Grandma Durham's Chicken and Dumplings: Authentic Southern Recipe

chicken

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Turkey is leaner and lower in calories; chicken thighs are more affordable.

flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Whole wheat flour offers more nutrients; all-purpose flour is often less expensive.

Fill a large pot about a third to halfway full of cold water.

Add frozen raw chicken to the pot and bring it to a boil.

Once boiling, cover the pot, turn off the heat, and let it sit for an hour.

After an hour, prepare the dumpling dough using chicken fat, baking soda, and chicken broth until it holds together.

Roll out the dumpling dough fairly thin, about 1/4 inch thick.

Cut the rolled dough into dumpling pieces, approximately 2-3 inches wide.

Bring the chicken stock to a simmer in the pot.

Carefully add the dumplings to the simmering stock, ensuring they do not stick together.

Turn down the heat after adding the dumplings to prevent sticking and burning on the bottom.

Simmer the dumplings until they puff up, then add pieces of the cooked chicken to the pot.

Cooking Techniques

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