Glen's chicken and dumplings (a la glen)
8 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whole broiler/fryer | |
| 1 | gallon | Water |
| 1 | medium | Onion; chopped |
| 1 | cup | Diced carrots |
| 1½ | tablespoon | Better that Bouillon, chicken flavored |
| ¼ | cup | Chopped fresh parsley |
| 1 | teaspoon | Crushed bay leaves |
| 1½ | tablespoon | Crushed thyme |
| Kosher salt, to taste | ||
| Black pepper, to taste | ||
| 10 | Whole black peppercorns | |
Directions
Cut chicken into pieces. Place chicken in large pot. Add water and bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Skim floating scum.
Add remaining ingredients. Keep simmering. Simmer until chicken is ready to fall from the bones. Remove chicken. Add all vegetables, seasoning and bouillon. Debone chicken and tear into small pieces or dice. Return chicken to pot.
Simmer 30 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare your favorite dumpling recipe. Add dumplings and simmer 30 more minutes, or according to dumpling recipe.