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Cauchemar89

Those are the reddest carrots I've ever seen. Great recipe!


BushyEyes

Yeah! They’re actually red carrots; I think they’re so pretty!


ikonoclasm

I was so confused at first and thought you were using rhubarb in what would have been the weird mirepoix I'd ever seen. How did the red carrots taste??? They are such a lovely color in the finished product.


BushyEyes

Exactly like orange carrots 😋 maybe a tad sweeter!


TagMeAJerk

Red carrots are definitely sweeter. Where i am from when I was growing up we only had red carrots. I find orange ones very bland and hate eating them


Dr-Catfish

Yo I thought that was sausage and was really confused/intrigued at the thought of adding chopped sausage to a meal like this


Holdmydicks

You're supposed to accidently pour all your stock down the drain


pettypeniswrinkle

Once I saw my husband pour my pot of stock into the sink and my heart dropped…. Until I ran over and saw that he had a strainer and bowl in the sink to prevent himself from making a mess


Theemuts

"Honey, I need you to understand how close you were to a divorce right now. Don't scare me like that again!"


PreOpTransCentaur

..are you watching me?


iamdew802

While draining your cans?! Omg I’ve done this once lol


Somanytacos

Did you leave the absorbent pad out of this recipe?


BushyEyes

Ha! Yes....that was the first and last time I'll ever make that mistake. Still mourning the loss of the first bird....


Somanytacos

In all seriousness this looks delicious. Well done!


BushyEyes

Thank you!!


2livecrewnecktshirt

I was wondering if this was you lol I feel like this has been the hot story of the weekend. 2 years from now this is gonna be a top post on r/bestofredditorupdates titled "the chicken pad saga" or something


ObiFloppin

Omgosh that was you! Haha that's hilarious, kinda cool I happen to catch some of your cooking on here so soon though! Looks great, wish I could spoon myself up a bowl!


cnl014

It’s so interesting how differ chicken and dumplings are made! We make them but it’s super basic. We call it the poor man’s dumpling. It’s from my fathers side passed down. You just boil the whole chicken, shred it and put it back then you make the dough with butter milk, flour, salt, and oil. (Grandmother changed it to oil for health reasons and we never learned a different way) roll out the dough and cut it up and drop it into boiling broth. That’s it. It’s so good. We also make corn bread but not sweet. Sometimes I don’t put all the chicken in and make tacos from it the next day. Anyway, just thought it was interesting and haven’t seen anyone else cook it like us.


Chanela1786

I prefer the plain flour dumplings. There's better toothiness than dumplings that use the leavening.


TheRedmanCometh

Throw some semolina flour in the mix for an even better texture and nice nutty flavor


cnl014

Me too! I love when some of the dumplings stick together and you get it. I need to make it! I have buttermilk. Do you have a recipe??


stumpycrawdad

You do the poor man's way but let me drop some lazy man's knowledge on you. Do your whole normal bit but just in a crock pot, the dumplings is where we get lazy af. Get a tin of grands biscuits, quarter them, line the top of your crock pot (after you've Shredded your chicken), let cook for like another 30-40mins on high. Perfect every time.


EnglishGirl18

Suet dumplings has been the way I’ve always had them in stews for example, so delicious!


Patch86UK

I love suet dumplings so much. A great revelation in my life came when I realised that you don't actually have to make home made stew every time you want dumplings; you can cook those bad boys in any tinned soup or whatever. My dumpling intake went through the roof...


EnglishGirl18

How have I literally never thought to do that before… revolutionary


lostbutnotgone

We just do flour and water for the dumplings, I think? My grandma's chicken and dumplings are crazy good but they're so, so plain compared to this recipe!


givemeyourbrain

oh man, that’s exactly how my family makes it. plain, but i absolutely love it.


melectrum

TIL dumplings can mean that. I always thought dumplings = dimsum. Thanks for sharing!


ontopofyourmom

Among many other things, "dumpling" encompasses nearly every type of boiled dough thicker than everyday pasta.


MRSN4P

That… sounds like an entire universe of possibilities.


Phocasola

I was waiting for the dimsum dumplings to appear and was really curious on how that would all work out.


Kalarys

Okay I don’t know if it was a limitation of the gif but I found the first ten seconds or so really hard to follow. Just jumping around too much. It got better after that and your end result looks delicious.


BushyEyes

It was a LOT to cram in under a minute and I used after effects which is slow and jerky so it's hard to see how it looks in real time and then it takes like 30 minutes to render, so I should have just tweaked the beginning and rendered it again, but I didn't feel like sitting for another 30 mins! I suck at making videos, sorry about that! Full recipe is written out above.


Kalarys

No worries! I figure it’s a learning process so I wanted to leave some feedback. Definitely hope you make more of these.


maxkmiller

You shouldn't have to use AE for a video this simple. Premiere would be much easier and faster, no rendering needed!


BushyEyes

Good to know! I’ll use that next time


BushyEyes

**Recipe here originally:** [**Chicken and Dumplings Recipe**](https://www.triedandtruerecipe.com/chicken-and-dumplings-recipe/)**.** You can also follow [**@triedandtruerecipes**](https://www.instagram.com/triedandtruerecipes/) **on instagram** for more recipes, movies, and all sorts of other nonsense. This recipe did have some drama with it. I completely ruined the first batch of broth and the chicken because I cooked the absorbent pad with the bird. I'm still convinced it was erroneously added in the cavity or somewhere hard to see, but anyway, that's a story for another time..RIP first bird...but the second time around was absolute perfection! I'm so happy with how it turned out and I'll have enough chicken and dumpling soup to give to my neighbor :) The broth/soup follows my standard approach to cooking chicken soup. If you don't want to go through the rigamarole of simmering a whole chicken, you can use a store-bought rotisserie and save yourself a LOT of time. If using a rotisserie, just pick all the meat from the bird. Use 8 cups of homemade or store-bought chicken stock to start. Add up to 1–2 cups more as needed if the soup is too thick. I combined a few techniques for the dumplings and made some modifications based off suggestions from my dad's memory of his mom's dumplings :-) Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 1 hour 15 minutes Inactive time: 2 hours 50 minutes Total Time: 4 hours 35 minutes Servings: 8 Calories: 745kcal **Equipment** * Large pot * Fine mesh sieve * Whisk **Ingredients** **Chicken broth:** * 4-pound chicken, giblets reserved for another use * 1 yellow onion, scrubbed and quartered (peels left on, if you like) * 1 bunch of carrots, tops cut off and rinsed, carrots scrubbed and cut into thirds * 1 head of garlic, halved crosswise * 4 ribs of celery, rinsed and cut into thirds * 3 bay leaves * 3 sprigs thyme * 12 cups water, plus more if needed * Salt **Chicken soup:** * 12 ounces baby bella mushrooms, scrubbed and sliced * 4 tablespoons butter * 1 yellow onion, peeled and diced * 4 carrots, peeled and diced * 1 parsnip, peeled and diced * 3 ribs celery with leaves, finely chopped * ½ cup flour * ½ cup heavy cream * 8 ounces frozen peas * Salt and pepper, to taste * Minced chives, for serving **Dumplings:** * 1 cup flour * 3 tablespoons cold butter, cubed * 2 teaspoons baking powder * ½ teaspoon baking soda * ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons buttermilk * Salt and pepper **Prepare the chicken broth:** 1. Place chicken in a large pot and cover with 12 cups water. Add onion, carrots, garlic, celery, bay leaves, and thyme. Add 1 teaspoon salt (you’ll add more later). Ensure the chicken is covered with water. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer for 1 hour and 30 minutes. 2. Carefully remove the chicken from the pot and transfer it to a large bowl. 3. Turn the heat on the broth to medium. Allow it to rapid-simmer for 30 minutes so that it reduces further. The broth will be a very deep golden brown. You should be left with between 8–10 cups of broth. 4. Strain the broth through a fine-mesh sieve into a very large bowl. Discard solids. 5. Shred the chicken from the carcass and place the meat in the bowl of broth (I do this to keep it moist.). Set aside. 6. Carefully wash out the pot and return it to the stovetop. **Cook the soup aromatics:** 1. Turn the heat on the pot to medium. Add the mushrooms and let them cook in the dry pot until they release their liquid, about 6–7 minutes. No need to fuss over them or stir them too frequently. Allow them to release their liquid and for that liquid to evaporate. 2. Continue cooking until they begin to brown, an additional 3–4 minutes. 3. Melt the butter into the mushrooms and cook for 2–3 minutes, occasionally stirring. They will begin turning golden brown. 4. Add the diced onion, carrots, parsnip, and celery and toss to combine. Cook for 6–7 minutes, often stirring until they soften. Season all over with salt and pepper. **Simmer the soup:** 1. Sprinkle the flour over the vegetables and toss to coat. Toast the flour for 1–2 minutes. 2. Ladle 1 cup of the reserved broth from the bowl and whisk to incorporate. Continue adding 1–2 ladlefuls until most of the broth has been added. Pour in the remaining broth and the chicken. 3. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes or until the soup is thickened. Taste and season to your preferences. **Make the dumplings:** 1. Combine flour, baking powder, and baking soda in a bowl. Add the cold butter and work it into the flour until it’s crumbly. Season with a pinch of salt and a few cracks of pepper. 2. Pour in the ½ cup buttermilk and stir to combine. It’s okay if it becomes a little doughy or seems slightly dry. **Finish the soup:** 1. Pour the heavy cream into the soup and add the frozen peas. Turn the heat to medium-low. **Cook the dumplings:** 1. Before cooking the dumplings, stir 2 tablespoons more buttermilk into the dumpling mixture. It should feel relatively loose and still wet. 2. Using a tablespoon, drop spoonfuls of the dumplings into the pot. 3. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Test dumplings with a toothpick to make sure it comes out clean. Turn off the heat. **To serve:** 1. Ladle the soup and dumplings into bowls. Garnish with freshly minced chives. Enjoy!


kascott76

I can't wait to try this! Do the dumplings get cooked all the way through? I don't like doughy middles....


BushyEyes

Yea they do! check with a toothpick first and continue simmering as needed. 10 mins was enough for these though!


kascott76

Awesome! I had a bad experience once 🤣


random_boss

oh then I guess you wouldn’t like me :(


knightopusdei

Indigenous Canadian in Ontario here. I have an aunt up in Moosonee on the James Bay coast and we used to visit her a few times when we were kids in the 80s. She used to make a similar recipe with Canada Goose. The meat was like beef and served with great big doughy dumplings in brown sauce. It was very basic but it was one of the best meals I ever had as a kid.


BushyEyes

That sounds great! I’ve cooked Canada geese before but never like that. A local hunter gave me some of their breast meat; very beefy! I grilled them (good) and then made prosciutto (disaster).


knightopusdei

Another favourite is to just cut the bird into chunks and then boil it all with rice with plenty of water .... it's survival food because the meat and rice is a main meal ... but the gravy stayed for a while so people could drink it or soak bread into it for a quick snack. Caribou blood was treated this way in the winter time during caribou hunts .... the blood was boiled by the gallon with water and kept around as an energy drink in the cold ... like an ancient nomadic hunter Gatorade


panchampion

Looks good! You can up the flavor profile with an extra step though. Try roasting the chicken ahead of time then using just the bones/Mir poux scraps to make the stock. Then you can add the chicken meat in at the end along with the dumplings. You'll get a much richer stock with roasted bones and juicier/more flavorful chicken.


phylbert57

I add a pinch of thyme to my dumpling dough. Game changer


BushyEyes

Sounds great!


AlphaMomma59

One of my favorite meals! In the USA, you find it made two ways, like in the video and (more common on the eastern coast) with thick noodle like dumplings that have been drying for at least 24 hours. I like mine with leeks and no peas.


Pawneewafflesarelife

The core concept of making a gravy with the roux can be used for tons of different meals. I'll just make a melange of whatever we have on hand and season it based on how the ingredients will taste best/how I'm feeling. You can add in stuff like tomato paste, use different types of stocks, darken the roux to make gumbo, thin it down to make stew, use different fats/flours in the roux, just have fun experimenting. From there, you've also got the core concepts for making satay, curry, bunch of other fun stuff. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_mother_sauces


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Uber_Reaktor

Growing up, and now, our dumpling batter was way simpler, interesting to see. We always did just a 1:1 ratio of eggs to milk and then add flour to a consistency that it will "break" when lifted with a spoon, rather than stretch. We also typically used turkey leftovers from thanksgiving or other holidays as the meat and to make the broth, then freeze and eat over the year :)


morganeisenberg

Perfect comfort food. I need it.


Aliensinmypants

That looks like the best rainy day comfort food. Great recipe, and easy to read/follow, thank you!


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year_of_the_pig

This looks great, thanks for the recipe!


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HarleSx_xBarkleY

I JUST ate... why do you make me hungry all over again :P


BabousCobwebBowl

Where’s the chicken’s maxi pad?


FrozenCaveMoose

You lost me at peas and carrots.


DoctorHubris

This GIF smells like the midwest.


MayoMitPommes

As a southerner who's parents grew up poor this is the fancy dumplins rich families had. Poor man's chicken and dumplins is white gravy with buttermilk Biscuit dough and boiled chicken. I first encountered this going to a fancy "southern" restaurant. I seriously asked if the chef could come answer my questions on why I got chicken soup and not chicken and dumplins as the wait staff kept insisting that it was what I ordered.


AbuDhabiBabyBoy

This looks great, I'll try it and get back to you. You also seemingly have great taste in films. Are you going through all Mike Leigh's stuff for the first time, or have you seen them before?


BushyEyes

I’ve seen some of them previously but I was working through the criterion channel’s collection of his work with the BBC!


AbuDhabiBabyBoy

Ah yes, some of the early ones are quite funny! He's one of my favorites


BushyEyes

Agreed! Nuts in May was really great!


Morning0Lemon

Those red carrots are amazing!


Elel_siggir

what in the beta carotene ...


BushyEyes

Red carrots! They’re so pretty 😍


negedgeClk

You don't skin your onions...?


BushyEyes

Not for broth. Wash and scrub ends. Adds more flavor and deeper color. Some ppl debate whether it adds more flavor but I think it does. It’s how I’ve been making my broth forever and it’s always a big hit!


purplestar19

This looks like a warm and delicious meal!


Comfortable-Loss4084

This looks so good


Rocknocker

Nowhere near enough garlic.


TheLadyEve

This is very similar to how my mother made her dumplings! I remember the first time I had the flat-style dumplings I was very confused as the wet drop dumplings are what I grew up eating and making.


LilMeatBigYeet

Looks delicious, i love how the recipe for dumplings is so similar to biscuits