Romanian Creamed Chicken (Ciulama de pui)

INGREDIENTS

• 4–6 additional legs, skinned and thighs separated
• 2–3 ribs celery, diced
• 2 cups 35% or 18% cream, or a combination
• 1 tablespoon sweet paprika
• 2 large carrots, peeled and diced
• 1 large chicken, cleaned, skinned, and cut into 8 pieces
• 1 large yellow cooking onion, diced
• fresh parsley or dill, chopped
• 1 pound cremini mushrooms, wiped clean and sliced
• sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper, to taste
• 2 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour
• 4 large cloves garlic, minced