We've had a lot of rain lately :-( and nothing works for cold gloomy weather like Chicken Soup. One thing I had never tried was Chicken and Dumplings, so on Sunday I gave it a shot. I went with Pioneer Woman's recipe - simply because it was pretty basic, and she rarely fails me. I think it would be really, really good if you followed the recipe and weren't a moron, like me :)
Here are the two changes I made (one worked, one didn't):
The chicken. Boiled my entire checken with some seasoning and onions to make the stock, then just shreaded that cooked chicken for the soup. Worked great - and I didn't have to go through the process of breading and browning each piece.
Apple Cider. When a recipe says to use Apple Cider, use Apple Cider. Not Apple Cider Vinegar. Major misread on my part. I thought it was strange to put vinegar in, but went with it anyway. When the house was all stunk up, I went back to the recipe and realized my error. Oops. We ate it anyway. It was a strange vinegery flavor, but edible none the less. Nathan actually loved it and ate two bowls. The dumplings were soooo good, and I am definitely making this again - sans vinegar ;)
This made me laugh about the vinegar, something I would do for sure.
ReplyDeleteSounds good for the weather, what is up with the rain, annoying, doesn't the weather know it is January and it is supposed to be snowing.
I know, the weather is totally crappy. Mud and crunchy slushy snow everywhere, the river threatening to flood, and I still want snow. We are going skiing for our first (I know, bad) time this saturday - hopefully they are getting snow up there!!
ReplyDeleteThat's pretty funny...I would probably have done the same thing.
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