Chicken Stew

[catsrcool]

My girlfriend wants me to make this:
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2988675/chicken-casserole-with-herby-dumplings
I am going to do it in the slow cooker but want to cook it on low instead of the suggested 4 hours on high. Any idea how long? I need to go out and leave it cooking. What about the dumplings?

[saintpeter48]

Make your own casserole as I do. Simply coat your chicken in flour and fry for a few minutes in olive oil on medium heat until lightly browned on all sides. Remove the chicken and place in the slow cooker. In the same pan fry finely chopped garlic, onion, leek, celery, carrot (all finely diced) and potatoes (diced a bit bigger), fry all of this on medium heat for about 7-8 minutes, place them in the slow cooker. In the same pan add plenty of chicken stock, salt and pepper, splash of worcester sauce and a couple of tablespoons of Branston pickle, simmer gently for a few minutes then add to the slow cooker. Cook on low heat for as long as possible over 6 hours, add dumplings (I used Sainsburys own herby ones in packet, just add water) about one to two hours before serving, turning them once. It is a very tasty dish, enjoy.

[pastafreak]

How long do you need to go out for? You can start the stew on high,then turn down after 45min to an hour. Put back on high when you put the dumplings in.

[humbersloop]

four hours on high will frazzle that cats, four or five hours on low will be fine

as pasta says waves at pasta, turn it up to high when you put the dumplings in, cook without the lid on and keep an eye on them for between 30 mins and an hour, depending on taste/your cooker
they won't crisp on top, so if that's what you want you'll have to put them under the grill to finish

[catsrcool]

Thank you

[jennyjoan]

would you chicken stew not fall to pieces resulting in "pulled" yuck chicken.