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    This hearty recipe comes from Martha Phelps Stamps, owner and executive chef of Martha's at the Plantation.
    Martha Stewart Living Television
    • Yield Serves 8
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    Ingredients

    • 3 pounds chicken pieces (preferably breasts and thighs)
    • 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
    • 2 carrots, chopped
    • 3 stalks celery, chopped
    • 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
    • 2 dried bay leaves
    • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
    • 4 sprigs fresh parsley, plus more for garnish
    • 2 teaspoons coarse salt
    • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
    • Dash cayenne pepper
    • 1 cup all-purpose flour
    • 2 teaspoons baking powder
    • 1/2 cup milk

    Directions

    1. Place chicken in a Dutch oven with onion, carrots, celery, garlic, bay leaves, thyme, parsley, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Add enough cold water to cover. Bring just to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer until tender, about 1 hour.
    2. Remove chicken, and let rest until cool enough to handle. Skin and bone chicken, leaving the meat in large chunks; set aside.
    3. Remove bay leaves from the broth, and discard. Skim as much fat as possible from the surface of the broth. Heat broth to a slow steady boil. In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt. Stir in milk, and beat until stiff. Drop batter 1 tablespoon at a time into the boiling broth. Cover, and cook for 10 minutes. Add reserved chicken, and cook until heated through, about 5 minutes. The dumplings should be puffed and the meat warmed through. Garnish with parsley, and serve immediately.

    Recipe Reviews

    • evielynne
      19 Sep, 2010

      Easy and so good. My family loved this meal. I love that the broth is just from the chicken - no added salty chicken stock.

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