"A classic southern comfort dish made of stewed chicken with fluffy drop dumplings...."
INGREDIENTS
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3 tablespoons of vegetable shortening vegetable shortening
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1-1/2 cups of self rising flour self rising flour
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1/2 tablespoon of dried chives, or 1 tablespoon of fresh snipped chives dried chives, or 1 tablespoon of fresh snipped chives
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3/4 cups of milk milk
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small hen, whole chicken or a mixture of other chicken parts
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1 celery
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1/2 onion
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2 carrots
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5-1/2 cups of reserved chicken stock chicken stock
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1 tablespoon chicken base
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1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
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1/4 teaspoon black pepper
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1/4 teaspoon rosemary
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1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
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3 tablespoons butter
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3 tablespoons all purpose flour
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1/2 cup half and half
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1/2 cup frozen peas