Recipe: Chicken Dumpling Soup with Lemongrass and Bok Choy

chix dumplingMuch easier than you’d think and incredibly nourishing on a cold evening. Serves 4.

  • 3 tablespoons butter

  • 1 medium yellow onion, diced

  • 2 medium carrots, peeled and diced

  • 3 green onions, diced with white separated from green

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour

  • 3 cups low-sodium chicken broth

  • 1-1/2 pounds bone-in chicken thighs and/or breast, skin removed and meat separated from bone

  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

  • 1-3/4 teaspoons baking powder

  • 1/4 teaspoon white pepper

  • 1/2-3/4 cup milk

  • 1 lemongrass spear, tough outside leaves removed and inner softer core thinly sliced (about 3 tablespoons)

  • 1/2 cup mushrooms of choice, diced

  • 2 cups bok choy, diced

chix dumpling prepIn a large pot, cook onion, carrots, and the whites of the green onions in butter over medium heat. Stir occasionally until onion is softened, about 5 minutes.

Add 1/4 cup flour and stir for 30 seconds. Add broth and bring to a boil. Add chicken and chicken bones to the pot, reduce heat to medium, cover, and cook for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.

While the soup is cooking, mix remaining 3/4 cup flour with salt, baking powder, and white pepper. Gradually stir in 1/2 cup milk and greens from diced green onion with a fork until a thick batter is formed. Add more milk if necessary (mixture needs to drop from a spoon). Set aside.

Remove bones from the pot and stir in mushrooms and lemongrass. Drop batter in simmering liquid 1-2 tablespoons at a time to form about 8-10 dumplings. Cover and cook until firm, another 15 minutes, flipping dumplings half way through. Serve hot over chopped bok choy.