Southern Style Chicken and Dumplings

Ingredients

• 1 (3 pound) whole chicken
• 1 onion, quartered
• 2 slices lemon
• salt and pepper to taste
• 3 cups water
• 1 bay leaf
• ½ teaspoon dried thyme
• + 4 more ingredients
• • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 tablespoons shortening
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ¼ cup water

1. In a heavy pot with a lid place the chicken, onion, lemon, salt, pepper, water, bay leaf and thyme. Simmer all over low heat until tender, about 1 hour. 2. Let chicken cool slightly in pot, then remove and take the meat off of the bones. Discard the bones and skin and skim excess fat off the ...

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