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Because of BCAA we're having chicken and dumps!
1 3lb whole chicken
2 tablespoons sea salt
3 bay leaves
4 sprigs thyme
1 whole red onion
4 peppercorns
2 heads of garlic cut up.
Dumplings
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon sea salt
1/4 cup chopped chives
1 cup goatmilk
2 brown eggs
1/2 cup honey
Sauce:
2 tblspns butter
2 tblspns oil
carrots, diced
stalks celery, diced
cloves garlic, minced
1 cup frozen pearl onions
1/4 cup heavy cream
bay leaves
1/4 cup all purpose flour
6 cups chicken stock
1 cup frozen peas
Put on over med-hi heat, the chicken and all stock ingredients in a large dutch oven and cover with water. and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 1 hour until the chicken is tender. Skim the surface
When you're done take the chicken to a cutting board. Strain the stock and shred the meat. the stock will be used for the sauce
For the dumps
Sift the dry ingredients together in a large bowl. In a small bowl, using a whisk, lightly beat the eggs, chives and goatmilk together; pour the liquid ingredients into the dry ingredients and fold. Mix just until the dough comes together; the batter should be thick and like a cake.
Sauce: In a Dutch oven, over medium heat, add the butter and oil. Add the carrot, celery, garlic, and bay leaves and saute until the vegetables are soft, about 5 minutes. Stir in the flour to make a roux. Continue to stir and cook for 2 minutes. Slowly pour in the chicken stock. Add frozen peas and pearl onions.
Let sauce simmer about 15 min. Stir in heavy cream.
Put the shredded chicken into the sauce and bring up to a simmer. carefully drop fat spoonfuls of the dumpling batter into the mix. The dumps should cover the top of the sauce. Let the dumps poach for about 10 mins until they are firm and puffy. Remove the bay leaves. Season with freshly cracked black pepper and you're ready.