Apple Cider Chicken 'n' Dumplings
Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook
I came up with this recipe one fall when I had an abundance of apple cider. Adding some to a down-home classic was a delectable decision.
—Margaret Sumner-Wichmann, Questa, New Mexico
SERVINGS: 4
CATEGORY: Main Dish
METHOD: Baked
TIME: Prep: 10 min. Bake: 65 min.
Ingredients:
- 8 bone-in chicken thighs (3 pounds), skin removed
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 medium red onion, chopped
- 1 celery rib, chopped
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup apple cider or juice
- DUMPLINGS:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon cold butter
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 2/3 cup milk
Directions:
In a Dutch oven, brown chicken in butter; remove and set aside. In the same pan, combine the onion, celery, parsley, salt and pepper; cook and stir until vegetables are tender. Sprinkle with flour and mix well. Add broth and cider. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Add chicken.
Cover and bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes. Increase heat to 425°.
For dumplings, combine the flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl; cut in butter until crumbly. Combine egg and milk; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Drop batter into 12 mounds onto hot broth.
Bake, uncovered, at 425° for 10 minutes. Cover and bake 10 minutes longer or until a toothpick inserted into a dumpling comes out clean. Yield: 4 servings.