Chicken and Biscuit Dumplings - Great Southern Restaurants

Ingredients

• Olive oil
• Pinch kosher salt
• Dash freshly ground black pepper
• 2½ to 3-pound chicken
• 1 small onion, coarsely chopped
• 3?4 stalks celery, coarsely chopped, leaves reserved for garnish
• 3 bay leaves
• 10 tablespoons chicken fat (reserved from roasting)
• 1cup medium-diced yellow onions
• 2 cups fresh-chopped button mushrooms
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 10 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 6 cups chicken stock (chicken stock recipe)
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 3 green onions, coarsely chopped whites and some green
• 10 biscuits (Edna Lewis-inspired Biscuits recipe)