Grandma's Chicken and Dumplings. My Grandma, who lived in East Texas before she passed away, used to make this wonderful chicken n' dumpling soup for us when we would visit on family vacations. My mom also made Grandma's recipe for our family, then I began making this same recipe for my family many, many years ago. Passed down from grandma, this chicken and dumpling recipe is made from scratch for ultimate comforting flavor.
Pillowy soft homemade dumplings, rich and hearty chicken soup make up my Grandma's Famous Chicken and Dumplings recipe!
This soup was one of her creations.
While we are all from above the Mason-Dixon line, she called this her Southern-Style Chicken Soup.
You can have Grandma's Chicken and Dumplings using 9 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Grandma's Chicken and Dumplings
- You need 1 of 3-6 lb whole chicken.
- Prepare 2 quart of water.
- Prepare 2 tsp of salt.
- It's 1 tsp of course black pepper.
- You need 2 cup of all-purpose flour.
- Prepare 1/2 tsp of baking powder.
- You need 1/2 tsp of salt.
- You need 3 tbsp of shortening.
- You need 3/4 cup of buttermilk.
Grandma's Chicken and Dumplings recipe: Surprisingly enough, the vinegar gives the dumplings a wonderful flavor. Rinse chicken and place in large soup pot with celery, carrot, onion, and bay leaves. Bring to a boil, then simmer covered until the chicken falls. My Grandma loved to cook homemade chicken and dumplings for many reasons.
Grandma's Chicken and Dumplings step by step
- Add water and 2 tsp salt to dutch oven and bring to a boil.
- Add whole chicken and boil at medium heat for one hour.
- Take chicken out of dutch oven to cool then debone (should be falling off the bone).
- Mix flour, baking soda, 1\2 tsp salt, shortening, and buttermilk. Knead 4 times.
- Roll out dough 1\4 inch thick and cut into squares (or pinch off pieces the size of quarters).
- Add dumplings one at a time to remaining boiling water one at a time and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Add deboned chicken and pepper and simmer for 15 more minutes....
- Enjoy!!.
I guess her main motivation was to satisfy the craving of her grandchildren. To this very day I can still remember Grandma hurrying around the kitchen, like she always did so frequently, taking all the necessary. I want to preserve Grandma's original recipes in her cookbook but I use shortcuts most of the time. You may want to use some of these shortcuts like using Bisquick for the dumplings. GRAVY: Remove chicken, vegetables and dumplings from pot and place in a large serving bowl.
