Lighter Chicken and Dumplings

Name: Lighter Chicken and Dumplings
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 6 , bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs (about 2 1/2 pounds), trimmed of excess fat (see note); , table salt and ground black pepper; 2 teaspoons, vegetable oil; 2 , small onions, chopped fine (about 1 1/2 cups); 2 , medium carrots, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch pieces (about 2 cups); 1 , celery rib, medium, chopped fine (about 1/2 cup); 1/4 cup, dry sherry; 6 cups, low-sodium chicken broth; 1 teaspoon, minced fresh thyme leaves; 1 pound, chicken wings (see note); 1/4 cup, chopped fresh parsley leaves; 2 cups, unbleached all-purpose flour (10 ounces); 1/2 teaspoon, baking soda; 1 teaspoon, sugar; 1 teaspoon, table salt; 3/4 cup, buttermilk, cold (see note); 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick), unsalted butter, melted and cooled about 5 minutes; 1 , large egg white

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated September/October 2009

Main Courses

Chicken

Stews

SERVES6

TIME2¼ hours

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Our ideal chicken and dumpling recipe has dumplings as airy as drop biscuits in a broth full of clean, concentrated chicken flavor. We found that browning the chicken thighs and then adding canned chicken broth produced the most flavorful m...

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