The slippery dumpling, which originated in North America’s Chesapeake region, can be described as a cross between a thick noodle and a flat dumpling. Chicken with slippery dumplings is a dish best eaten fresh, as the slippery dumplings lose their chewy charm when frozen or reheated.
Recipe Servings: 4
Prep Time
1 hour
+ 10 minutes resting
+ 10 minutes resting
Cook Time
1 hour
Total Time
2 hours 10 minutes
Vegetarian
Vegan
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Kosher
Halal
Ingredients
Stew:
- 3 lbs fresh chicken
- Dash of cayenne pepper
- 1 bay leaf
- Salt, to taste
- Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 3 small stalks of celery, including the leafy tops, chopped
- 2 small carrots, sliced
- 3 small yams, peeled and cut into cubes
- 3 white potatoes, peeled and cut into cubes
- 1 small head of garlic, peeled with ends trimmed off
- 2 medium onions, peeled and quartered
- 5 cups chicken broth
Dumplings:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, divided
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 4 Tbsp butter
- 2 Tbsp vegetable shortening
- ½ cup whole milk
Directions
- Place the chicken in a large, lidded cooking pot.
- Season the chicken with cayenne pepper and add the bay leaf. Add salt and freshly ground black pepper if desired.
- Add the chopped celery, carrots, yams, potatoes, garlic, and onions.
- Add just enough chicken broth to cover the contents in the pan, and simmer on a medium heat until the chicken is tender and the vegetables are soft, about 1 hour.
- While stew is simmering, mix together 1½ cups of the flour, along with the salt, baking powder, butter, and shortening in a large bowl.
- Add just enough milk to form a stiff dough.
- Cover bowl with dough with a dish towel and let sit for about 10 minutes, so the flour can absorb the moisture.
- Sprinkle the rest of the flour liberally onto parchment paper, onto your work surface, onto your hands, and onto a rolling pin.
- Roll the dough flat with a rolling pin until it is about ¼-inch thick.
- Sprinkle the flattened sheet of dough liberally with flour.
- Cut the dough into squares measuring about 3 inches.
- Discard the bay leaf.
- Add the dumplings gently to the pot, cover, and simmer about 5–10 minutes.
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