Chicken And Dumplings - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 stewing chicken (4 to 5 lb.)
1 small onion
1 carrot
2 celery stalks with leaves
1 tsp. salt
1 bay leaf
dash of pepper

Preparation

Simmer chicken, onion, carrot, celery, salt and bay leaf in 8 cups water until chicken is done, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
Remove chicken from broth. When cool, remove the skin and bones and dice chicken.
Strain the stock and discard vegetables.
If necessary, add enough water to make 1 quart.