My Mom's Chicken and Dumplings | Louisiana Kitchen & Culture

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 pound carrots, peeled and cut into quarters
• 1 cup diced celery
• ½ teaspoon tomato paste
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1½ tablespoons minced garlic
• 1 quart Chicken Stock (below)
• 2 bay leaves
• 4 cups shredded cooked chicken
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried, plus more fresh thyme leaves, for serving
• 2 teaspoons black pepper
• kosher salt
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1½ tablespoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 cup buttermilk