Chicken and Dumplings like Cracker Barrel
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Serves/Makes: 6
Ready in: 1-2 hrs
- 4 pounds whole frying chicken
- 2 quarts water
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons shortening
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
Place the chicken in a Dutch oven. Add the water and first measure of salt. Bring to a boil. Cover the pot and reduce the heat to a simmer. Let cook for 1 hour or until the meat is cooked and tender. Remove the chicken from the broth and set aside until it is cool enough to handle. Strain the broth through a sieve and return to the Dutch oven. Add the black pepper and bring the broth back to a low boil and let the broth simmer while you prepare the chicken. Cut the chicken meat from the bones. Discard the bones and cut the meat into bite-sized pieces. Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Add the shortening and cut into the flour mixture using a pastry blender. The mixture should resemble coarse crumbs. While stirring with a fork, slowly add the buttermilk until a dough forms. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead 4-5 times. Pat the dough to 1/2-inch thickness and cut into 1x1-inch pieces. Turn the heat on the broth up so it comes to a boil. Drop the dumplings into the boiling broth. Let boil for 1 minute. Reduce the heat to a simmer, cover the pan, and let cook for 10 minutes or until the dumplings are cooked. Stir the chicken into the pot. Cook just until heated through and then serve hot.
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