Chicken-and-Dumpling Soup

Recipe courtesy Michael Symon for Food Network Magazine

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (6)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(6)

Cook Time:
2 hr 20 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
8 servings

Times:

Prep: 30 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 2 hr 20 min
Total:: 2 hr 50 min

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon unsalted butter
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 carrots, diced
1 bulb celery root, peeled and finely diced
1 turnip, peeled and finely diced
1 rutabaga, peeled and finely diced
1 onion, finely diced
1 bulb fennel, finely diced
Kosher salt
4 cups white wine
1 tablespoon fennel seeds, toasted
4 sprigs fresh thyme
2 bay leaves
1 2 1/2-pound organic chicken
1 cup milk
1/2 cup chicken fat (sold fresh or frozen in tubs at gourmet stores)
2 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Freshly ground pepper
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
3 large eggs
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

Directions

Melt the butter in a 6-quart pot over medium heat. Add the garlic, carrots, celery root, turnip, rutabaga, onion, diced fennel and a large pinch of salt; cook until the vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes.

Add the wine, 6 cups water, fennel seeds, thyme and bay leaves; bring to a simmer. Add the chicken and simmer for 2 hours. Remove the chicken and let cool. Pick off the meat in shreds; set aside.

About 15 minutes before the chicken has finished simmering, prepare the dumplings: Combine the milk, chicken fat, 1 tablespoon tarragon, the nutmeg and 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper in a medium saucepan; bring to a simmer over medium heat. Remove from heat; add the flour and stir vigorously with a wooden spoon until the liquid is absorbed. Whisk in the eggs, one at a time, to make a thick dough.

Bring the soup to a boil. Form the dough into eight dumplings (an ice cream scoop is perfect for this); drop into the soup. Cover and cook until the dumplings float to the surface, about 10 minutes.

Add the chicken meat, parsley and the remaining 1 tablespoon tarragon to the soup; stir carefully and divide among warm bowls.

Photograph by Yunhee Kim

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Comments & Reviews

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Katy Bradenton, FL 02-11-2010
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good soup
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

oh my gosh I hope michael symon reads the comment about the angry wife and how she poured the soup down the toilet, he would... find that so funny! I don't think it was the soup that made her do that, it was her husband that can't cook HAHA.Read more
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Ryan Montrose, MN 12-12-2009
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My wife's FAVORITE recipe!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I have made this soup three times- each time it is an absolute winner. This is not the easiest recipe and some experience is... helpful when making this soup, but the flavors are wonderful. The root vegetables give it very unique taste and the dumplings are simply fantastic. HIGHLY recommended! Read more
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Julia Ennice, NC 11-11-2009
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give it time to mellow!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

The evening I made this soup it tasted terrible. The next morning it tasted wonderful! I had a dozen friends over for lunch... and it received rave reviews. Give it time to mellow. I don't see why it needed to cook for two hours. just until the chicken is cooked 60-90 mins should be enough. Then make sure you don't put the chicken meat back in the pot until the dumplings are cooked. Boiled meat is spoiled meat!Read more
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berni parma, OH 10-09-2009
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Clevelands best
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

You go Jonathan from Orange Village. I grew up there too. This was GREAT!!! We may not go to the Super Bowl (Yet) But we... have Michael :)Read more
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John APO, AE 08-09-2009
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Not a big hit for my family
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

This is a complex and time consuming recipe. Unfortunately, the investment of time did not work out well for me. The... instructions were easy to follow. The only point I'll comment on is that the entire dish seemed overcooked at the end. The vegetables were perhaps too soft. The chicken was easy to debone and seemed fine at this stage, but immediately disintegrated into individual filaments when I drobbed it back in the soup. The main issue was just with the selection of ingredients. The family was turned off by the strong "licorice" smell of the fenel; however, they were willing to give it a try. No one (inlcluding me) thought much of the final taste. I had to add quite a bit of salt and pepper just to bring the taste up. But even then, the dish was not very flavorful. After one taste, my wife dumped the bowl down the toilet and opened a can of Campbel's chicken noodle soup. I have a LOT of left overs to work through by myself now. I'll add in a bunch of Cajun spice to get through it all, I guess. Another meal ending with my wife angry with me yet again... Read more
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Jonathan Orange Village, OH 01-14-2009
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The sweetest chicken soup ever
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

The aroma of the vegetables cooking made the house smell incredible. Adding the chicken after simmering the vegetables in... wine and water brought out the flavors. The dumplings are delicious. Great comfort food for a sub zero winter night.Read more