CHANA'S CHICKEN and DUMPLINGS

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You don't have to be Jewish , or eat Kosher to enjoy Rabbi Silver's yummy chicken dish. Anything with dumplings can't be bad.

CHANA'S CHICKEN and DUMPLINGS (MEAT) WWW.KOSHERDELIGHT.COM: "
1 medium onion, sliced fine
Canola oil
4 lbs. chicken, cut up
4 cups water
Salt and pepper to taste
Paprika to taste
3 Tbs. flour ½ cup water
2 cups flour
3 eggs
Salt and pepper to taste
Paprika to taste
Boiling water
1 teaspoon salt

INSTRUCTIONS:
In a pot, sauté onion in canola oil.
Add chicken and 4 cups water.
Add salt, pepper and paprika and cook slowly over medium heat until chicken is tender, about 30 - 40 minutes.
Meantime, in a bowl, make a paste of the 3 tablespoons flour and ½ cup water.
Pour over chicken and let come to a boil for 1 minute.
Remove from heat.

FOR DUMPLINGS:
1. In a bowl, mix 2 cups flour and eggs.
2. Add salt, pepper and paprika and enough water to make a soft batter.
3. Beat well.
4. Heat soup pot of water with 1 teaspoon salt.
5. Dip a teaspoon into the boiling water to prevent sticking of batter.
6. Drop the batter, ½ teaspoon at a time into boiling water.
7. Cook until tender.
8. Remove to a colander and rinse with warm water.
9. Place dumplings on top of the chicken.

YIELDS: 6 to 8 servings.

Source: Rabbi Alan Ira Silver"