Chicken Bott Boi Recipes

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH CHICKEN BOT BOI

Steps:

• 1. Cook chicken in water with celery, carrot, 1 onion, bay leaf, salt, and pepper. Simmer it with the lid on until done, for about an hour.This is the stews broth. Take the chicken out to cool.
• 2. Skim the fat off of the broth. Strain the broth and discard the celery, carrot, onion, and bay leaf. Taste broth for seasoning and add additional salt and pepper if needed. I also add garlic powder but thats a matter of taste.
• 3. When the chicken is cool enough to handle, take all the meat from the bones and cut it into bite sized pieces. Discard skin and bones. Bring chicken broth to a boil in a big pot. Add chicken. When the broth is boiling, layer the potpie squares into the broth, one by one. Alternate with layers of potato and onion and carrots. Push down each layer gently, so the liquid will cover it.
• 4. Turn down the heat so it will simmer. Cover the pot. Stir gently every so often, so the noodle squares will not stick together, for about 20 minutes.
• 5. Add parsley and saffron. Stir gently. The saffron will give the broth a gorgeous yellow color and an intensely unique and subtle flavor. Simmer for five more minutes. Make paste from flour and water. Add this to broth to thicken. Cook and stir gently another five minutes until a bit thicker.

CHICKEN POPEYES (BOTT BOI)

Steps:

• Make the dough first. Mix 2 cups flour with the eggs, salt, and water, then work in enough of the remaining 1/2 cup of flour to make a stiff dough.
• Roll out on lightly floured surface as thin as you can get (usually 1/4 inch).
• Cut into 1 inch squares, and set aside until needed.
• Heat the oil in a deep saute pan and cook chicken breasts until browned on both sides and almost done in the center. Remove from pan and set aside.
• While the chicken is cooking dice your carrots and celery, slice the potatoes into 1/4 inch slices, and slice the onion very thin.
• After removing the chicken from the pan, add the carrot and celery and saute over med-high heat for 8-10 minutes.
• Slice the chicken and add it back to the pan.
• Add the poultry seasoning and the 9 cups of water and bring to a boil.
• Add the dough pieces one at a time layering with the potatoes and onions, gently pushing down after everything is in so that it is covered with broth.
• Bring to a simmer and cover and reduce heat. Simmer about 15 mins stirring gently every 5 mins or so.
• Mix the 3 tbsp flour with the 3/4 cup water mashing all the lumps, then stir into the pot. This with slightly thicken the broth to make it more like a stew.
• Enjoy!

MOM'S CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS (BOTT BOI)

Steps:

• In a 6 quart pot, simmer the chicken and 1/2 of the celery in 2 quarts of water for 1 hour or 'til tender.
• Remove the bones and discard. Set the meat aside.
• Add water to the pot enough to make 3 1/2 quarts. Bring to a boil.
• Add tomatoes (If you chose, Mom didn't), celery, bouillon, and saffron. Bring to a simmer.
• Prepare dumplings.
• Beat eggs and water in a large bowl.
• Gradually add flour, mixing with a whisk 'til it thickens.
• Switch to a spoon and mix 'til a soft dough forms.
• Turn out on a floured board, knead for 1-2 minute.
• Divide into 3 parts.
• Roll out to about 3/16 of an inch thick.
• Cut into strips 1/2 X 1 inch with a floured knife or a pizza wheel.
• Drop these 2 or 3 at a time into the chicken broth, stirring gently as you go.
• Cook 'til tender about 15 minutes.
• Add chicken meat. Cook 'til heated through.
• Salt and pepper to taste.

BOTT BOI PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH POT PIE

Steps:

• Cover meat with water. Add bay leaf, celery, carrots and salt and pepper. Stew until the meat falls apart. Shred meat and return to pot. If using chicken, remove bones and skin and return meat to pot.
• To make pot pie noodles: MIx one cup of flour with one egg and one teaspoon of salt. Mix till soft ball forms. Roll out on a floured table. Cut in to 2" squares. Allow to dry for several hours.
• Add pot pie noodles, salt and pepper to taste and cook till desired texture. (al dente). Serve over mashed potatoes.

BOT BOI NOODLES

Steps:

• 1. Mix together 2 cups of the flour, eggs, water and salt. Now work in remaining flour a bit at a time to make a stiff dough. (adding only whet you need to get the stiff dough). Using hands or mixer knead for about 10 minutes. On a lightly floured surface roll dough into thinnest possible sheet. Cut dough into 2 inch squares, and make single layers of noodles (dusting lightly with flour) on baking tray, seperating the layers with waxed paper.
• 2. Noodles can then be refrigerated until needed.

CHICKEN BOTI KEBABS

Steps:

• Chicken
• Smash garlic with a mortar and pestle to make a paste (you should have 1 Tbsp.) and transfer to a medium bowl. Repeat process with ginger (you should also have 1 Tbsp. You can also finely chop and then smash the garlic and ginger with the side of a chef's knife on a cutting board if you don't have a mortar and pestle.) Add yogurt, oil, salt, coriander, cayenne, and cumin to bowl and whisk to combine. Add chicken and turn to coat. Cover and let sit at room temperature at least 30 minutes, or chill up to 4 hours.
• Sumac onions
• Toss red onion, sumac, and salt in a small bowl to coat; set aside.
• Hari chutney and assembly
• Purée lime juice, chile, garlic, cilantro, mint, and ½ tsp. Diamond Crystal or ¼ tsp. Morton kosher salt in a food processor or blender until smooth and pourable. If you prefer a thinner chutney, drizzle in 1-3 Tbsp. ice water a tablespoonful at a time, processing until you reach the desired consistency. Taste and season chutney with more salt if needed. Transfer to a small bowl.
• Place sour cream in another small bowl and add 2 Tbsp. chutney; whisk to combine. Season herbed sour cream with salt. Cover both remaining chutney and herbed sour cream separately and chill until ready to serve.
• Prepare a grill for medium heat; oil grate. Thread chicken onto skewers, taking care not to pack it too tightly. Grill, turning once, until chicken is cooked through and charred in spots, 6-8 minutes. Transfer to a platter and slide chicken from skewers. (Alternatively, broil skewers on a foil-lined rimmed baking sheet, turning once, about 5 minutes per side.)
• Spread reserved herbed sour cream on cut sides of buns. Stuff buns with chicken, cucumber slices, and reserved sumac onions and drizzle with chutney. Do ahead: Hari chutney and herbed mayo can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.