Drumstick Stew
Ingredients
- 3-pounds chicken drumsticks, skinned
- 2 tbsp. olive oil or butter
- 2 red onions, finely diced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 4 large carrots, cut in coins
- 2 large parsnips, cut in coins
- 2-pounds red or yellow potatoes, cut in 2-inch chunks
- 1 cup frozen sweet peas
- 4 cups low sodium chicken stock
- ½ tsp. black pepper, or to taste
- 1 tsp. poultry seasoning or ½ tsp. powdered sage
- 3 bay leaves
- 3 tbsp. summer savory spice
- 4 tbsp. all-purpose flour mixed with ½ cup cold water, as a thickening slurry
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 325°F.
- To a large dutch oven, over medium heat, add the olive oil or butter.
- Add the onions and garlic; lightly season with salt and pepper; cook just until the onions begin to soften.
- Place the skinned drumsticks on top of the onion and garlic; lightly season the top.
- Place the lid on the dutch oven and place in the pre-heated oven for about 1 hour and 15 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and add all of the vegetables, the chicken stock, black pepper, poultry seasoning, bay leaves and savoury; season with a little more salt, if necessary.
- Return to the oven for 45 minutes or until the vegetables are fork tender.
- Remove the chicken legs from the stew and strip all of the meat from the bones.
- Bring the stew to a slow simmer on top of the stove.
- Using a small bowl. mix the flour and water together so that there are no lumps.
- Slowly add to the simmering stew; stirring constantly.
- Add the chicken back to the pot and simmer for only a couple of minutes before serving.
- If adding dumplings, see note for dough boy recipe below; make the dough boys/dumplings; pour in globs on stew; cover stew pot; place stew back into the oven; bake in the pre-heated 325°F oven for 20 minutes until puffed up; remove from oven; remove lid; place back in the oven for another 10 minutes or until top of dumplings forms a crust.
Notes
See CompleteComfortFoods.com for Dough Boy/Dumplings recipe at:
https://completecomfortfoods.com/newfoundland-pea-soup-with-dough-boys/
