The Heart Of Texas

  I buy whole free-range organic chickens and slow boil them with 2 onions, 4 carrots, 5 stalks of celery, 6 whole cloves of garlic, 5 bay leaves, pink Himalayan sea salt and fresh cracked tellicherry black peppercorns. After about an hour or when the chicken just starts to fall apart I remove the chicken and let cool. I keep the chicken stock on a medium simmer while the chicken cools. I then de-bone the chicken and put the bones back in the stock. I slow boil the stock with the bones for 3 hours. I then strain the stock and discard the bones and vegetables. I then cut up additional carrots and celery and add back to the strained stock until almost tender. I then remove the vegetables and drop the dumplings into a slow boil/ high simmer and cook for about 20 minutes. After the dumplings are done I add the vegetables and chicken. We love these dumplings and they are good for the soul ~ *garnish with parsley or cilantro or green onion ~ Dumpling Recipe ~ 1 C organic gluten free flour 1