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Chicken Stew and Dumplings
Added by Libis | Wed 28 Jan 2009 @ 12:03
Ingredients
Bitesize pieces of cooked or raw boneless chicken
Selection of veg,e.g• swede, parsnip, potatoes, carrots
1 large onion
2 crushed garlic cloves
Stock or stock cubes and water
Mixed herbs
Worcester sauce
Tbsp cooking oil
SR Flour and suet for dumplings (I use atora light)
Seasoning to taste
Method
I do not use salt in any cooking, add if required.
Heat oil in stewpan and add chopped onion and crushed garlic (and raw chicken bits if not using cooked) fry til meat is browned. Add all the chopped veg (fine or chunky) and 'sweat' for a minute or so.
Add a desert spoon of cornflour and stir and cook for another minute.
Add water and stock cubes or ready prepared stock, keep stirring, add herbs (and anything else you think will add flavour e.g. tomato puree). Make sure ingredients are covered with liquid, I use a couple of pints of water and 6 chicken oxo cubes
At this stage add the cooked chicken if using, maybe left from sunday roast.
Allow to simmer covered for at least 1 hour, preferably longer. Add a good slosh of worcester and a bit of pepper.
Make dumplings to recipe on pack and divide into about 6 dough balls. Add to stew after giving it a good stir from time to time, and cook for 20 minutes with lid on.
Serve and enjoy a hearty cheap meal for winter evenings. This can cost well under £4 if using leftover chicken and serve at least 6 people.
You can also add some pasta before the dumplings but be aware it acts as a thickener so be careful stew does not stick.
If kids don't like veg dice them very finely and they won't even know, but bigger chunks for adult appetites.
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omg i followed your instructions but added half a carton of single cream was yummy and creamy with fresh home made read xxxx
I am trying this tonight, will tell you how it went.
No wonder you don't need salt ... 6 oxo cubes ! Wow might try but with one and more herbs to help the blood pressure :)
Cant wait to try this i love stew!!!
instead i used a ready cooked chicken loved it ,best stew i have ever had husband and kids very happy ,we ate it the next day will make double the amount next time .
Can anyone suggest measurements for the ingredients please??
Really tasty, I added a tablespoon of herdes de provence, and 10 minutes before the end of cooking added frozen spinach and peas and a dessert spoon of creme fraiche. couldn't get enough of it,
is suet the same as lard??
ive been ages looking for an easy (child friendl) chicken casserole. This sounds good and i can hopefully substitute some ingrediants and still come uo with a tasty meal...and all the ingrediants are in the cupboard...brill. i'll let you know how they like it. x
Cracking recipe. Smells great and tastes even better.
i had n chincen stew the other night and i loved it so i thought i'll make it and i came across this recipe and it were better then the one i had the other night this all my friends want if i throw a dinner party its easy to prepair and to make and the left over is tastier then the day befor
Tried this and both us andthe kids loved it. Very easy to prepare and left overs tasted better the next day.