Iones Parsley Dumplings Recipes

GRANDMA'S DUMPLINGS FROM SCRATCH: 100+ YEAR OLD RECIPE

Steps:

• Mix the first 6 ingredients together until combined. Slowly add the water until you form a dough. You may have to add more or less water to form the ball.
• Roll out the dumpling dough on a floured surface thin and cut into bite size pieces.
• Drop them one at a time into simmering chicken/broth. She would always drop a few then wait a bit, then drop a few more. She said this kept them from sticking together in the end. After they are all added, give a gentle stir (once or twice around the pot, then leave it alone).
• Let the dumplings simmer in the chicken/broth mixture until they float to the top (about 15 minutes or so). I have let them simmer a longer, and that's fine. She would taste the broth one last time after the dumplings were done for seasoning before we got to eat them!

PARSLEY DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• To make your own self-rising flour, measure the desired amount of flour into a separate container. For each cup of all-purpose flour used, add 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Mix to combine.
• *** If you absolutely can't find suet, vegetable shortening may be substituted. See Hints below.
• In a large bowl, combine the flour, breadcrumbs, suet, parsley, and grated lemon zest (rind); mix together well with a fork or wooden spoon. Season with salt and pepper. Blend in the beaten egg.
• Using a lightly floured hand, shape pieces of the dough into balls the size of large walnuts.
• Make the Parsley Dumplings. Drop the balls of dough onto the top of the stew, replace the lid, and cook for the last 15 to 20 minutes of cooking the stew. When done, the dumplings should be about doubled in size.

IRISH STEW WITH PARSLEY DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Blend the flour, salt and pepper and dredge the meet in the flour mixture. brown in the hot fat in a skillet. Transfer to a heavy pot.
• Cook onion in fat until lightly colored, then add to the meat. Add boiling water to cover meat, cover pot tightly, simmer at low heat 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
• Blanch potatoes by covering them with boiling water; drain. Add potatoes, carrots and turnips to stew during the last 20 minutes.
• Cook until vegetables are tender. To thicken sauce, blend part of the flour mixture used for dredging the meat with sauce from the pot to make a thin paste, add this to the sauce in the pot, simmer until thickened. If dumplings are to be added, prepare as in the following recipe.
• Combine the biscuit mix with the seasonings, blending well. Add water or milk, stir to moisten. Drop by the spoonfuls on top of the boiling stew, cover and cook 12 minutes.

CHICKEN AND PARSLEY DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• FOR THE DUMPLINGS:.
• Combine and sift flour, baking powder and salt.
• Add milk and mix lightly.
• Do not overmix.
• Consistency should be slightly softer than biscuit dough.
• FOR THE STEW:.
• Saute onions in melted butter until soft.
• add flour.
• Stir and cook slowly for 10 minutes.
• do not brown.
• Add hot stock.
• stir until thickened and smooth.
• Add hot milk and cream and blend well.
• Saute peppers, carrots and celery until soft add to stew.
• Combine chicken and sauce, stirring carefully to prevent breaking up pieces of chicken.
• Place stew in a casserole dish and top with 1 oz spoonful portions of dumpling batter.
• Cover and bake 20 minutes at 350°F or until dumplings are cooked.