Smoked Chicken Stew with Herb Dumplings

[jimwalter73]

This is one of the recipes I tried this weekend for the "throwdown", but decided on my other recipe instead. Hope you all will try this, it's different and very, very delicious!

Here's a Q-View and recipe to follow:









INGREDIENTS:

• 8 cups chicken stock
• 8 slices bacon, chopped
• 1 lb leeks (white part only), cut into ½ inch-thick slices
• 3 stalks celery, cut into 1/2 inch-thick slices
• 2 carrots, cut into 1/2 inch slices
• 1 lb unpeeled red potatoes, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1 turnip, minced
• 12 oz smoked chicken, shredded (we used Pecan wood)
• 1 tsp kosher salt
• 1-1/2 tsp dried tarragon
• 2 tsp fresh thyme leaves
• 1/3 cup minced fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 tsp white pepper

Dumplings:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp kosher salt
• 2 tbsp herbes de Provence
• 1/2 cup milk (room temp)
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 2 large eggs, beaten
• 3 Tbsp grated Parmesan cheese

DIRECTIONS:

• Bring the stock to a simmer in a large stockpot
• Brown the bacon in a Dutch oven until lightly crisp
• Remove the bacon, but keep some of the fat; add the leeks and sauté for 5 minutes
• Add the celery and the carrots and sauté for 5 minutes
• Add the potatoes, turnip, and warm stock and bring to a boil; cook for 10 minutes
• Add the chicken, salt, tarragon, and thyme; return to a simmer
• Cover and cook at a low boil until the potatoes are tender
• Stir in the parsley, bacon, and cream; add the white pepper

Dumplings

• Stir the flour and baking powder together in a bowl
• Stir in the salt and herbs
• Beat the milk, butter, and eggs together in another bowl
• Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients; mix well
• Stir in the cheese
• Place the dumplings by spoonfuls on the top of the stew
• Cover and cook for 10 minutes; dumplings are done when they are plump and firm

ENJOY!!!!!

 

[ronp]

It looks yummy.

 

[smokin relaxin steve]

I like I like

 

[northern greenhorn]

Now that's one hearty lookin meal