Chicken Soup With Matzo Balls

Chicken Soup With Matzo Balls


1. Matzo Balls:

2. In medium bowl, mix eggs, seltzer, oil, salt and pepper.

3. Stir in matzo meal and refrigerate 4 hours.

4. Soup:

5. In stock-pot, heat chicken and the water to a boil, skimming foam.

6. Add all but 2 cups of the carrots, the celery, parsnips, onion, parsley sprigs, 2 tsp of the salt and the pepper.

7. Simmer, partially covered, until chicken is cooked, about 1 hour.

8. With slotted spoon, remove chicken from soup;.

9. reserve for another use.

10. Bring large pot of salted water to a boil. With cool, wet hands, shape matzo-meal mixture into 8 (2-in.) balls and add to boiling water.

11. Cover; reduce heat; simmer 25 minutes.

12. Strain soup through cheesecloth-lined sieve into clean pot; press solids to extract liquid; discard solids.

13. Add remaining carrots and salt.

14. Simmer, covered, 15 minutes, until carrots are tender.

15. Add minced parsley.

16. To serve:

17. Place 1 matzo ball in each of 8 soup bowls;.

18. add 1 cup soup to each.

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