Yosemite Chicken Stew & Dumplings
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List of Ingredients
For the stew:
1 lb skinless, boneless chicken meat, cut into 1-inch cubes
1/2 C onion, coarsely chopped
1 medium carrot, peeled and thinly sliced
1 stalk celery, thinly sliced
1/4 tsp salt
Black pepper to taste
1 pinch ground cloves
1 bay leaf
3 C water
1 tsp cornstarch
1 tsp dried basil
1 package (10 oz) frozen peas
For the cornmeal dumplings:
1 C yellow cornmeal
3/4 C sifted all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 C low-fat (1%) milk
1 Tbsp vegetable oil
Recipe
FOR THE STEW:
Place chicken, onion, carrot, celery, salt, pepper, cloves, bay leaf, and water in a large saucepan. Heat to boiling; cover and reduce heat to simmer. Cook about 1/2 hour or until chicken is tender.
Remove chicken and vegetables from broth. Strain broth.
Skim fat from broth; measure and, if necessary, add water to make 3 cups liquid.
Mix cornstarch with 1 cup cooled broth by shaking vigorously in a jar with a tight-fitting lid.
Pour into saucepan with remaining broth; cook, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil and is thickened.
Add basil, peas, and reserved vegetables to sauce; stir to combine.
Add chicken and heat slowly to boiling while preparing cornmeal dumplings.
FOR THE DUMPLINGS:
Mix together cornmeal, flour, baking powder, and salt into a large mixing bowl.
Mix together milk and oil. Add milk mixture all at once to dry ingredients; stir just enough to moisten flour and evenly distribute liquid. Dough will be soft.
Drop by full tablespoons on top of braised meat or stew. Cover tightly; heat to boiling. Reduce heat (do not lift cover) to simmering and steam about 20 minutes.
Serves 6.
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