Lizzies Chicken And Dumplings From Trisha Yearwood Recipe 45

TRISHA YEARWOOD'S CHICKEN TORTILLA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Add the chicken to a large stockpot, cover with water and add a large pinch of salt. Bring to a boil and cook until tender, about 30 minutes. Remove the chicken from the pot and set aside to cool. When cool enough to handle, shred the chicken and set aside. Reserve 3 1/3 cups of the broth (1 cup is for the chicken gravy, supplement with boxed stock if you don't have enough.)
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 13- by 9-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• In a large saucepan, combine 2 1/3 cups of the reserved broth, the Chicken Gravy, green chiles, onions, garlic, sour cream, cumin, salt and pepper. Bring the mixture to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat.
• Spread 1 cup of the mixture into the prepared baking dish. Arrange a layer of 6 tortillas over the mixture, and then top with 1 cup shredded chicken and 1/2 cup of the Cheddar. Repeat this layer three more times, ending with cheese. Spread any remaining mixture over the cheese. Make sure all of the tortillas are covered or they will get very hard during baking. Bake uncovered for 30 minutes.
• For Gravy:
• Melt the butter in a medium saucepan and whisk in the flour to make a roux. Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until the mixture bubbles and the flour turns light brown in color. Gradually whisk in the stock and milk and continue to stir while cooking over medium heat. When the mixture thickens, after about 5 minutes, whisk in some salt and pepper.
• Divide casserole into 12 equal slices. Serving Size: 1 slice.

JERK CHICKEN THIGHS WITH TROPICAL CHUTNEY

Steps:

• For the jerk chicken: In a gallon-size ziptop bag, mix together the allspice, brown sugar, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, cumin, ginger, nutmeg, black pepper, cayenne, cinnamon, cloves, orange juice and 2 tablespoons of the olive oil. Trim the chicken thighs and marinate in the bag at room temperature for up to 45 minutes while you make chutney.
• Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the marinated chicken thighs and cook until cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes per side.
• For the tropical chutney: Combine the vinegar, honey, coriander, cinnamon and cloves in a small saucepot and bring to a boil. Add the mango, papaya, pineapple, garlic, jalapeno, ginger and a pinch each of salt and pepper and lower the heat to medium low. Cook until the fruit has softened and absorbed all the liquid, about 40 minutes.
• Serve the chutney with the jerk chicken.

LIZZIE'S CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• For the chicken: Put the hen, breast side down, in an 8-quart stockpot and add water to within 2-inches of the top of the pot; this will vary according to the size of your pot, but the hen should float clear of the bottom of the pot and be covered completely. Add the salt and pepper. Bring the water to a boil and reduce the heat to a simmer. Cover the pot and cook for 2 hours, or until the chicken is tender and the drumstick joint twists easily. Allow the chicken and broth to cool slightly, and then remove the hen to a colander.
• Strain the broth into a very large bowl. Cover the broth and place in in the refrigerator. When the fat solidifies on the top of the broth, remove and discard it. Remove the chicken from the bones and cut or shred the meat by hand into small pieces. Set aside 2 cups of the broth and refrigerate or freeze the rest for another use. (Leftover broth may also be frozen in individual containers to be used another time.)
• For the dumplings: Heat 2 quarts of the defatted chicken broth in a 3-quart saucepan. While it heats, put the flour in a medium bowl. Dissolve 1 teaspoon salt in 3/4 cup water and stir the mixture into the flour to make a stiff dough. Turn the dough out onto a heavily floured surface and knead until smooth, 1 to 2 minutes. Heavily flour a rolling pin and roll out the dough very thin (you can also divide the dough into 4 portions and roll each portion separately, which will give you thinner dumplings). With a very sharp knife or pizza cutter, cut the dough into 2 by 4-inch strips.
• When the broth reaches a rolling boil, add some of the strips of dough. Reduce the heat to a simmer, cover the pot and bring back to a boil. Continue to add the dough strips in batches, always raising the heat to bring the broth back to a rolling boil before dropping in more dough strips and reducing the heat to simmer before covering the pot again. Sprinkle in the salt and pepper to taste. Add the 2 cups of cooked chicken, heat and serve.

LIZZIE'S CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS FROM TRISHA YEARWOOD RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• For the chicken: put the hen, breast side down, in an 8-quart stockpot and add water to within 2 inches of the top (you want the chicken to float clear of the bottom of the pot and be covered. Add salt and pepper. Bring water to boil, reduce heat to simmer. Cover pot and cook for 2 hour, or till chicken is tender (drumstick twists easily. Allow to cool slightly and remove hen. Strain broth. Remove chicken from bones and cut or shred into small pieces. Set aside 2 C of broth and freeze for another use. Dumplings: Heat 2 quarts of the broth in a 3 quart pan. While it heats, put flour in a medium bowl. Dissolve 1 t. in 3/4 C water and stir to make a stiff dough. Turn dough onto heavily floured surface and knead until smooth, 1 to 2 minutes. heavily flour a rolling pin and roll out dough very thing (if you have small counter space, I highly recommend dividing the dough into 4 portions and roll each portion separately to give you thinner dumplings. With pizza cutter, cut dough into 2 by 4 inch strips. When broth reaches rolling boil, add some of the strips of dough. Reduce heat to a simmer, cover pot and bring back to boil. Continue to add dough strips in batches, always raising heat to bring broth back to rolling boil before dropping in more dough strips and reducing heat to simmer before covering pot again. Sprinkle in salt and pepper to taste. Add the cooked chicken and serve.