YOUR CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS OR MINE ?

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  • Soft and tender chicken pieces and vegetables in a delicious creamy sauce topped with the fluffiest dumplings. This is my version of the classic dish and the recipe is a keeper! The only chicken and dumplings recipe you will ever need. I have been making this for over 30 years. (RECIPE BELOW)
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    The recipe for my Chicken and Dumplings ...
    Makes 4 portions
    4 chicken breasts
    6 carrots (peeled and cut into bite size pieces)
    4 sticks celery (cut into bite size pieces)
    1 large onion (peeled, halved and sliced)
    1/2 tsp thyme
    1 TBS olive oil
    1 quart chicken broth
    1 cup heavy cream
    1/2 stick butter
    1/2 cup flour
    salt and pepper to taste
    For the dumplings;
    8 oz self rising flour
    4 oz Atora suet
    1/2 tsp salt
    1/4 tsp black pepper
    Water to thicken the dough
    1/2 cup chopped parsley
    Add the olive oil and vegetables to a large skillet and heat on high, stirring. Add the thyme and then the chicken broth and bring to a boil. Turn the heat to a simmer and add the chicken. Cook for about 15-20 minutes or until the chicken is tender and vegetables are cooked.
    Strain off the vegetables, keeping the broth. Add the butter to the skillet and return the pan to the stove, stir in the flour. Whisk in the broth, season with salt and pepper and add the cream.
    Cut the chicken into bite size pieces and return the chicken and vegetables to the sauce. bring to the boil.
    Make the dumplings - In a large bowl mix the flour, salt and suet. Add cold water and stir in the flour mix to make a ball. Divide into golf ball size dumplings and place on top of the chicken and sauce. Cook for about 6-8 minutes and turn them upside down. Cook another 4 minutes. Serve with chopped parsley sprinkled on top just before serving.
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  • @MRMK24
    @MRMK24 3 ปีที่แล้ว +396

    This Man probably does more good for the image of the Royal Family than the Royal Family themselves lol.

    • @boulevard14
      @boulevard14 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      It's a good thing, people hear so much negative stories in media, but Darren's experience with them makes them so relatable.

    • @angiecoers6255
      @angiecoers6255 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      He has such a sweet personality and a calm speaking voice.

    • @colonelsanders1349
      @colonelsanders1349 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Peadophillia and corruption don’t exactly help lmao

    • @peterv1318
      @peterv1318 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I agree

    • @CCoburn3
      @CCoburn3 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It doesn't take much. For the most part, the "Royals" are what we in the South would call "white trash."

  • @janedoe805
    @janedoe805 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I’m so delighted that there was someone else besides my Nana who left her Chicken pieces whole while cooking. When l was 15 (in 1975), l made Chicken & Dumplings for her... My Nana knew immediately, l had cut my Chicken before cooking it! I asked her, “How?”. As delicately as she could, she informed me my Chicken was, “Dry and over cooked”. Then she invited me over to her house to show me the proper way to make Chicken & Dumplings. I’m 61 years old now and I can eat Chicken & Dumplings without smiling and thinking about my Nana. The photo you shared of your Grandmother was so sweet, and the expression on your face was beautiful! ♥️👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

  • @meganmorgan8039
    @meganmorgan8039 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    My dad was from Yorkshire and he made the best baked suet dumplings with braised meat & gravy in the world! He's been gone many years now... but I still remember those dumplings!

    • @jackD441
      @jackD441 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Can you make them?... If so...do it

    • @EarlyMusicDiva
      @EarlyMusicDiva 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Recipe please? It sounds amazing!

  • @onemercilessming1342
    @onemercilessming1342 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    Those rolled out egg noodle type squarish "dumplings" were what we put in a chicken stew "bot boi", or pot pie. The recipe came from the Pennsylvania Germans, or what we called the Pennsylvania Dutch (Deutsch). Dumplings to us were baking soda, flour, and milk biscuits, seasoned with salt, pepper, and sage, and steamed atop the fully cooked chicken stew during the last minutes of cooking. My grandmother had a kitchen coal stove and her soups and stews simmered on the back burner all day, filling the house with the most wonderful smells. She'd sneak small bowls of soups or stews to us when we came in to practice our piano lessons on that old Victorian upright piano of hers--the one with limbs, never legs. On a cold rainy late autumn/early winter day, nothing beat it.

    • @gayleford8277
      @gayleford8277 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Same here regarding the dumplings.......we called those square ones sliders and the soda/flour/milk biscuits dumplings here.

    • @kalebbrown5916
      @kalebbrown5916 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My grandmother, born and raised in WV, called yalls dumplings "drop biscuits" and that's how she did her chicken and dumplings. My mom, born and raise in Texas, does the Pennsylvania Dutch dumplings. That is my preference as well, but I would also never refuse a good pot of chicken and dumplings regardless haha

    • @joanclare9788
      @joanclare9788 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same for me

  • @retiredlogman
    @retiredlogman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    My wife makes fluffy dumplings. The cover never comes off before 20 minutes. This gives a much fluffier dumpling. For a desert treat make applesauce and then put the dumplings on top of the apple sauce to cook. Leave the cover on for 20 minutes and enjoy your trip to heaven.

  • @mserf8132
    @mserf8132 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Dear Mr. McGrady,
    I love the cartoon opening of your show! It is so fun, and lighthearted; it is a precursor to what we are about to witness as you cook and dispense your wisdom through your recipes!
    Please, keep making these wonderfully well produced and well lit videos. Your recipes are awesome, easy to understand and equally easy to follow the directions! Thank you, again!

  • @PSciDoc
    @PSciDoc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    My Grandma made apple dumplings. She made a sweet dough for dumplings. It was served hot with vanilla ice cream.

    • @lauraalt7863
      @lauraalt7863 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sounds delicious 👍

    • @geminiXXX
      @geminiXXX 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Judging from your surname she was of Czech origin? Sweet dumplings filled with fruit are coming from Czech cuisine.

    • @JanetSilversides
      @JanetSilversides 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I’ve had apple dumplings with vanilla sauce. Yum!

    • @PSciDoc
      @PSciDoc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@geminiXXX This grandma was Pennsylvania Dutch, so we had dumplings in that style. I never knew my Slovak grandmother, so I don't know how her dumplings would have been.

    • @vlmellody51
      @vlmellody51 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      My grandmother made them that way too. The taste and smell were out of this world.

  • @ScottALanter
    @ScottALanter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +174

    I wish Darren was my neighbor. The man wouldn't get any rest, though. Every five minutes, I'd be knocking on his door.

    • @Darren_McGrady
      @Darren_McGrady  3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      Come in Scott :)

    • @ashokasamarasinghe3748
      @ashokasamarasinghe3748 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@human7491 l Am From Sri Lanka I Love Your Way Thanks U

    • @PSciDoc
      @PSciDoc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      If I lived next door to Darren, I would be soooo fat.

    • @PSciDoc
      @PSciDoc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Darren_McGrady you need to come and visit in New Mexico. Our number 1 agriculture product is chilis. It smells so good in the fall when the stores roast chilis for their customers.

  • @RedBeardedLife
    @RedBeardedLife 3 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    I swear this man can pour a bowl of Cheerios and make it a world class culinary experience.......
    Hope all is well friend :)

  • @obeedoo
    @obeedoo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    This is fascinating. Here in Canada, in our family, at least, we never touch the lid once the dumplings are in the pot, much less turn the dumplings over. We don't want them to "fall" and be heavy.

    • @berley1083
      @berley1083 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      yes from ontario canada too was surprised when he turned them like you said rule was don’t touch the lid hee hee

    • @JanetSilversides
      @JanetSilversides 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I’m from Michigan and I’ve always heard about not touching the lid when food is cooking.

    • @pambrown6260
      @pambrown6260 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yes I always thought having the lid cooked the top of the dumplings with the steam.

  • @karaamundson3964
    @karaamundson3964 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love hearing about the Royal chef's version of this dish!!!
    My grandmother made fabulous chicken & dumplings, which, I think because of WWI, the whole family always called "chicken & 'doughboys'." The dumplings were spotted with herbs and were like none other I've tried but I feel like her cook's spirit entered my bones so maybe I could try!
    From the time she was a young teen, my grandmother was a cook in the largest and most well-known logging camp in Montana (@1910). She & her mother were the cooks; a girl helped with washing and a man chopped wood and built fires. Men from all over the tri-state region flocked to the camp because of the food and once there was a riot when camp managers tried cutting (huge) pies into 5 pies instead of 4!
    My grandfather was a logger and Grandma continued to work there for some time after their marriage.

  • @chrismiller302
    @chrismiller302 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I make chicken and dumplings almost exactly like this but I use lard. I learned this recipe from my grandmother, she was English and was born in Liverpool. So I have a lot of English in my bloodline. I do love watching you cook, you make it look so easy.

  • @johnberryhill8106
    @johnberryhill8106 3 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    My GOODNESS I can smell them from here in Southwest Missouri!..........when you added the cream, I thought I died and went to Heaven!

    • @rhondacrosswhite8048
      @rhondacrosswhite8048 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I’m only down south of Dallas in Galveston and I’m ready to eat.

    • @idalily3810
      @idalily3810 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      "A little bit of cream," he said, then poured in half the pitcher. My kinda chef!

  • @PaulB-17
    @PaulB-17 3 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    Really looking forward to trying this recipe. Dumplings were a favorite growing up too many years ago. Also Thanks for telling us about the lines in the chicken breast. Organic for me from now on! Cook on Sir!

    • @kathysharpe7339
      @kathysharpe7339 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Always organic.

    • @Rick_Hoppe
      @Rick_Hoppe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I’ve never seen them compared side-by-side before. Organic for me as well. Thank you, Chef!

  • @cheetahjammerplaysaj591
    @cheetahjammerplaysaj591 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    It’s 2:36am rn and I’m drooling af

  • @richardcoleman3425
    @richardcoleman3425 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Never had this particular meal (which I will now be trying), but we frequently had stew and dumplings when I was growing up. Dad would mostly use neck of lamb for the stew, and the dumplings were always made with suet, pepper, and chopped mint from the garden.
    He would also use a suet pastry for a bacon clanger, which he served us with pease pudding and gravy - delicious!.
    (Damn, thinking of all this is making me teary-eyed - Miss you, Dad!)

  • @ECole-le7we
    @ECole-le7we 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love your recipes; but, most of all, I love your stories. Thank you.

  • @Mrs.Patriot
    @Mrs.Patriot 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    My favorite! I do have a recipe for dumplings so fluffy they're just amazing. They're called "feather dumplings" from the 100th anniversary edition (Oct 1996) of the Fannie Farmer cookbook on p. 239. 1 c flour, 1/2 c fresh bread crumbs, 2 tsp baking powder, 1/4 tsp salt, 1 beaten egg, 2 tbls melted butter, 1/4 c minced onion (I usually omit), 1/2 c milk, 1 tbls minced fresh parsley, freshly ground pepper to taste. Combine dry ing and wet ing separately, then mix together. Drop in bubbling broth, cover, steam 20 min without peeking! No need to turn. I hope you try them. They are light as feathers. Cheerio!

    • @Darren_McGrady
      @Darren_McGrady  3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      these sound delicious

    • @Mrs.Patriot
      @Mrs.Patriot 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @Lo V My experience with German dumplings is they tend to be heavy and doughy. These are so fluffy it's hard to find something to compare them to. I hope you try them!

    • @patpowers8030
      @patpowers8030 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Darren_McGrady I love to watch you. Organic chicken for me

    • @karolynmcelwain7857
      @karolynmcelwain7857 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thank-you for your dumpling recipe.
      I will try to make it ASAP. Your Fannie Farmer Cookbook is a treasure indeed.

    • @lauraannbrooks3810
      @lauraannbrooks3810 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Go organic! Thanks for explaining the difference❤

  • @triskerslake3763
    @triskerslake3763 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Talking about dumplings-with-everything reminded me of my childhood in the UK. My mother's family were Northerners and used to living in cold harsh winters. As a family, we were often treated to her 'rib-claggers': mostly dumplings and something, or rich soft pastry apple pies, or pasties as long as the plate was wide. Dumplings are still a family favourite and I usually add chopped fresh Thyme to mine, especially with a beef stew which can handle the strong flavour. Lovely video to watch, thank you.

  • @lorenefairchild7616
    @lorenefairchild7616 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thank you from the bottom of my heart for not putting peas in it.

  • @805girl2
    @805girl2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I just love when you share the little mementos and memories you have like the hand-written notes, photos of both the Royals as well as those of your own family! The one of your grandmother was especially sweet.

  • @curtishawkins4188
    @curtishawkins4188 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I love this recipe! I made it once for some friends on a Sunday and now it's become a staple at weekend meals. Thank you for all you do Darren. Amazing recipes and wonderful stories. Her Majesty is one of my favorite people and I make her favorite chocolate cake as often as I can.

  • @MsKK909
    @MsKK909 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    My chicken and dumplings recipe is now YOUR chicken and dumplings recipe!
    ❤️💋🐔🍽

  • @petermccrindle7033
    @petermccrindle7033 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I'm DEFINITELY going to me making this version! Also thanks for the GMO vs organic chicken lesson, Chef!.. very useful!

  • @slomo1716
    @slomo1716 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    OH MY goodness, what a wonderful chicken and dumpling recipe. My mother used to make them and they were to die for. I have never made chicken and dumplings in my life, I could never replicate those of my childhood memories. Great video!!!!

  • @jakeblake231
    @jakeblake231 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Excellent info on chicken. I''ll be watching for that at the grocers from now on. Thanks for sharing.
    I usually do the rolled dumpling, but they absolutely should NOT have leavening ...therefore, all-purpose flour.

  • @ednajaquelina9044
    @ednajaquelina9044 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Moro aqui no Brasil e gosto muito de ver o Darren cozinhando e compartilhando o seu saber gastronômico e cultural. E claro, vez em quando ele solta umas pérolas sobre a família real.

  • @m.theresa1385
    @m.theresa1385 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I made curried chicken and dumplings last weekend using chicken thighs and carrots in a curry sauce. The dumplings were ‘spinners’ where the dumpling mixture is rolled between the hands into a sort of small worm shape, then dropped into the pot and the pot is then covered. They cook through quite quickly and take in the curry flavor and add texture. Delicious.

    • @thisorthat7626
      @thisorthat7626 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      M. Theresa, adding curry sounds fabulous. I must try this. Thank you for sharing!

    • @Darren_McGrady
      @Darren_McGrady  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Love curry, will have to try that

  • @RIODJENIRO1
    @RIODJENIRO1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    looks DELISH!! Nothing like great comfort food in the winter/colder months of the year!

  • @he_lives_in_apineapple_und9743
    @he_lives_in_apineapple_und9743 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    For my recipe(the way my mom made them and taught me how to) I boil whole bone-in chicken thighs with water and chicken broth. I add chopped onion, celery, carrots, celery seed and fresh garlic. Once the chicken is cooked through I prepare the dumplings according to the bisquick instructions and add them on top to cook. Once they are done it's time to eat. I love how fluffy they come out. I do like the idea of making the broth a bit creamier, though so I might try that. I prefer the dark meat, though as does my mom and sister.

    • @jackD441
      @jackD441 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hate dark meat...if I do eat it ..very very little

  • @erikglennrosenquist9010
    @erikglennrosenquist9010 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    From the United Kingdom to Minnesota, this is a classic dish. 🇬🇧

    • @TheAuntieBa
      @TheAuntieBa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      As a Minnesotan, I agree wholeheartedly!

  • @iheartbridalcouture5989
    @iheartbridalcouture5989 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My mom made a basic recipe, baking powder, flour, salt, milk. She dropped them in soups still wet and we loved them. They were so light but so filling. She was a fantastic cook!! Love your videos!!

  • @tosht2515
    @tosht2515 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I’ve had lots of southern U.S. chicken and dumplings...fluffy biscuit types as well as the rolled flat “noodles” which are often called Chicken and Pastry or simply Chicken Pastry. All delicious I say. Excellent recipe as usual. I always forget that *suet* is used. 👍

  • @marinacoertze8622
    @marinacoertze8622 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Welcome back, Darren!🎈🤩 Glad you're safe and sound after the huge snow storms. What a lovely recipe! Makes me SO hungery, I'm definitely going to make this. Thanks for a great idea for Sunday evening supper, or something wholesome on a rainy day.

  • @jerrysanchez5453
    @jerrysanchez5453 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Loveing learning some traditional cooking techniques and some information.has me excited about cooking again

  • @liveinms9949
    @liveinms9949 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thats so nice you added a picture of your grandma.

  • @spitfire3984
    @spitfire3984 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That looks amazing. My Grandma made the best southern chicken and dumplings ever. She passed the recipe to me and my kids ask for it at least twice a month. Talk about a comfort dish!

    • @spitfire3984
      @spitfire3984 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      She would use an entire chicken (fresh from the farm) she used the liquid from cooking/boiling the chicken to add her “drop biscuits” in with a spoon. She would cut up the chicken and add it back in with the dumplings and it was so delicious.

  • @Freespeech141
    @Freespeech141 ปีที่แล้ว

    I make chicken or beef and dumplings, using suet. My dad was a butcher and I remember him bringing home the real suet for my mum to grate.
    I make them exactly the same but cook with 10 minutes lid on and then 10 minutes lid off, so they dry just a little bit but stay in the steam.
    My favourite winter food! 👍

  • @JustAThought155
    @JustAThought155 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Wow! That is an elegant chicken and dumplings recipe! That looks fabulous! But wait! Darren’s back!!! No update. No mention of the lapsed time: no videos for nearly a month. Hey, these are pandemic days; hence, this viewer was worried about your health due to your absence. Good to see you...ahhh....and Winston!😁

    • @Darren_McGrady
      @Darren_McGrady  3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thanks for your concern :) We only missed two videos, that's not bad through pandemic and Texas snowstorms :)

    • @JustAThought155
      @JustAThought155 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Darren_McGrady, Cool! I am glad you are well and survived the storms!😁! Only “two videos???” Wow! I guess I truly enjoy them, for those two missed weeks of videos felt like months of absence!😂😂😂!!!

  • @gailsears2913
    @gailsears2913 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My grandmother made rolled dumplings, but I prefer the round ones. Recipe sounds great.

  • @kcannon333
    @kcannon333 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Very nice lofi beats in this one! Really adds to the chill and friendly atmosphere.

  • @peggymason7438
    @peggymason7438 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Awwww your Grandma was so cute.

  • @jackieellenbarnes1268
    @jackieellenbarnes1268 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    When you were Cutting the Onions 🧅 and looking at the camera, I was afraid you were going to cut your fingers but bbeing theProfessional cook that you are you didn’t. You are amazing

  • @mizzprettyhuston
    @mizzprettyhuston ปีที่แล้ว

    I love this recipe & I have made it several times since discovering it. Today I made it for supper, but realized last minute I didn't have enough flour. Instead of the dumplings I used spaghetti noodles. I just drained the juice separate from chicken & veggies and cooked the noodles in the broth & cream. It just made an already loved recipe more delicious 😋 .......Thank you Darren. 😊

  • @neesargon3497
    @neesargon3497 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I don't think many roosters lay eggs!

  • @GenXLostInTx
    @GenXLostInTx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    My grandmother was born in 1893, she made dumplings a lot, a cheap meal for someone in a budget. Being from the south our dumplings are flat and usually rectangular with no vegetables save maybe onion, have you ever tried southern dumplings and if so what did you thunk of them?

    • @numbernine3436
      @numbernine3436 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I have & they're fabulous!

  • @vic2958
    @vic2958 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    You’re so amazing, such a kind aura you give. Cheers!

  • @candicesantiago727
    @candicesantiago727 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You are my absolute favorite Chef. Love the recipes and your stories

  • @MikeB071
    @MikeB071 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Love your recipes, your cooking tips and your sense of humor!

  • @lindatolliver7914
    @lindatolliver7914 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Fluffy dumplings are Happy Dumplings, those noodle like dumplings are Sad Dumplings. I love happy dumplings!

  • @alanvonau278
    @alanvonau278 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    *The creamy chicken **_velouté_** and dumplings look absolutely delicious and comforting.*

  • @malibu64
    @malibu64 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is definitely the lightest, most wholesome chicken and dumplings recipe I’ve found. We monitor cholesterol in our cooking and I could easily make this without tons of cholesterol. I tend to sub healthy oils for butter and I’m sure that would work well here too.

  • @bevs7391
    @bevs7391 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Coincidentally I just made crockpot chicken and dumplings (well, my home health aide did the making of it, I told her what to put in) a couple of weeks ago after a long chickydumplin hiatus...your version looks awesome though! My main differences are also adding mushrooms, garlic, sage and paprika (and it may sound weird but occasionally some dill in the dumplings) and since I can't eat celery anymore I use celery salt to taste so I still get a little celery flavor that way. It's yummy!

  • @debraday9898
    @debraday9898 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love the simple way u teach us Darren

  • @andybsmith
    @andybsmith 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is how folks in Kentucky make their Chicken and dumplings. The only difference is a whole bird is used. Usually an older bird. My mom put in a few peas for color. So fun to see the history of people in their foods.

  • @jonirankin5297
    @jonirankin5297 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m from Kansas and my mom’s chicken and dumplings were my favorite. She rolled them out into large rectangular noodles that she simmered in the broth of a whole boiled chicken (cut into pieces removed from the broth) with the onions, celery and carrots. She always added a bay leaf to the stock pot when cooking the chicken. I believe this method is called southern style. I’ll have to try your recipe as I have never completely mastered my mom’s.

  • @dottiee1596
    @dottiee1596 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Thank you Chef! I love your videos because they always include a lesson. My grandparents had chicken coops, in Buffalo, NY until the health department disallowed it. Matzo Balls are delicious made with chicken fat for soup. I can make this before I leave with my son for my 55th birthday. Dreading this one. Where did the time go?
    BTW, I’m embarrassed about my recipe after seeing yours. Cheers. My best to you and your family and Winston❤️🇺🇸🇬🇧

    • @thisorthat7626
      @thisorthat7626 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dottie E, Happy Birthday to you. Don't dread turning 55, celebrate that you are getting wiser. I hope you have a wonderful time celebrating with your son and this year provides lots of happy memories! Blessings.

    • @Darren_McGrady
      @Darren_McGrady  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Happy birthday Dottie

    • @jackD441
      @jackD441 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm 58 don't feel like it ..but definitely look it..

  • @sharonparks5627
    @sharonparks5627 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for posting the full recipe below!

  • @edwardthejust4452
    @edwardthejust4452 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Ultimate comfort food! I will make this on the weekend. That looked amazing. Thanks for sharing your recipes with us.

  • @dryflyman7121
    @dryflyman7121 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Absolutely spot on Darren, that’s exactly how I make my dumplings 👍 but I always do them in the oven and leave the lid off for the second half of the cooking so they crust up and colour a bit on top 😋

  • @evanr648
    @evanr648 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Never had it but, it's like if you looked up "Comfort food" that would be the definition lol 🍗🥣

  • @rjmorstad852
    @rjmorstad852 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Your chicken and dumplings posting is an excellent video. Much appreciated and will be ventured into making it! Thank you Chef!

  • @murmurmuram8533
    @murmurmuram8533 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ok useful info! never knew that about organic v.s. typical chicken breast. thanks!

  • @darlenechandler2403
    @darlenechandler2403 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am British and make this dish all winter. I just love it and love the way you do the dumplings and chicken. I brown my chicken a bit in butter before putting in with the vegetables. Thank you for the hint on making the dumplings in balls and smaller. I just put my in in spoon portions. Shall try it your way next time. Best comfort food meal I have ever cooked and tasted. Thanks for your recipe.

  • @wynterrosexxx
    @wynterrosexxx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for making such positive content !! Your attitude is amazing and much appreciated ❤️ - also great recipes 👍

  • @shamimamondal3811
    @shamimamondal3811 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for your recipe about Chicken Dumplings . My recipe is- I do cook Chicken first & vegetables . Then mix eggs & flour & drop a spoon full inside hot Chicken pot . And it's done . ( I do like your butter sauce . )

  • @diana6842
    @diana6842 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Dang. The ultimate comfort food.

  • @lizstraub6621
    @lizstraub6621 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My Irish and English Nan made the BEST beef stew, and she always put "Drop"dumplings on top! The only thing she did differently was add parsley to her dumplings. That stew and dumplings and her Macaroni Cheese were the only dishes my Italian and French grandfather would "Let" her cook! He cooked everything else LOL they BOTH lived to be 97!!

  • @KIM-bt7my
    @KIM-bt7my 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Yey, that's right,my dad always taught me well, he said never trust a chef that doesn't taste their own food,ha,ha.

  • @valeriepalenkas3706
    @valeriepalenkas3706 ปีที่แล้ว

    Grew up in Michigan, Scottish/Dutch/Czech/Blackfoot..... we had these chicken and dumplings several times a month! I can smell my mom's kitchen and see her dropping the dumplings in! Part of my comfort food menu!!

  • @SusanQ-wn1gn
    @SusanQ-wn1gn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You always make me smile! Love your expertise and lovely personality!

  • @DrBrunoRecipes
    @DrBrunoRecipes 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Darren, I love chicken and dumpling. I have not made them myself but I love to eat them when I buy them once in a while. Your recipe looks absolutely delicious :) Have a lovely day everyone!

  • @Joggi98
    @Joggi98 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I live in southern Germany, and we make dumplings a little differently. Sometimes we use potatoes, but more often than not my grandma uses stale bread to make a sort of "poor man's potato dumpling". The bread gets soaked in hot milk to soften, then she seasons it with lovage, salt, pepper, and bits of bacon. Then the dough gets rolled into balls and boiled. For the chicken, my nan always uses a leftover whole chicken that's been used to make broth. She shreds the meat and cooks it in a sauce of stock, white wine, and cream. Then all that goes over the dumplings. It's one of my favourite dishes! I actually prefer the bread dumplings over the potato ones.

  • @brigitter1469
    @brigitter1469 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love watching you. Thanks for the videos.

  • @heatherjohnson2511
    @heatherjohnson2511 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I make mine with drop dumplings, no real shape, I also.use a whole roasted chicken, my chicken & dumplings takes 2 days as I roast the chicken, debonair it, then roast the bones in water and vegetable scraps for 10-12 hours from about 8 or 9 at night till the next morning, then I finish making my broth part of the recipe , I usually have it ready for a 1:00 lunch...... and plenty to spare and share with friends........... I'm a huge fan of parsley, and butter, so those are an absolute must in mine.
    Thank you for you videos!!!!

  • @m.montague5228
    @m.montague5228 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That looks delicious! I don’t make my dumplings with suet. I’m not sure most Americans do but I could be wrong about that. I also make kind of a soup, add the cream & then plop the dumplings in. And I usually don’t add vegetables but when I do it’s usually just celery & carrots. Other than that, the rest is essentially the same. Oh except I’m a vegan, so I veganized mine lol. Yours do look amazing though!!

  • @underwriter53
    @underwriter53 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I make them like my Mom and Gran, using Bisquik drop dumplings. Yum!

  • @bethwood765
    @bethwood765 ปีที่แล้ว

    My family loves ‘fluffy’ dumplings. They are made much like yours only the dough is softer (we use milk and lard) and it is dropped by teaspoon full into the broth. It will thicken the broth perfectly. We used peas and carrots and sometimes corn. To make the broth we used either an old hen or capon. Many families used the ‘slick’ dumplings. They were rolled and more similar to thick, wide noodles. I like both but the fluffy dumplings are my favorite!! Thanks for sharing your recipe!

  • @QuantumKitty
    @QuantumKitty 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love that you share all your tools too with links I just bought the peeler! Thank you 🙏 I’ve been waiting a while to get a good one now that this one comes royal chef approved I had to buy it.

  • @stjohnbaby
    @stjohnbaby 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love the info on the chickens!Thank you!!!

  • @reneeq7765
    @reneeq7765 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I make the flat rolled out dumplings. I use all purpose flour and add baking powder, salt, shortening and milk. I make chicken breasts, skinless and boneless in a chicken broth but no vegetables. I add bay leaf and parsley, rosemary and savory. Then when I mix the dumplings I add dried/fresh parsley to the flour and when I add the milk it makes a sticky batter which I roll out in flour. I don't use milk or cream in the broth, the flour from rolling out the dumplings thickens the broth. My husband loves them. I learned from my mom. Yours look interesting though. We don't really care for the drop dumplings. I would definitely try yours though. They look amazing. Love your videos.

  • @monicaturk8001
    @monicaturk8001 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for the tip on the chicken breast , definitely going to buy only organic !

  • @simongreasley8643
    @simongreasley8643 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Looks fantastic Darren

  • @beebot
    @beebot 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ah this makes me hungry.
    For those who can't get self-raising flour or don't have it to hand, remember to just add 2tsp baking powder to 1cup of AP flour. I do a similar dish, but I add chopped dried mushrooms and tarragon at the stock stage and I knead wild garlic leaves and cracked pepper into the dumplings. At the final stage (after turning the dumplings) I add some grated cheese and a little nutmeg or mace to the top and stick it under the salamander (or broiler) to crisp and cobble.

  • @rachelwise148
    @rachelwise148 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks Chef! I learned I need to turn my dumplings and cook the other side. Making the gravy, the technique of slowly adding the hot broth by ladle, makes the best consistency and taste. Keep wisking and adding broth. I'm impatient and add broth all at once. Doing your approach actually makes for a faster gravy, instead of waiting for it to bubble.

  • @billyethridge1558
    @billyethridge1558 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I make the stock and refrigerate it to separate the fat from the broth. I place frozen biscuits along with 1/4 cup of uncooked grits in the fat free broth and let them cook for 15 minutes before cutting each biscuit into 6 or 8 pieces. I add the chicken to warm through. Season to taste and serve. I'll be trying your version as it looks wonderful.

  • @ompaloompa4970
    @ompaloompa4970 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Absolutely looks amazing! Yes I believe you could make a bowl of oatmeal look like gourmet food 💕💖

  • @mishaelriffle9618
    @mishaelriffle9618 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is the best chicken and dumplings I have seen and I 'm from the southern part of the U.S.

  • @urex1717
    @urex1717 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    We always put suet out for the birds in the winter up in New England.

  • @dorothyc7395
    @dorothyc7395 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Growing up in the 50's and 60's we only ate chicken at Christmas !!!
    Happy days :)

  • @sneakyalpaca5167
    @sneakyalpaca5167 ปีที่แล้ว

    Made this recipe and continue to do so for my family absolutely love it and always will

  • @suzita4019
    @suzita4019 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love chicken with dumplings, good home comfort food. Lovely

  • @joshuaboquet
    @joshuaboquet ปีที่แล้ว

    I like to put some squirrels in a slow cooker then pick all of the meat from the bones sautee some onions celery bell peppers and garlic I like to use Swanson's chicken broth here in the states across the pond from y'all thicking it with some roux and my dumplings I like to use all-purpose flour baking powder splash of 7-Up cola some sugar salt and heavy cream roll them out on a floured dusted cutting board bring the squirrel meat and vegetables and chicken stock to a rolling boil add crushed black pepper some cayenne garlic and onion powder throw in the dumplings and you have a Cajun special squirrel and dumplings all the way from Louisiana south of New Orleans.
    I truly love your cooking videos! God bless

  • @ML66B
    @ML66B 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love the channel, Chef. Your enthusiasm is infectious! Kind regards from Scotland.

  • @calebschmidt238
    @calebschmidt238 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your knife skills are impeccable, sir.

  • @Spiritualmessagestarot
    @Spiritualmessagestarot ปีที่แล้ว

    Wonderful! My great grandmother cooked with suet. I wish I could get some. Thank you for the beautifully prepared dish! ❤

  • @idalily3810
    @idalily3810 ปีที่แล้ว

    I grew up with my Southern grandmother's rolled, flat dumplings. I never had the other kind until I was an adult. Good, but just not the same. We all like the ones we grew up with. Like Mom's meatloaf. Oh, and the chicken was always a stewing chicken. I once saw her kill one. She went out, grabbed it by the neck and swung it overhead in one quick motion. I was traumatized for days. LOL.

  • @emanonfox1709
    @emanonfox1709 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    1960's American version - sauteed chicken breast, a can of Campbell's Cream of Mushroom Soup, a can of Campbell's Cream of Chicken Soup, a can of Milk. Bring to a simmer then add dollops of Bisquick's dumpling recipe. 10 minutes uncovered, 10 minutes covered. Serve with green peas and lots of black pepper.

  • @jaehaspels9607
    @jaehaspels9607 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My Grandma made the best chicken and dumplings but the chicken was never in the same pot as the dumplings and there wasn't any vegetables in the gravy. She'd make a roast chicken and w/ the drippings, she'd make a pot of gravy. Then mix 1 cup self rising flour and 1 cup milk. Then drop the mix into the boiling gravy by tablespoonfuls. If she had a large crowd, she'd double the mix recipe. Then she'd put the lid on the pot, turn the heat down and we'd play a few hands of rummy and the dumplings would be hot and fluffy. I loved them better when she'd put plenty of pepper in the mix. Even the dog would whine for a dumpling and he was the pickiest eater ever.

  • @tanyawood275
    @tanyawood275 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have made similar ones to these and we call them "drop" dumplings. My mother and grandmother made the kind you roll out and cut!! Love your channel! I could watch you cook all day!!