Matzo ball soup
Matzo ball soup, from above
Non vegNew York and Eastern Europe

Matzo ball soup

Golden chicken broth with fluffy matzo dumplings. Famously called Jewish penicillin, deliciously.

120 minTime
26 gProtein each
mildSpice
Floaters and sinkers3 chapters · 2 min read

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Grandma's wayChicken broth, vegetables and matzo balls with dill.
The original
359kcalsame
26 gproteinsame
2 gfibresame
120minutessame

Matzo ball soup.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

6 servings
Chicken, curry cut (bone in chicken, small pieces)600 g chicken, on the bone
Water8 cups
Onion1, halved
Carrot2, sliced
Celery2 sticks, sliced
Bay leaf (indian bay leaf)1
Salt1¾ tsp
Black pepper½ tsp
Matzo meal1 cup
Egg4
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)3 tbsp (or schmaltz)
Soda water (club soda)2 tbsp
Dill leaveschopped

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Simmer chicken, onion, bay and half the carrot and celery in water for 75 minutes. Strain, shred the meat.
  2. 2Whisk eggs, oil, soda water and a pinch of salt; fold in matzo meal. Chill 30 minutes.
  3. 3With wet hands roll walnut sized balls and drop into simmering salted water. Cover and cook 30 minutes without lifting the lid.
  4. 4Simmer remaining carrot and celery in the broth 10 minutes, add chicken, then matzo balls. Finish with dill.
Serve it like this

Ladle broth, chicken and vegetables into wide bowls, add two or three matzo balls and scatter dill. Steaming hot.

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