Affectionately known in our home as Friday Night Soup. This is an “end your week on a cozy note” soup. Custom-made for Friday nights, the soup is simply homemade chicken stock (recommended but not required), roasted chicken breasts, and the easiest (also homemade) dumplings are combined to make an uncomplicated and delicious meal. If you didn’t grow up on this, you’ll wish you did!
Gram’s Original Chicken Soup with Halushki Dumplings
Ingredients
- 3 quarts Chicken stock (preferably homemade)
- 1 Chicken split chicken breast, skin on
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup medium-diced celery
- 1 cup medium-diced carrots
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
For the dumplings
- 2 cups flour *(if Gluten-Free, use Cup4Cup)
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cups warm water
Instructions
- Add the flour to a plate and with a fork make a hole in the center. Add the eggs and combine. Then add the water and incorporate. Spread the dough across the plate.
- Meanwhile bring the stock to a boil. Add the vegetables and cook until almost tender.
- Next, hold the plate of dough over the pot of broth. With your knife, scrape the flour in dumpling size portions. The sizes can vary (we prefer it that way). Continue until there's no more dough left.
- Once the dumplings begin to float, turn off the heat. Taste again for salt and pepper, and enjoy!
Make-Ahead Homemade Chicken Stock
Ingredients
- 3 5-pound roasting chickens
- 3 large yellow onions, unpeeled, quartered
- 6 carrots, unpeeled, halved
- 4 celery stalks with leaves, cut in thirds
- 4 parsnips, unpeeled, cut in half (optional)
- 20 sprigs fresh parsley
- 15 sprigs fresh dill
- 1 head garlic, unpeeled, cut in half crosswise
- 2 tablespoons kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons whole black peppercorns
Instructions
- Place the chickens, onions, carrots, celery, parsnips, parsley, thyme, dill, garlic, and seasonings in a 16 to 20-quart stockpot. Add 7 quarts of water and bring to a boil. Simmer, uncovered, for 4 hours. Strain the entire contents of the pot through a colander and discard the solids. Chill the stock overnight. The next day, remove the surface fat. Use immediately or pack in containers and freeze for up to 3 months.
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