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Chicken and vegetable casserole with dumplings
Tasty, warming, wholesome and cheap!
You will need
3 chicken thighs
2 rashers of bacon
1 large onion
1 large leek
2 carrots
1/2 teaspoon each of dried thyme and sage
1 clove of garlic
1 litre chicken stock
salt and pepper
1 tablespoon fresh parsley
For the dumplings
200 g self raising flour
100 g vegetable suet
1/3 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
50 g long grain rice
Cold water to mix
Boil the chicken legs for 40 minutes and then lay aside - keep the stock
In a large pan add 1 knob of butter and a tablespoon vegetable oil on a low heat
Add the vegetables, all chopped finely and cook slowly for about 6 minutes, and add the bacon, chopped into small pieces
Strip the meat from the chicken legs and chop small, placing it in the pan along with a litre of chicken stock
Add the rice and cook on a low light for about 40 minutes
Make the dumplings:
Sieve the flour into a bowl
Stir in the suet
Add the salt and pepper and mix well, then the water to make a fine paste
roll onto a floured surface and make into a long sausage which you cut to make the desired quantity
Increase the heat on the simmering casserole and place the dumplings on the top, making sure they are covered with hot liquid
Reduce the heat again after a couple of minutes and cook for about 15 minutes |