Roast Chicken Bone Broth With Vegetables And Herb Dumplings
			
		Ingredients
- 1 leftover roast chicken carcass
 - 2 bay leaves
 - Sprig of thyme
 - 3 garlic cloves
 - 1Ltr water
 - 50g soaked barley
 - 1 carrot, finely sliced
 - 1 onion, finely diced
 - 2 spring onions, finely sliced
 - 1 celery stick, finely sliced
 - For The Dumplings:
 - 100g self-raising flour
 - 50g suet
 - 1tsp chives, chopped
 - 1tsp parsley, chopped
 - 1/4 tsp mixed herbs
 - 1tsp salt
 - 3tbsp water
 - Salt and pepper to taste
 
Instructions
Method
- Pick all the meat off the carcass and keep to one side.
 - Place the carcass, skin and all the meat juices in a saucepan with the bay leaves, thyme, garlic and cover with 1 litre of cold water and bring to the boil. Simmer for 30 minutes.
 - Strain the stock into another saucepan and add the soaked barley and all the washed sliced vegetables and simmer for a further 30 minutes.
 - Whilst the broth is simmering, place all the dumpling ingredients in a bowl and make a well in the middle. Add the water and form a dough.
 - Roll into small balls and drop into the simmering broth and cook for 5-6 minutes until they are fully cooked.
 - Add the picked chicken and season with salt and pepper.
 
Chef’s Tip:
Keep the chicken carcasses in the freezer then you can make a bigger quantity to batch cook. Super easy to reheat from frozen.



