Ingredients

  • 1 (5 to 6 lb.) stewing chicken, cut up, or 2 to 3 lb. broiler-fryer chicken, cut up
  • 4 stalks celery with leaves, cut up
  • 1 carrot, sliced
  • 1 small onion, cut up
  • 2 sprigs parsley
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 tsp. salt
  • 1/4 tsp. pepper
  • Homemade Dumplings
  • 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/8 tsp. pepper

Method

  • Place chicken in Dutch oven or large kettle; add water to cover (about 8 cups). Add celery, carrot, onion, parsley, bay leaf, 2 teaspoons salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Cover; bring to boiling. Reduce heat and simmer until chicken is tender, about 2 hours for stewing chicken or about 1 hour for broiler fryers.