Chicken and Dumplings

This is a bit different than most people are used to, but is one of my favorite "comfort foods" from my youth. The dumpling recipe is at the bottom.

Ingredients:

Chicken pieces (legs, thighs and breast) or just 4 medium breasts

1 clove garlic, finely chopped

2 cups chicken stock

Salt and pepper

Flour

Directions:

Wash and dry the chicken.

Salt and pepper the breasts (you can be a bit generous with the pepper) and dredge in the flour.

Heat a large skillet to medium high and brown chicken on all sides until almost cooked through. Remove chicken and add garlic and cook for 1-2 minutes. Add 1 cup of stock and put chicken pieces back in. Cook for 10-15 minutes, and add additional stock as needed. If necessary, add cornstarch or flour to thicken.

Dumplings:

1 cup flour

1/4 teaspoon baking powder

Large pinch of salt

1 egg

Water

Combine all but the water. Add water a little at a time until you get a thick batter (much thicker than pancake batter). Combine thoroughly.

In a pot of salted boiling water, use a teaspoon to drop pieces of batter into the boiling water. Cook for a few minutes, until they float.