Subj : Re: Spring Salad
To   : Ben Collver
From : Dave Drum
Date : Fri Jan 13 2023 06:23:00

-=> Ben Collver wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 > Nice, Is it meant to be served hot? Warm? or cold? Here's a nice warm
 > (winter) salad from Old Blighty.

 BC> I have only eaten it cold.  I had not thought of serving it warm.

I am preparing a batch of salads meant to be eaten warm or hot. I'll
post them (five at a time) along with my "Recipes of the Day" postings.

 BC> Who is Old Blighty?

Jolly Olde England - AKA the UK.

"Blighty" is a British English slang term for Great Britain, or often 
specifically England. Though it was used throughout the 1800s in the 
Indian subcontinent to mean an English or British visitor, it was first 
used during the Boer War in the specific meaning of homeland for the 
English or British, and it was not until World War I that use of the 
term became widespread.

This was last night's evening meal (and next Saturday night's, too)

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      Title: Chicken & Dumplings
 Categories: Poultry, Vegetables, Herbs, Dairy, Breads
      Yield: 6 servings

      4 lb Whole chicken
           Water or chicken stock; as
           - needed
      1 cl Garlic; crushed
      1    Bay leaf
        pn Dried thyme
        pn Ground black pepper
      1 md Onion' peeled, diced
      1    Carrot; diced
      1    Rib celery; diced
      4 tb Butter; in sm pieces, more
           - as needed
      1 c  A-P flour; more as needed
    1/4 ts Salt; as needed
      1 ts Baking powder
    1/4 ts Baking soda
           Buttermilk
           Fresh herbs, parsley, dill, 
           - and/or tarragon depending
           - on preferences

  Place chicken into a large pot with garlic, bay leaf,
  thyme and pepper. Cover with water or stock.

  Bring to a low simmer and cook chicken for 35-45 minutes
  until chicken is cooked. Time varies depending on the
  size of the chicken.

  Carefully remove the chicken from the liquid and let
  rest until cool enough to remove meat from bones. Shred
  or dice the chicken meat and reserve.

  Add bones and scraps back into liquid and simmer until
  flavorful. Or put it into the oven at 200ºF/93ºC
  overnight to get a rich and delicious broth. Depending
  on timing of the meal.

  Strain the broth, discarding the solids. Measure the
  amount of liquid.

  Make a roux. For every cup of broth, combine 1 1/2
  tablespoons each of butter and A-P flour in a pot over
  medium or medium/low heat. Whisk to smooth and cook,
  stirring occasionally until the raw flour smell goes
  away, usually 4-5 minutes.

  Add the broth to the roux slowly at first to get avoid
  lumps. Adding more liquid as the paste thickens then
  whisking smooths it all out. Eventually you can add
  larger quantities faster.

  Once all the broth is added, add the diced vegetables,
  and cook them until tender.

  Add chicken meat and salt and pepper the soup to taste.

  MAKING THE DUMPLINGS: Combine flour, 1/4 teaspoon salt,
  baking powder, baking soda and 4 tablespoons butter.
  Using your fingers, work the butter into the flour.

  Slowly add buttermilk, stirring until it just barely
  forms a loose dough. Do not overwork the dough to avoid
  tough dumplings. The dough should not be soupy, it
  should be able to hold a shape.

  Using a scoop (the size depends on your how big you want
  the dumplings), drop the dough into the soup, carefully
  covering the top. Try not to place the dumplings on top
  of each other.

  Bring the soup to a light simmer and cover. Cook for 15
  minutes.

  Taste a the dumplings for doneness. They should not have
  a raw dough taste. They may need a couple more minutes
  depending on the size of the dumplings.

  Sprinkle chopped herbs on top of the soup if you like.

  By: Joshua Dineen

  RECIPE FROM: https://www.sj-r.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen

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.... Jumbo shrimp?  Let us examine this concept more closely.
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