Roast Chicken Bone Broth With Vegetables And Herb Dumplings
Ingredients
- 1 leftover roast chicken carcass
- 2 bay leaves
- Sprig of thyme
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1Ltr water
- 50g soaked barley
- 1 carrot, finely sliced
- 1 onion, finely diced
- 2 spring onions, finely sliced
- 1 celery stick, finely sliced
- For The Dumplings:
- 100g self-raising flour
- 50g suet
- 1tsp chives, chopped
- 1tsp parsley, chopped
- 1/4 tsp mixed herbs
- 1tsp salt
- 3tbsp water
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Method
- Pick all the meat off the carcass and keep to one side.
- Place the carcass, skin and all the meat juices in a saucepan with the bay leaves, thyme, garlic and cover with 1 litre of cold water and bring to the boil. Simmer for 30 minutes.
- Strain the stock into another saucepan and add the soaked barley and all the washed sliced vegetables and simmer for a further 30 minutes.
- Whilst the broth is simmering, place all the dumpling ingredients in a bowl and make a well in the middle. Add the water and form a dough.
- Roll into small balls and drop into the simmering broth and cook for 5-6 minutes until they are fully cooked.
- Add the picked chicken and season with salt and pepper.
Chef’s Tip:
Keep the chicken carcasses in the freezer then you can make a bigger quantity to batch cook. Super easy to reheat from frozen.