Chicken Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/2 to 3 lb. chicken, browned
1/2 c. flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. paprika
1/4 tsp. pepper
3 to 4 stalks celery, diced
3 to 4 onions, diced
2 tsp. garlic
carrots, cut in small slices
5 or 6 potatoes
dumplings

Preparation

Mix flour, salt, paprika and pepper; coat chicken and brown. Fill large kettle, a little over half, with water.
Add chicken. Add celery, onions, garlic, carrots and potatoes.
Cook for 2 hours or until chicken is done.
Take chicken out and debone.
Place chicken back in stew.
Add dumplings; this will make the stew thicken.
If too thick, just add a little water.