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Drumstick Stew

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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/