Chicken and Noodle Potpie Recipe
Ingredients
| Roasting chicken-5 pounds, cut up | ||
| Water | 6 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Stalk celery | 1 | |
| Black peppercorns | 6 To taste | |
| Salt | 1 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Saffron threads | 1/4 Teaspoon, crumbled | |
| Potatoes | 4 Medium, sliced | |
| Carrots-3, pared and cut in 1 -inch pieces | ||
| Onion | 1 Cup (16 tbs), sliced | |
| All-purpose flour-1 cup | ||
| Butter/Margarine | 1 Tablespoon (For Noodles) | |
| Salt | 1 Teaspoon (For Noodles) | |
| Egg | 1 (For Noodles) | |
| Water | 2 Tablespoon (For Noodles) | |
| Parsley-as needed, chopped | ||
Directions
GETTING READY
1) Clean chicken pieces with damp paper towels.
MAKING
2) Take a 6-quart Dutch oven and add chicken with 6 cups water. Add celery, peppercorns, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and the saffron and bring to a boil.
3) Then, lower heat, cover and simmer for an hour. Separate the pieces and keep aside the broth.
4) Separate meat from bones in large pieces and discard bones.
5) Mix broth, potato, carrot and onion. Bring to a boil and then cover it. Simmer until potato and carrot are tender. Remove vegetables with a slotted spoon.
6) To make noodles- Take a medium bowl, and add flour, butter and salt. Mix it with fork, make a well in center and add egg and water. Beat until combined.
7) On a lightly floured pastry cloth or surface, roll the dough 1/8 inch thick. Using a sharp knife or pastry wheel, cut it into strips 4 inches long and 2 inches wide. Cut in half to make 2-inch squares.
8) Add these noodles to boiling broth. Boil, uncovered and until tender. Keep stirring frequently.
SERVING
9) Stir in reserved chicken pieces and vegetables to broth and simmer, uncovered for 5 minutes. Sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve.
1) Clean chicken pieces with damp paper towels.
MAKING
2) Take a 6-quart Dutch oven and add chicken with 6 cups water. Add celery, peppercorns, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and the saffron and bring to a boil.
3) Then, lower heat, cover and simmer for an hour. Separate the pieces and keep aside the broth.
4) Separate meat from bones in large pieces and discard bones.
5) Mix broth, potato, carrot and onion. Bring to a boil and then cover it. Simmer until potato and carrot are tender. Remove vegetables with a slotted spoon.
6) To make noodles- Take a medium bowl, and add flour, butter and salt. Mix it with fork, make a well in center and add egg and water. Beat until combined.
7) On a lightly floured pastry cloth or surface, roll the dough 1/8 inch thick. Using a sharp knife or pastry wheel, cut it into strips 4 inches long and 2 inches wide. Cut in half to make 2-inch squares.
8) Add these noodles to boiling broth. Boil, uncovered and until tender. Keep stirring frequently.
SERVING
9) Stir in reserved chicken pieces and vegetables to broth and simmer, uncovered for 5 minutes. Sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve.
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