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Gumbo Dumplings

22. November 2009 by gregg 9 Comments

photo by Darwin Bell

 

While I am no huge fan of Apple products, I do like my iPhone.  It’s a mostly useful device with some entirely useless applications.  Some time back I picked up an interesting app - Distant Shore.  I liked the company's other app, Koi Pond.  Distant Shore is a simple concept - you walk along a beach picking up shells.  Along the way you might find bottles with messages in them.  When you've collected 5 shells you get an empty bottle you can fill with any message you like.  Other users reply to your messages and you to theirs.  Simple idea.  Distant Shore is the kind of game a four-year-old can enjoy.  I know one and he loves picking up bottles and shells.

 

I send the same message every time; "what's the best street food where you are?"  Not everyone replies, and not every reply makes sense.  But in the replies come, from all over the world.  Its was from Distant Shore that I learned about "garbage plates".  Thanks - now I know how bad American food can get if you really try.

 

By far, the most enthusiastic responses, besides "hot dogs!", are about Xiao Long Bao.  The incredibly small number of users out there collecting virtual shells simply love soup dumplings.  I can't really blame them - they truly are amazing.

 

 

Thinking about soup dumplings got me thinking about an obvious fusion that would be wonderful - Gumbo Dumplings.  I make gumbo on a regular basis, so I know what happens to leftovers.  When chilled the gumbo becomes fairly gelatinous.  A perfect fit for these fantastic little packages.

 

Unless you have a dinner party that you're working on, I would recommend only making enough gumbo aspic to make the number of dumplings you plan in one sitting.  That said, these would be a huge hit at any dinner party, assuming you have the time and energy to make the gumbo.

 

Gumbo dumplings

2 cups gumbo

Frozen dumpling skins (get these at your local asian market)

 

Directions

 

  1. Strain the solids out of the gumbo and put the liquid in a glass bowl.  Put in the refrigerator, in the crisper drawer, and allow to gel over night.
  2. Dice the solids from the gumbo to a small/fine dice.  Store in the refrigerator overnight.
  3. When ready to make the dumplings, put the skins out on a board.  Run a wet finger around the edge, making sure the entire skin has water on the edge.  Form the skin into a bowl (see picture above).
  4. Into each skin, drop a bit of the sausage/chicken and a bit of the gumbo  liquid.  Don’t overfill.
  5. Seal each dumpling with a little twist.  Make sure each dumpling is sealed tight.
  6. Finish as you would Xiao Long Bao, but cook for just 8 minutes.

 

 

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I really love the taste of Gumbo dumpling. You have to try it. If there’s no available resto in your town, you can make it, just follow the steps here. You’ll never go wrong!

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Yum. Who doesn't love dumplings?!?!?

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It's an easy way to fancy up any hearty soup. Mix up the dumpling batter and drop it by spoonfuls on the hot, simmering soup. Presto! You have quick Chicken and Dumplings. What follows is a wonderful chicken soup recipe that you can use with potatoes or rice. Make it alone or top it with dumplings. This makes a family-sized batch of wonderful comfort food—about three quarts. This recipe can also be made with boneless turkey meat.
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CHICKEN SOUP RECIPE

Ingredients
• 1 broiler chicken or large fryer
• 6 cups water
• 1/2 tablespoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed sage
• 1/2 teaspoons thyme
• 1 bay leaves
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 cup celery, sliced
• 1 1/2 cups carrot slices (optional)
• 3/4 cup rice, 2 cups chunked potatoes, or noodles
• 1/3 cup flour
• 2 cups milk
• 1 1/2 cups frozen peas (optional)


Directions
1. Rinse and drain the chicken. Place the chicken in a large pan, add water and salt, spices and herbs and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer. After 20 minutes, add the onion, celery, and optional carrots. Add potato chunks or rice if desired. (Do not add rice or potatoes if you are making chicken and noodles. Do not add noodles yet.) Continue simmering for another 20 minutes or until the chicken is cooked. When the chicken is tender, turn the heat off.

2. Remove the chicken to a large platter or bowl, remove the skin and discard, and let the chicken cool enough that you can debone the meat—about fifteen minutes. Remove the meat from the bones and cut into chunks. You will want two to three cups of boneless chicken.

3. Skim the fat from the chicken broth and vegetables and discard.

4. Place flour into a small bowl or large cup. Remove about one cup of broth from the pan. Add a little broth to the flour, stir the four to moisten, and then add more broth a little at a time until the entire cup of broth is added, stirring after each addition to remove lumps. Slowly stir the flour mixture into the broth. Add the chicken chunks. Add the two cups milk. Bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally until the soup has thickened. If you are adding homemade noodles, flour from the noodles will further thicken the soup.

5. Add the noodles if you are using noodles. Add the peas if desired. Continue cooking until tender. Serve hot.

For a low fat version, use chicken breast meat.


DUMPLINGS RECIPE
Use these dumplings with chicken soup, beef stew, chili, or any hearty soup.

Ingredients
• 2/3 cups all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 2 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup milk

Directions
1. In a medium bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, and salt together.

2. In a small bowl or large cup, whisk the oil and milk together. Form a depression in the flour mixture and add the liquid mixture. Stir with a fork until combined.

3. With a large spoon, drop mounds of the dough atop the bubbling stew or soup. The soup must be bubbling hot to start the cooking of the dumplings upon contact.

4. Immediately cover the pan. Reduce the heat so that the soup will simmer and let cook for about ten minutes. The dumplings are cooked when a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Serve hot.

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