Chicken Vegetable Stew with drop Cornmeal Dumplings

Ingredients

• ½ tsp table salt
• 1 whole chicken, cut at joints and breast/ribs split or 2 lb chicken thighs and breasts, bone-in
• 1 tsp thyme, dried
• 2 carrots, sliced
• 1 yellow onion, cut into quarters
• 3 Tbsp parsley, fresh
• 2 stalks celery
• + 14 more ingredients
• • ___ Stock ingredients
  • Milk, as required
  • 1 egg, whisked (optional)
  • 2 Tbsp vegetable oil
  • ½ tsp table salt
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ¼ cup flour
  • ¾ cup corn meal
  • ___ Dumpling ingredients
  • 6 summer squash (zucchini or mexican) peeled and diced into ¾ inch cubes
  • 3 stalks celery, peeled and chopped into ½ inch cubes
  • 6 medium carrots, peeled and chopped into ½ inch cubes
  • ½ yellow onion, thinly sliced
  • ___ Stew finishing vegetables

To prepare the stock, first remove the skin from the chicken parts. In a large pot cover the chicken, salt, onion, carrots and thyme with water and bring to a simmer. Cook 15 minutes or until the breasts are just done, then remove. Cook 15 more minutes or until the dark meat parts are just done, ...

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