Tomatoes and dumplings is a straightforward dish to organize and goes nice as a facet dish to any meal. My household loves this recipe.
❤️WE LOVE THIS OLD-FASHIONED RECIPE
We love dishes that take us straight again to our grandmother’s kitchen and that is positively a kind of. It’s simple to make and the right consolation meals. For those who love dumplings, give this one a attempt! Chicken and Dumplings are one in every of our favorites too.
🍴KEY INGREDIENTS
Diced tomatoes – You’ll want 2 cups and you need to use contemporary tomatoes. You will have the juice too, so that you wont drain them.
Bacon and Bacon Drippings – All the time successful and makes any dish higher!
Sugar – this can assist the acid within the tomatoes
Dumpling Substances:
Self-Rising Flour – if you happen to don’t have any you can also make your individual. Learn how!
Shortening – We use crisco and it’s what we desire.
SWAPS
You should utilize contemporary tomatoes on this dish and you may use stewed tomatoes. You don’t have to make use of the bacon drippings however we do assume it makes the dish higher.
By leaving out the bacon you should have a vegetarian dish.
🍽️HOW TO MAKE
This dish is simple to make and only some substances so give it a attempt. It’s not going to take you a very long time to make and it’s fantastic consolation meals.
PREPARATIONS
Go forward and take a look at your bacon, drain and put aside. Subsequent get all of the stuff able to make your dumplings and begin water boiling on the range.
COOKING STEPS
Step 1
Mix tomatoes, bacon drippings, water, salt, garlic powder, pepper and sugar in a pot on prime of the range. Deliver to a boil, flip all the way down to medium and canopy.
Step 2 – Making the Dumplings
Minimize shortening into flour till combination resembles coarse crumbs. Add sufficient boiling water slowly stirring with a spoon till flour holds collectively and you can also make into dumplings in regards to the measurement of a walnut. I simply pull off a chunk of the dough and roll it right into a ball with my palms.
Step 3
Take away the highest from pot with tomatoes and drop dumplings a couple of at a time into boiling tomatoes placing the highest again on every time. Prepare dinner for about 10 to fifteen minutes till dumplings are cooked.
Step 4
I often get about 12 dumplings after I make them. As soon as cooked you’ll be able to sprinkle with parsley and add crumbled bacon items to the dish.
⭐TIP
Many individuals have other ways of creating dumplings. We truly put collectively a submit only for this. Study “How to Make Dumplings”
This can present you how one can make drop dumplings like these and likewise flat dumplings that many others desire.
RECIPE VARIATIONS
For those who love dumplings, positively take a look at this Ham and Dumplings recipe. It’s an exquisite approach to make use of leftover ham and revel in an amazing recipe. For those who love desserts, it would be best to attempt our Amish Caramel Dumplings. This a highly regarded recipe
SERVE THIS WITH
This dish could be served as a essential dish or a facet. For those who serve it as a essential dish, simply add a facet salad. For those who make this a facet dish, you’ll be able to serve this with any meat dish, like our Mississippi Pot Roast, Roasted Apricot Chicken, or Salmon Patties.
❓FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Sure you need to use lard.
Sure, you can also make it with out the bacon.
Sure, you could be artistic with this dish and use the spices you take pleasure in.
STORING AND REHEATING
I retailer in a Tupperware container within the fridge and simply reheat within the microwave. You’ll be able to reheat on low on the range too.
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SERVING SIZE
This dish makes about 6 servings, and you’ll simply double it. This dish is made with quite simple substances and a easy recipe you’ll be able to double.
Tomatoes and Dumplings
That is an old school recipe that’s fantastic with contemporary or canned tomatoes. This dish is fabulous consolation meals!
- 1 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes or sufficient contemporary tomatoes peeled and mashed to make 2 cups. Don’t drain canned tomatoes and use the juice with the contemporary ones
- 2 to three slices bacon cooked
- 1 tablespoon bacon drippings
- 1 1/4 cups water
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon white granulated sugar
Dumplings Substances:
- 1 cup self-rising flour
- 1 tablespoon shortening I exploit Crisco
- Boiling water
Instructions:
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Fry the bacon, drain and put aside. Mix tomatoes, bacon drippings, water, salt, garlic powder, pepper and sugar in a pot on prime of the range. Deliver to a boil, flip all the way down to medium and canopy.
Dumplings Instructions:
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Minimize shortening into flour till combination resembles coarse crumbs. Add sufficient boiling water slowly stirring with a spoon till flour holds collectively and you can also make into dumplings in regards to the measurement of a walnut. I simply pull off a chunk of the dough and roll it right into a ball with my palms. Take away prime from pot with tomatoes and drop dumplings a couple of at a time into boiling tomatoes placing prime again on every time. Prepare dinner for about 10 to fifteen minutes till dumplings are cooked. I often get about 12 dumplings after I make them. As soon as cooked you’ll be able to sprinkle with parsley and add crumbled bacon items to the dish. Makes about 6 servings
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