mommas-best-chicken-and-dumplings.json

{
    "directions": [
        "Melt butter in a stock pot over medium-high heat. Add celery, carrot, onion, garlic, bay leaves, thyme, salt, pepper, and poultry seasoning; cook and stir until flavors combine, about 5 minutes. Push vegetable mixture to the sides and add chicken; cook until browned, 3 to 5 minutes per side.",
        "Pour enough water over the chicken to cover by 3 inches; bring to a boil. Stir, scraping the browned bits off of the bottom of the pot. Reduce heat; simmer until chicken is tender, about 1 hour. Transfer chicken and carrots to a serving plate with a large slotted spoon; let cool.",
        "Ladle 1/4 cup cooking liquid into a bowl; cool slightly, about 5 minutes. Mix in 2 tablespoons flour. Stir back into the pot.",
        "Place 2 cups flour in a large bowl; cut in shortening with 2 knives until mixture forms pea-sized bits. Mix in chilled chicken broth until dough is combined.",
        "Turn dough out onto a floured work surface. Knead 5 to 6 times; pat down to 1-inch thickness. Sprinkle lightly with flour; roll out to about 1/8-inch thickness. Cut dough into squares with a sharp knife.",
        "Drop squares, in batches, into simmering cooking liquid, moving squares to the side with each addition. Partially cover pot; simmer until dumplings are firm, about 12 minutes. Separate any dumplings that stick together. Remove from heat; keep covered.",
        "Bone chicken; cut into bite-sized pieces and return to the pot. Chop carrot; return to the pot. Cool chicken and dumplings, about 30 minutes, before serving."
    ],
    "ingredients": [
        "1/4 cup butter",
        "2 ribs celery, quartered",
        "1 large carrot, quartered",
        "1 small onion, chopped",
        "1 teaspoon mashed garlic",
        "2 large bay leaves",
        "1/2 teaspoon dried thyme",
        "1/2 teaspoon salt",
        "1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper",
        "1/8 teaspoon poultry seasoning",
        "2 pounds bone-in chicken breasts",
        "water to cover",
        "2 tablespoons self-rising flour (such as White Lily\u00ae)",
        "2 cups self-rising flour (such as White Lily\u00ae)",
        "1/4 cup cold shortening",
        "1/4 cup chicken broth, slightly chilled"
    ],
    "language": "en-US",
    "source": "allrecipes.com",
    "tags": [],
    "title": "Momma's Best Chicken and Dumplings",
    "url": "http://allrecipes.com/recipe/255257/mommas-best-chicken-and-dumplings/"
}