Irresistible Farmer Cheese Dumplings Revealed!

1. Gather the ingredients.

   

2. Melt butter in a high saucepan with a lid over medium-high heat. Add chicken thighs and cook, stirring, until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Add onion and cook, stirring, until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Season with salt, pepper, and cayenne. Mix in flour and stir until flour is well mixed in, making a roux, 2 to 3 minutes. You can add more flour if you want a thicker stew.

   

3. Pour in chicken broth and scrape up browned bits from the bottom. Add carrots and celery and bring gravy to a simmer. Lower heat to medium-low and maintain a steady simmer. Add thyme leaves and simmer until gravy is slightly reduced and has thickened, about 45 minutes.

   

4. Meanwhile, make the dumplings: Combine farmer’s cheese, egg, rosemary, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Mix with a spoon until smooth. Add self-rising flour and mix until a very stiff batter forms.

   

5. Raise heat to medium and bring gravy back to a steady simmer. Add green onions.

   

6. Remove 1 heaping tablespoon dumpling batter at a time. Shape with the use of a second tablespoon into oval dumplings and carefully drop into the simmering liquid. You should get a total of 6 dumplings out of this recipe. Dust with cayenne pepper, cover, and reduce heat to medium-low.

   

7. Simmer and steam dumplings until they are puffed up and cooked through without stirring or peaking, about 15 minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning with salt if necessary.

   

8. Serve and enjoy!

   

Cook’s Notes:

You can use any soft cheese instead of farmer’s cheese for the dumplings.

If you don’t have self-rising flour, you can make your own using this Self-Rising Flour Recipe.