Chicken & Dumplings - Stewed Chicken with Thyme Creme Fraiche Dumplings

[@TexasToast09]

I've been cooking one of your recipes every single day for the last month since my college semester ended. I haven't found a job yet so I needed to keep my parents happy with me until I did. Let me just say, they have never eaten this good for this long in a while. I am a great cook and all of your recipes come out tip top. They come home, the house is clean, the table is set and dinner is just there waiting for them. They LOVE IT! and so do I.

[@goldenlacquer5744]

Have you found a job yet?

[@loisdurant7988]

Great job!

[@terrybear5398]

You have a job. It's being an Angel🤗

[@vincentengland7927]

Well done!! you are earning your keep, your parents must be proud of you.

[@derianardor]

8 years later and chef john if still a precious perfect dumpling himself

[@YayaSekmet]

Made my dumpling with sour cream and instead of whole milk I used buttermilk. My four year old cleaned their plate!! That has literally never happened before. Thank you so much Chef John!

[@robertbrittner6790]

Chef John you are the best!!! Those silly tv chefs cant hold a candle to you......and you are so easy to listen to! I love your sense of humor...awesome....please dont stop making these videos!

[@gemkrause]

I like this chef very much. He is funny and knowledgeable!

[@BeachPeach2010]

Old Recipes Never Die! I'm making this today in my crock pot. Looking forward to dinner tonight. Thanks, Chef, you're one in a million!

[@terrieseverson6346]

Searched many dumpling recipes and yours made the most sense. I halved the recipe for only 2 of us and I was thrilled with the texture and the taste. Five stars!!!

[@MrKeepItTrill]

Great recipe, turned out really well. One suggestion to anyone who makes this. If you're planning to put the leftovers in the fridge in the pot, remove the dumplings to a separate container first. Otherwise they soak up all the moisture from the stew and you'll be left with some chicken, mirepoix, and lumps of flour the next day.

[@gmarquis4277]

😭😭😭Thank you for your sacrifice lol

[@RevShifty]

All these years later, and that's still great advice. Thanks for the head's up, I was wondering what to do with the leftovers.

[@MMGARC]

Chef Jon, you made your Chicken and dumplings exactly like my Mom did. I would love to just watch her - and watching you brought back these warm, childhood feelings I would get when she and I would cook together. Thank you for opening up a fun and delicious memory!

[@charlessaxton8354]

My fiancé made this dish and it turned out perfect. It was like traveling back in time 30 years when my mother made it. What an excellent recipe.

[@RobBerks]

I’m not even eating this, I’m just watching the video in the depths of a wet miserable London winter day and I feel a hellva lot better already! Thanks Chef John!

[@garaf1246]

12/07/2023 I absolutely love this recipe. For years I’ve been trying to make light and fluffy dumplings and failed. 😞 But I follow this recipe with some changes: I used one cup whole milk and added one tablespoon of vinegar to make buttermilk. I didn’t use self rising flour but follow Chef John how to make self rising flour. Thank you so much for this recipe. Chef John you rule

[@susanLA9066]

I’ve tried this recipe and your beef and Guinness stew. Both are absolutely spectacular!

[@fatbardhaxhelaj4208]

food wishes is the amazing best cook channel in the world it is worth billion of dollars i believe

[@carowells1607]

Priceless

[@Scottstunts]

Hands down the best channel on KZbin!

[@paulleder6628]

The first time I made these to your exact recipe and they came out picture/texture/taste perfect. The second time I substituted sour cream(very high quality) for crem'e fraiche and buttermilk for milk (I used the first time as well). I also used my small disher. They were much wetter and there were more of them, so kinda squeezed them in as others steamed. Mixed bag but all delicious and all steamed. My suggestion is if you have too many do them in batches. I also increased the liquid in my 6 qt dutch oven to a total of 3.5 quarts as the dumplings use a fair amount of liquid to steam and there's no such thing as too much left over chicken soup. I guess the sour cream made the batter wetter, but the trick is just do them in batches. Your patience in doing so will be rewarded.

[@rosastratton2271]

Chef John , you never disappoint! This recipe sounds amazing! 🤩

[@michelesullivan8368]

This is an awesome dumpling recipe. Made it for dinner the other day and was very pleased with how it all turned out. Moist & delicious.

[@kremove]

Witchcraft! These dumplings defy the laws of nature: - solid and porous, yet fluffy soft - they soak up the liquid but don't become soggy (even the little submerged bits hold their shape and texture) - after hours in the liquid, the center still had the heavenly moisture and texture of perfect cake. But such cake would have quickly dissolved, whereas these dumplings didn't! - I can't wait to make them again!!! The store was surprisingly out of fresh thyme so I left it out. I made the soup like I normally do (very similar to this recipe). I didn't have self-rising flour but it came more perfect than I imagined. Maybe because I used Alsa baking powder?

[@katydidiy]

These were the best dumplings I've ever had. I also added 40 grams of my sourdough starter as I'm always looking for a way to use the discard. Made them huge! But held together perfectly. Almost like having fresh hot bread. Thanks and as always I'll be getting more plumping now that I'm the dough queen of the perfect dumpling😘

[@Ash-bc8vw]

I was searching for a sour dough comment and I found it! Thankss for letting us know now sour dough will taste I'm gonna try out too

[@lionelt.9124]

All hail Queen Kathy the first of Dumplingshire!

[@dinacox1971]

New habit! I click the thumbs up BEFORE I start watching so that I do not forget because I know that I will love everything that you put up. This has been a binge since I found you!

[@efany82]

Chef John getting me through quarentine one dish at a time. Made this tonight and it came out fantastic. Used sour cream cause creme fraiche is too fancy for my grocery store. Also I used a stock pot cause I don't have a Dutch oven.

[@nomadmarauder-dw9re]

Am I too late? The reason American stores don't have creme fraiche is it's really easy to make your own.

[@thomashernandez4181]

@@nomadmarauder-dw9re Publix here in the South has/had it. Or was it Whole Foods?

[@marijo1013]

LOVE your sense of humor...the Mrs. Is a lucky lucky woman 🤗

[@rbn2u]

I made this for dinner, following the recipe exactly. It was ah-mazingly delicious!

[@jenniferb793]

My kids love when I watch your videos. They sit with me waiting to hear your sometimes comical descriptions. The recipes are great too btw.

[@andrewt248]

Schmaltz roux. Yentas everywhere are so proud of you.

[@SuzanneBaruch]

Yentas ... possibly. Bubbies ... DEFINITELY. (THIS Bubbe was proud!)

[@Arideath]

i gotta say that the narrations on your videos is possibly the best ive seen on youtube (for all the cooking videos ive seen). it flows very smoothly and you sound comfortable talking to the camera.

[@georgethomas9436]

I watched this when. you first posted it. had to come back to it because every year around Autumn it's time for any dumpling something.

[@pegsbarton6353]

I have never seen dumplings made like this before. They look very light and fluffy, I will certainly give them a try. In England we tend to make (savoury) dumplings with a mix of self-raising flour, grated suet and salt, bound with as little water as you can manage. You float them on top of your stew and then bake them for about half an hour in a hot oven. They fluff up and come out crisp and golden on the top and fluffy and light inside. I have never steamed a dumpling before but these look so good I will give it a go. Love your stuff Chef John.

[@excatholic6392]

"Raise your hand if surprised (at the addition of cayenne). Okay, put your hands down, it's not funny" Chef John, you're so funny and being your sub, I always expect you to add cayenne, hahaha!

[@room2growrose623]

You always break recipes down to true simplicity. Thank you!

[@catlady8324]

Web MD perscribes this soup to cure a chronic case of Melancholy. It works!

[@jakamneziak]

+Karl Ruehs because it doenst have melancholy-flower in it......i'll get my coat

[@DaegdaGames]

At first I read "Mondays" instead of Melancholy. and then I laughed. True story

[@dinacox1971]

Is that actually true??????????????

[@catlady8324]

@@dinacox1971 Well, not literally, no. But I’m sure all would agree that it may help and definitely won’t hurt! 🍜

[@verbalassault87]

I mean my hats off you always keep us filled with just amazing simplistic efforts !

[@bartram33]

Coincidentally, my Grandson recently expressed a wish to try dumplings. Found this recipe at just the right time, making it today.

[@vanphan8276]

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[@genesiabeharry3233]

I love how he picked the chicken off the bone.so tender and yummy.and dumplings looks absolutely delicious.

[@juanpizzo6122]

Chef John, your videos are the best ever! Two thumbs up plus my two toes.

[@ji94552]

I've made Chicken and Dumpling once and it looked like yours. I thought I failed because I thought it was supposed to be very thick gravy like consistency. I feel better now. My Chicken and Dumpling prevail! Thank you, Chef John!

[@thomasperez4412]

Will try this out as the weather gets a bit more chilly. Thank you . Tom in Minneapolis 9/11/19

[@tormentor87]

i made this for my girlfriend and she absolutely loved it. her face was priceless when she took the first spoon full. thanks chef john. you are AWESOME!!!

[@CattleRancher863]

I make a big pot of chicken and dumplings similar for my three dogs once a week, they love it. They get homemade pots of stew and such every day so am always looking for new ideas so they don't get bored. The meatballs recipe is next. I raised all my young uns and they are long gone from the nest so my dogs are my babies, I got to thinking after my hybrid timberwolf killed off every one of my chickens in the barn yard when he was 5 months and it looked liked a chicken massacre out there so I had to raise new flocks and have them in a run now, but really all canines need good quality food not just humans. Forgive an old woman for rambling on, and thank you kindly for sharing.

[@Himaniiibiebsy]

That sounds really good!

[@AncientBlitzkrieg]

I think that if there's anyone on this Earth worthy of keeping dogs, it's you. The amount of time you're willing to put into their diet is amazing, and I thank you for being such a great caretaker to them. Good luck in your search for new recipes.

[@Moonmoon-rh1mc]

Oh! I didn't know you could feed dogs cooked food. For a treat I mix eggs, goat milk and ground meat. Doggies love it

[@carliquiel]

Mountain MawMaw this comment made me so happy. it sounds like you take extra special care of your puppies❤️

[@Sabbathissaturday]

Mountain MawMaw - I have been cooking for my dogs for 8 years now. I've never given them onions of course! They get chicken, ground turkey, ground chicken, stew meat, peas, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, asparagus, rice, oats, sweet potatoes. Just a reminder for people cooking for your fur babies - please google if it's safe for them. Onion, garlic, chocolate, grapes, etc are poisonous for dogs or can make them very sick. God bless.

[@johnc6919]

Hi Chef, only just discovered your superb recipes, they are simple and delicious and above all they actually work. My wife was convinced that dumplings without suet just couldn't work, we have just finished a meal that proves they really do. Many thanks.

[@faddason]

The love I have for your character on KZbin is immeasurable! I don't know you in person soo .. hehe

[@SorrentoShore]

fadak abdulkarem run John Run!!! hahaaa

[@johnbutler4053]

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[@johnbutler4053]

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[@starrynight6223]

I made this today plus I made your carrot cake with creamcheese frosting. Both turned out fabulous! Thanks Chef John!

[@nomad344]

Now THOSE are real dumplings.....My mom made them the exact same way when I was a kid........over 50 yrs ago , thanks for the fond memories !!

[@joeymama4666]

nomad 34 If your mom used creme fraiche in her dumplings, she must have been an adventurous cook!

[@Gigantotherium]

Aaahhhhh, chicken and dumplings. My mother cooks a pot for me every year for my birthday. We almost never eat it the rest of the year, so it really is a special food.

[@lionharehart]

Whenever I have some batter left from yorkshires I add some cream cheese and more flour to make a dough and spoon over gravy, cover and cook for 15 min.

[@lynchpinthescriptdoctor8803]

What's this "spare Yorkshire batter" you speak of? No such thing in our household! 😂😂😂

[@PixieTrailSprite]

I can my own chicken soup and won't go into the winter without at least a case on hand (Jewish penicillin). When I want chicken and dumplings, I just open a jar, mix up a small batch of dough for dumplings, heat the soup, steam the dumpling dough, and voilà, instant chicken and dumplings!

[@amanda010]

I know this has been out for some time but I'm just now making it. My husband enjoys thick soups so I made the broth and added heavy cream for a creamy texture. He must've ate half of the pot by himself. Thank you chef you're a life saver.

[@brishaberries0101]

Loved the Seinfield reference. 😊

[@lindawarren6721]

I just love this recipe well, I love all your recipes and your humour. Thanks, from Johannesburg South Africa. 🤗🤗

[@samuelmatthews9092]

Sir, what size is the dutch oven in this video? I'm looking to buy one and that looks to be a good one. Thanks.

[@ThereIsNoGodOnlyUs]

Looks to be a 12qt.

[@ThereIsNoGodOnlyUs]

And knowing how Chef John likes to be a fancy-pants, it's almost guaranteed to be a Le Creuset 12qt dutch oven.

[@jbirsner]

You can get a very good Dutch oven for about one-fifth of Chef's Le Creuset. Le Creuset is God's way of telling you that you have too much $.

[@philswife7063]

Chef John, you inspire my husband and me to get busy in our kitchen! We find your soothing shows help keep our minds off world hunger and male pattern baldness, too. ;)

[@Ka16Ky28]

Could I flavor the dumplings? For example, garlic-parmesan dumplings.

[@SuzanneBaruch]

Sure!

[@elizabethbennet4791]

OMG! Now I'm going to steal your idea! Mine were high in cayenne :D

[@janeyrevanescence12]

That sounds great. How did it turn out?

[@fahdchoudry7763]

Really good idea

[@bzz5601]

As chef John would say, "You are the diva, of your dumplings." PS, a little minced rosemary might be nice.

[@youtubehatesus2651]

I had never even heard of this. Made it about 5 years ago after watching this video and it is one of my new top comfort foods. Made it tonight. Always good.

[@manji575]

"They're going to feel real and they're gonna feel spectacular..." +1 Seinfeld reference lol.

[@wendyarmstrong8853]

I haven't made this in many years and I followed it to the letter. The only change was that I left out the bay leaf. It turned out perfect with the lightest fluffiest dumplings imaginable! Thank you, Chef John, for this video. 😊

[@06seaplane]

yeah...this is the way my mother made it. What a surprise to find out that 'dumplings' down south means pasta ! Why not just call it chicken noddle soup! I like the idea of using buttermilk ...

[@jamesjfisk4968]

Some Southerners make this type of dumplings.

[@GmodJunkie]

I just cooked this for my mom after she had to eat hospital food for three weeks. She loved it and it was really easy to make, thanks Chef John.

[@SeafoamCandy]

Oh yummy 😊 I might make it when I get older or when no ones home xD

[@paulamoreno9664]

ur older now?

[@michaeljdauben]

I've seen many chicken and dumpling recipes with noodle like dumplings, but THIS is the kind my mom made! I have to make this soon.

[@Mb-vs3lw]

I've been putting off making this for weeks now, but f it I'm just gonna go for it!

[@Mb-vs3lw]

Update: I’m looking to make it now…

[@karinarodriguez6527]

I made this tonight for dinner! first time I have ever made chicken and dumplings! Loved it! Thanks for the recipe!

[@edwardflores3292]

I raised my hand, anyone else?

[@jeffrey7063]

Kawaii Potato no. :P

[@korbsfit1184]

+Jeffrey Regi u suk

[@korbsfit1184]

yep ;)

[@Solvet862]

+Edward Flores I did too. Cause that's how I roll.

[@joemed02]

+Michael Monnin u roll instead of walking??

[@MrKmoconne]

I feel happy, I feel happy. (I don't want to go on the cart) Last week I made chicken noodle soup almost the same way, except I put in bow tie pasta noodles. I would like to do the same thing now except substitute dumplings for noodles! My mother use to make a southern chicken and dumplings the same basic method except she did not use mirepoix, rather she made a thickened version of this same recipe. No vegetables, just chicken and the dumplings. very old school. Salt , pepper, sides of green beans and please pass the salad. Desert was inevitable on a Sunday when she would serve this. Thanks Chef John.

[@SeraphimCramer]

Here's a tip I discovered: if you don't like the chicken skin to be all blubbery & fatty in the soup, you can remove it, season it, cut it up, & saute it separately until crispy. It doesn't stay crispy when you add it back to the soup, but it'll be delicious & no longer blubbery. (Extra tip, you can use the fat from frying the skin to make your roux, then deglaze the pan with some of the broth to get everything back in)

[@kellythomas6347]

thanks

[@SorrentoShore]

total YUM SUCCESS! thanks chef John. I have a big pot sitting on my stove right now. Thanks for all the recipes and demonstrations

[@Xardaras]

That's really delicious, like all your recipes!! Is this really typical american food? We have it in germany aswell, we call it "Hühnersuppe mit Klößen", Chicken Soup with dumplings.

[@chigimonky]

Xardaras Yes it is. Remember though German is the most prevalent ethnicity in the United States. So there is bound to be a lot of German influence.

[@SCARED.PTSD.DAD...]

this recipe of chicken and dumplings that you did was awesome. it totally reminded me of the way my mom made them more of a biscuit than dough yum yum yummy.

[@wendymuir7818]

"...I'm a bit of a fancy pants." : )

[@CuervoBlack07]

"They're gonna be light, they're gonna be buoyant, they're gonna feel real, and they're gonna feel spectacular." How many plastic surgeons in Beverly Hills have said that same sentence?

[@MrPlayfulOtter]

8 years later - still funny!

[@room2growrose623]

You just made my 2020 Election Day with a laugh!!!

[@Andrea.S.Alvey12]

😂😂😂

[@allegrabraun7545]

😂😂🍷

[@extremebibliophile]

Seinfeld reference!

[@winkipinki007]

New to me. Never heard of this "classic" before. Always nice to learn new things. Thanks for sharing.

[@JColeComedian]

I accidentally used self-loathing flour and now my dumplings are locked in their room listening to Morrissey. :O(

[@Andrea.S.Alvey12]

😂😂

[@bigsbydog]

I tried this recipe out and it was great. Now it is a Sunday dinner favorite. Keep them coming. Thank you.

[@bubblejuiceman]

Could you replace some flour with potato for the dumblings? To reduce the flour content and get a slightly more dense dumpling? Or would it not work?

[@chrisw7347]

Yes. Skip the baking powder for denser dumplings. Baking powder was invented by Satan anyway.

[@bowley4]

i just made this recipe, except i also put sage into the dumplins, and added sliced mushrooms to the liquid as well, it turned out soooooooo good!!!! thanks again john.

[@ginapocan]

When I make my Chicken soup, I usually simmer it until the meat is falling off the bone. Take the chicken out and let it cool down so I can pull it apart. Do I have to cook the veggies in with the chicken, or can I just do the chicken first, then add the veggies?.

[@StoneOfMoon]

Gina Pocan I think that it depends on how you want it. I feel like if you cook the vegetables with the chicken, they become much much more softer instead of adding it after the chicken. It would continue cooking anyway as the dumplings get added later on.

[@rczeien]

Gina Pocan I like to pick the meat off before it's too done, but then throw the carcass back in till the bones are soft.

[@ZyNgInaMo]

Gina Pocan i do my veggies in 2 stages....1st stage is with the mirepoix to get a bit of the sweetness frm the carrot really in the soup then before i finish cooking i add my stage 2 veggies which are there more for texture and it also adds a little bit of depth(depending on what veggies you decide to use) because barely cooked veggies have a different flavor about it than the fully cookes ones :D

[@bobbyernsberger6744]

Chef John. I made the chicken and dumplings last night and they were amazing, as you said. I didn’t have creme fresh but I had sour cream. I wish I could upload a picture. It was spot on.Keep up the great work.

[@tubewatcher155]

Thank you thank you thank you for making a video about how to make REAL dumplings and not those soggy over sized noodle looking things!

[@DrPrepZilla]

actually, theres no such thing as a "real" dumpling, because it depends on where you are.

[@tubewatcher155]

Alan PrepZilla Killen In this case there most certainly is a real dumpling. Which is why I commented as I did.

[@nikkioxo]

Really though!!! Hate those imposters

[@Forevertrue]

I agree with you on that. No big noodles called dumplings.

[@bigsbydog]

@Jane Ryan-Douglas that's because they are not dumplings. They are pasta noodles. Nothing like dumplings

[@gretchenwenzel2906]

I haven't made this in years and thought I'd take a quick peek to see how other people we're making it.... The truly homemade way, as my Mama did. Really well done video! Thank you, so much the sharing!

[@paulwagner688]

Hmph. Kluski kładzione are those "dense eastern european dumplings". I loved my mom's. They the best

[@kremove]

There's enough room in this world to have many dumplings to love :)

[@lizdavey9005]

It's so uplifting to listen to you😊And yes, I'm doing chicken & dumplings in slow cooker.

[@sockhawk4675]

Sorry John, I've been using the recipe on the Bisquick box, (with Bisquick of course) for years now and this doesn't even come close the quality of their finished product. Tried both...liked your recipe...just not nearly as much. The irony is... they are basically the same recipe except for the thyme and eggs. Bisquick dumplings came out much lighter and fluffier, and made it's own roux.

[@BBQAndButter]

I make everything from scratch - salad dressing, bacon, bread, etc. - but I have to admit, that Bisquick makes a damn fine dumpling.

[@inept0]

Love your videos. Great recipes and solid technique. I am sometimes amazed at how often I used knowledge I learned from you in everyday life.

[@thewolfstreasure]

Has anyone tried using the red lobster biscuits?

[@shotpin]

Making this tonight, made many times and love it! Thank you chef John.

[@fbaraglia]

When he says "Eastern European friends" that's Martha Stewart he's talking about, I'm sure

[@paulwagner688]

He's probably talking about something like Kluski kładzione, which are denser and made with eggs, flour, water, and sometimes sour cream. More of a noodle than a biscuit type texture. Same principle though. When you drop these, though, they sink until cooked.

[@nichole307]

I honestly love everything about your videos. First, I love your voice. You enjoy cooking and you express it. It seems like you would make an awesome cooking teacher. You're not boring, there's personality in your voice and I just LOVE IT! Second, I love all the dishes you make. :) Keep up the amazing work!!

[@CorvusOfMellori]

5:42 "...AND... certain forms of melancholy!!"

[@groganzolla1]

My classic includes cut up chicken, a dryer dough, and a pressure cooker. Chicken... 2 whistles... dumplings get one whistle... when pressure drops... HEAVEN! BTW... I love your videos... tyvm

[@katiehegwood787]

love ya mr. fancy pants.

[@peridot1878]

you make things so easy and possible for everyone.. Thanks a lot!

[@richl9268]

It has been clinically proven to cure the blahs. I read an article on it, the glycine and proline in the chicken parts does something good for the body.

[@judyslen1001]

That REALLY looks perfect...I Love, love, love dumplings. Thank you, Chef John

[@TheChildfreeCurlyGirl]

Anyone caught that Seinfeld reference???

[@leonoradunbar4370]

The Childfree Curly Girl Oh yeah.

[@otterlytasty394]

This recipe reminds me of the chicken and dumplings my dad used to make, always one of my favorite dishes!

[@PANDORACROOME]

Finally! Here in North Carolina, "they" think chicken and dumplings is chicken with egg noodles!!!{kill me now}.. =)

[@jamesjfisk4968]

We call them slicks

[@alanrygg7268]

Made this dish twice, is the best recipe ever, making it again tomorrow for 8 guests.

[@KaikipBT7]

"There's so many more important things to worry about! Like world hunger." "And male pattern baldness.." DON'T REMIND ME WHAT I'LL PROBABLY HAVE TO DEAL WITH IN 20 YEARS ;_;

[@kristophercrane]

What about Male suicide ages 20-30. Forgot that one.

[@thegokartmozart]

Chef John you make cooking look uncomplicated and fun to do. Your voice is slightly soothing too.

[@shulmusicomnibus]

Also called americanized matza ball chicken soup

[@lookoutforchris]

It's an improvement over those mealy tasteless matzo at least.

[@davejones5747]

Matzo balls are made from matzo meal, not flour, and they're served in soup, not stew.