Hello everybody, it is me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, chicken and dumplings. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Chicken and Dumplings is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions every day. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Chicken and Dumplings is something that I have loved my entire life.

Chicken and dumplings are the ultimate comfort food, aren't they? Add the chicken and cook until browned on both sides. Keep in mind that the more times this recipe is reheated, the more the dumplings may fall apart.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have chicken and dumplings using 21 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken and Dumplings:

1. Take Chicken
2. Take 2 tbsp butter
3. Make ready 2 tbsp olive oil
4. Make ready 1 whole medium chicken, cut into pieces
5. Make ready to taste Salt
6. Take to taste Ground black pepper
7. Prepare 1/2 cup carrots, finely diced
8. Get 1/2 cup celery, finely diced
9. Take 1 large onion, finely diced
10. Take 1/2 tsp ground turmeric
11. Make ready 1/2 tsp ground thyme
12. Take 1.5 L/6 cups chicken broth
13. Prepare 1/2 half and half (see step 3 for substitute)
14. Get 2 tbsp all-purpose flour/plain flour
15. Take Dumplings
16. Take 1 1/2 all-purpose flour/plain flour
17. Take 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal/fine polenta
18. Take 1 heaped tbsp baking powder
19. Prepare 1 tsp salt
20. Make ready 1 1/2 cups half and half (see step 3 for substitute)
21. Take 2 tbsp minced parsley

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Steps to make Chicken and Dumplings:

1. Melt the butter with the olive oil over a medium/high heat. Season the chicken with a little salt and pepper. Over 2 batches brown the chicken on all sides and transfer to a clean plant and set aside.
2. Using the same pot add the carrots, onions and celery. Stir and fry for 3-4 minutes over a low/medium heat. Add in the turmeric and thyme, then pour in the broth. Stir and add the chicken back into the pot. Cover with a lid and simmer for around 20 minutes.
3. In the meantime while the chicken is simmering prepare the dumpling batter. Sift together into a bowl the flour, cornmeal, salt and baking powder. Then add the half and half and gently stir together until combined. Set aside. (Substitute for half and half: Mix 1 tsp of melted butter per 1/4 cup of milk)
4. Remove the chicken pieces from the pot and set aside on a plate. Using two forks remove the chicken from the bones and shred it. Remove most of the chicken skin aswell. Return the shredded chicken to the pot. Mix together the half and half and flour and then add it into the pot and stir to combine. Check seasoning, add more salt and pepper if needed.
5. Using a tablespoon drop the dumpling batter into the pot one by one. Sprinkle with the parsley. Cover again with the lid and allow to simmer for another 15 minutes. Allow to rest for 10-15 minutes before serving.

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