Best 7 Drop Dumplings For Chicken Soup Recipes

CHICKEN WITH FLUFFY DROP DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Melt the butter with the olive oil in a Dutch oven or stockpot over medium heat.
• Pat the chicken pieces dry with a paper towel.
• Sear chicken pieces in the butter and olive oil mixture until they are just brown on all sides, about 4 to 5 minutes.
• Add the water, celery, onion, garlic, thyme, parsley, bay leaf, seasoned salt, and pepper. Cover and bring to a boil; then simmer for 1 to 2 hours, or until the chicken is cooked and tender.
• Remove the chicken meat from the bones, chop meat, and return to the pot.
• Stir the flour in a small bowl with just enough cold water to make a smooth paste.
• Add the flour paste to the hot stew, stirring until thickened over medium heat.
• Gather the ingredients.
• In a bowl, whisk together the 1 cup of flour, baking powder, poultry seasoning and salt; blend well.
• Cut the shortening into the flour mixture using a fork, and add the fresh parsley.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg and milk.
• Add to the dry mixture and stir with a fork until well blended into a sticky, shaggy dough.
• Drop dumplings by teaspoonfuls onto chicken soup. Cover, and steam for 10 minutes, or until dumplings are fluffy and cooked through inside.

CHICKEN DUMPLING SOUP

Steps:

• In a blender or food processor, combine 3 cups cooked chicken, eggs, 3/4 cup chicken broth, 1 cup flour, parsley, 2 teaspoons salt, pepper and tarragon. Process until smooth.
• In a large pot, bring 4 cups chicken broth to a boil. Drop dumpling mixture by rounded spoonfuls into boiling broth. Simmer, uncovered, 5 to 8 minutes, until well formed and slightly browned. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels. Reserve dumpling cooking liquid.
• In a large pot melt butter over medium heat. Cook onion, celery and garlic in butter until onion is translucent. Stir in 1/2 cup flour until fully incorporated. Pour in 2 quarts chicken broth, stirring constantly. Bring to a boil. Introduce 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and carrots. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes.
• Stir in dumplings, reserved liquid and 3 cups cooked chicken. Simmer 15 minutes more before serving.

GRANDMA'S CHICKEN 'N' DUMPLING SOUP

Steps:

• Place the chicken, water, bouillon, peppercorns and cloves in a stockpot. Cover and bring to a boil; skim foam. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 45-60 minutes or until chicken is tender. Strain broth; return to stockpot. , Remove chicken and set aside until cool enough to handle. Remove meat from bones; discard bones and skin and cut chicken into chunks. Cool broth and skim off fat. , Return chicken to stockpot with soups, vegetables and seasonings; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour. Uncover; increase heat to a gentle boil. Discard bay leaf., For dumplings, combine dry ingredients in a medium bowl. Stir in egg, butter and enough milk to make a moist stiff batter. Drop by teaspoonfuls into soup. Cover and cook without lifting the lid for 18-20 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley if desired.

EASY DROP DUMPLINGS FOR SOUPS AND STEWS RECIPE

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, add the flour and salt. Stir to incorporate the dry ingredients.
• Mix in the egg and milk. Let rest 1-2 minutes.
• Make sure that the soup or stew is at a full boil. Either tear off pieces of the dumpling dough and drop into the soup or use a teaspoon to drop pieces of the dough into the soup.
• When the dumplings float, they are almost done. Continue cooking for an additional three minutes.

EASY DROP DUMPLINGS FOR SOUPS AND STEWS

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl.
• Add the milk and mix. The batter should be thick enough to be scooped and dropped from a spoon. Let it rest for a few minutes.
• Once the boiling stew or soup is nearly done, drop spoonfuls of the batter on top. Be sure that there is plenty of liquid in the pot, but try to keep the dumplings on top of the vegetables and meat.
• Cover and cook for about 10 to 15 minutes, depending on the size of the dumplings. Do not remove the lid until it is time to check the dumplings; when ready, a toothpick inserted into one of the dumplings should come out clean.
• Once done, spoon the stew or soup with the dumplings into a bowl and enjoy.

DROP DUMPLINGS (FOR CHICKEN SOUP)

Steps:

• Mix together first three ingredients being sure to get all flour evenly incorporated into mix.
• Crush the rosemary leaves in the palm of your hand to break them up and release the oils and add to the mix along with the cheese.
• While mixing the dumplings; bring your soup or broth to a slow soft boil.
• Take two kitchen tablespoons and use them to drop tablespoons of dumpling mix into your broth by spooning up mix then using other spoon to roll it into the soup.
• Do not over crowd your soup with raw dumplings or they will stick together.
• Move around the pot as you drop to allow the dumpling to start to set before another raw one is dropped next to it.
• Cook at a slow boil for about 15 minutes to allow the dumplings to cook through and absorb some of the chicken flavoring from the broth.
• NOTE: You can change the cheese flavor with another hard cheese and use other types of herbs to create your own blend of flavors.
• Re Comment on thicknss of dumplings -- tis true this is a very thick style dumpling (my mothers side of family is russian and this is more their style I guess). You can certainly add abit more liquid to thin it out but it is still going to be a heavier dumpling than the roll out style.

FARM-STYLE CHICKEN AND DROP DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• For the soup: Place the chicken pieces and the backbones in a large pot and cover with 16 cups water. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to a low simmer and poach the chicken until cooked through, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Use tongs to remove the chicken pieces and set aside to cool; discard the backbones. Once the chicken cools enough to handle, pull the meat from the bones, shred and roughly chop; set aside. Strain the chicken broth and keep warm.
• In a medium pot, melt the butter over medium heat, and stir in the carrots, garlic, celery, leeks, onions and poultry seasoning. Cook the vegetables until they begin to soften, 8 to 10 minutes, then stir in the flour.
• Add the reserved chicken broth, bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook until the soup thickens slightly and vegetables soften, about 25 minutes. Stir in the shredded chicken and bring the soup back to a low simmer.
• For the dumplings: In a medium bowl, add the flour. Use two butter knives to cut in the milk, butter, baking powder, salt and eggs. Add additional milk, 1 tablespoon at a time, if necessary. The dough should be moist but not too wet.
• Pull the dough into 1/4-cup pieces and place directly in the simmering soup; cover and cook for 10 to 12 minutes. Sprinkle with the chopped parsley and serve.