Name: Old-Fashioned Chicken And Slick Dumplings
Yield: 5
Ingredients: Boneless, skinless chicken meat - 4 pounds; Carrots, sliced - 2 small; Sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed - 3; Irish potatoes, cubed - 3; Onions - 5 small; Water - 5 cups; Salt to taste - 5 cups; Ground black pepper to taste - 5 cups; Bay leaf - 1; Celery tops - 3 stalks; Cayenne pepper - 1 pinch; All-purpose flour - 2 cups; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Baking powder - 1 teaspoon; Rendered chicken fat - 4 tablespoons

Ingredients for - Old-Fashioned Chicken And Slick Dumplings

1. Boneless, skinless chicken meat 4 pounds

2. Carrots, sliced 2 small

3. Sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed 3

4. Irish potatoes, cubed 3

5. Onions 5 small

6. Water 5 cups

7. Salt to taste 5 cups

8. Ground black pepper to taste 5 cups

9. Bay leaf 1

10. Celery tops 3 stalks

11. Cayenne pepper 1 pinch

12. All-purpose flour 2 cups

13. Salt ½ teaspoon

14. Baking powder 1 teaspoon

15. Rendered chicken fat 4 tablespoons

How to cook deliciously - Old-Fashioned Chicken And Slick Dumplings

1 . Stage

Place chicken in a large pot. Add salt and pepper, a dash of cayenne, a bay leaf, and a handful of celery tops. Cover with water, and cook until done. Discard bay leaf. Add vegetables, and continue cooking until vegetables are nearly done.

2 . Stage

Meanwhile, make the dumplings. Mix together flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, baking powder, chicken fat. Mix in enough water to make a stiff dough. Divide dough into three parts. Roll out, and cut into squares.

3 . Stage

Add 1/3 dumplings to simmering chicken, and cook 5 minutes. Add another third, and cook 5 minutes more. Add the remaining third, and cook 5 minutes longer. Serve.