Chicken Dumpling Soup
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Dumplings are a popular soul food dish commonly found in the United States that is made by combining the two ingredients in its name. A dumpling in this context is a mixture of flour, shortening, and water or milk, formed into a ball. Chicken dumpling Soup is a combination of boiled chicken meat, the broth produced by boiling the chicken, multiple dumplings, and salt and black pepper for seasoning. |
Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken
- 3 carrots, chopped
- 1 bunch celery, chopped
- 2 onions, chopped
- 2 bay leaves
- salt and pepper to taste
- 8 chicken bouillon cubes
- 1 egg beaten
- ½ cup milk
- 1 ½ cup flour
- 1 tsp salt
Methods/steps
- Place chicken in a large soup pot and cover completely with water. Bring to Boil and simmer for 1 1/2 hours.
- Remove chicken from water, remove skin and de-bone the cheicken (Make sure it cools off first. Trim off excess fat. Set aside.
- Put the Carrots, celery and onions into the water that you cooked the chicken in. Add the bay leaves
- Bring the water back to a boil. Add bouillon cubes.
- Turn down heat and simmer uncovered until the carrots are tender.
To make the Dumplings:
- Mix the egg, milk, flour and salt. Scoop ½ teaspoon of the dumpling mixture and drop it into the hot soup.
- Simmer for approximately 20 minutes.
- Add the chicken back into the soup and heat until desired temperature.
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