Anyhoo, based on that mentality, I cooked up a great pot of chicken & dumplin's on this very rainy day. Normally, I like to take step by step photos, but didn't this time, so, you'll have to settle for the boring step by step instructions with only a finished product photo.
- Take a beautiful, grass-fed chicken, place in stock pot, cover with water and bring to a boil. Cook for about an hour, until chicken is cooked through. Allow to cool.
- Remove whole chicken from stockpot; I put it in a big pie pan, and pull all the meat off the bones and return to the stock pot.
- Turn on the heat to simmer. Add quite a bit of raw milk to the stock pot--this will make a good batch of dumplin's.
- Add a generous amount (there's my exactedness!) of Helen's seasoning mix. (This is another exactedness of mixed dried herbs made by my friend Helen with whatever was growing at the time.)
- Cut up a few carrots into bite-sized pieces and toss into the stock pot. Celery, too.
- Allow to simmer for a while...until carrots are tender.
- To thicken, make a paste of flour or corn starch and water and add to the pot until desired consistency.
Ok. Now here's the part where I cheated. I didn't really make the dumplin's. When I feel lazy, this is what I do. After all, a rainy day is a lazy day, right?
- Take a refrigerated can of pizza dough out of the can but leave in it's round tube shape.
- Cut into slices, then quarter each slice.
- Add to the simmering pot of chicken. Stir.
- Dumplin's will fluff up and taste like you spent hours slaving in the kitchen!
Enjoy! And be comforted on your lazy, rainy day.
