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Chicken & rosemary dumplings

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Ingredients:
6 Chicken pieces or
1 smallWhole chicken, skin removed
3 quartWater
1 Onion, finely chopped
2 Garlic cloves
-- minced or pressed
2 Celery stalks, fine chopped
1 To 2 carrots, finely chopped
2 tbspCornstarch, dissolved in
1/3 cupCold water (opt'l.)
2 Rosemary sprigs, 3" each
DUMPLINGS
3 Fresh rosemary sprigs
-- 3" each
1 1/4 cupWater
2 cupButtermilk biscuit mix
Procedures:
1Add chicken to the water in a stockpot and bring to a boil; simmer, covered, about 20 minutes or until tender.
2Remove chicken to a plate to cool.
3add onion, garlic, celery, and carrots to the stock; bring to a simmer.
4cut or tear chicken into 2" pieces; return it to the stock.
5Simmer for about 30 minutes, or until all the vegetables are very tender.
6Stir the cornstarch mixture into the stock, if you like a thick sauce.
7to make dumplings and while vegetables are cooking, bring to a boil 1 ?cups water in a small pan.
8Turn off the heat and add three sprigs of rosemary.
9Cover; let steep for 30 minutes.
10strain the rosemary tea and mix with about 2 cups of biscuit mix, slightly more if mixture is very gooey.
11bring the chicken stock back to a low boil; drop scant teaspoons of dumpling batter into the bubbles.
12Gently push each dumpling aside with a spoon to keep dumplings from clumping together.
13Add two more rosemary sprigs.
14Lower heat, cover, and simmer 5 to 10 minutes.
15yield: 4 to 6 servings.
16recipe from nancy brewer/new orleans, louisiana.
17In "kitchen table: where herbs and spices make a difference" column in "the herb companion." dec.
1893/jan.
1994, vol.
206, number Pg.
2182