple aromas and flavors with subtle mineral notes. This is their “everyday Riesling” that is a pleasure to drink and easy to match with a variety of foods.Pair with fresh fruit, crab, mild cheeses, or chicken.