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Pork Rind Style Chicken and Dumplings

Recipe Tags:

classic | comfort | comfort food | Easy | favorite | main | Side | soup | southern | southernrecipeswithSR | stew

Prep Time:

3 hours

Serves:

8

Ingredients

    Southern Recipe Pork Rind Style Chicken and Dumplings:

    • 1 cup Southern Recipe Hot & Spicy Pork Rinds, finely ground
    • 4 lbs Chicken
    • 1/2 tsp. Garlic powder
    • 1/2 tsp. Dried thyme
    • 2 1/2 tsp. Salt, divided
    • 3/4 tsp. Pepper, divided
    • 1 tsp. Chicken bouillon granules
    • 2 cups Self-rising flour
    • 1/2 tsp. Poultry seasoning
    • 1/3 cup Shortening
    • 2 tsp. Bacon drippings*
    • 1 cup Milk
    • Garnish: chopped fresh parsley

Preparation

1. In a Dutch oven, bring chicken, water to cover, garlic powder, thyme, 1 1/2 tsp salt, and 1/2 tsp pepper to a boil over medium heat.

2. Cover, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer for 1 hour.

3. Remove chicken and reserve the broth.

4. Cool chicken for 30 minutes, then skin, bone, and shred.

5. Skim fat from the broth.

6. Add shredded chicken, bouillon, remaining 1 tsp salt, and 1/4 tsp pepper to the broth.

7. Return broth to a simmer.

8. In a bowl, combine flour, crushed pork rinds, and poultry seasoning.

9. Cut in shortening and bacon drippings with a pastry blender until crumbly.

10. Stir in milk until a dough forms.

11. Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface and roll to 1/8-inch thickness.

12. Cut dough into 1-inch pieces.

13. Drop dumplings, a few at a time, into simmering broth, stirring gently.

14. Cover and simmer, stirring often, for 25 minutes.

15. Garnish if desired.

*Note: 2 tsp butter plus 1/4 tsp salt may be substituted for shortening and bacon drippings.

Recipe Category:

Main

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