Chicken and Dumplings, Southern Style | Bret's Table

Ingredients

• 2 medium carrots, peeled and cut into ¼ dice
• 3 shallots or 1 medium yellow onion, peeled and cut into ¼ dice
• 3 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
• 3 pounds chicken pieces
• Salt and freshly ground pepper
• 1-2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 bay leaf
• 3 thyme branches, fresh
• 2 rosemary branches, fresh
• 1 small sage branch, fresh
• 3 quarts of water
• 2- 2 ¼ cups unbleached all-purpose flour, plus enough to flour the board
• 2 teaspoons salt