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Homemade chicken soup is delicious any time of year but I can't imagine not serving it to my family with matzo balls for the holiday of Passover which starts tonight at sundown. If you're not familiar with them matzah balls are a traditional Jewish European boiled dumpling made with matzah meal, eggs and oil and you don't have to be a Jew to enjoy them.
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Chicken Matzo Ball Soup
Chicken Soup
Time to Make: 3 hours - Overnight
Makes 16 Servings
Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken
- 4 carrots peeled & cut in 1-inch pieces
- 4 stalks celery & green tops sliced
- 3 sprigs parsley
- 1/2 onion, no need to chop
- 2 t. ground sage
- 2 t. ground thyme
- 1 t. marjoram
- 2 bay leaves
- 5 whole cloves
- 3 whole allspice
- Kosher salt & fresh ground pepper
1. Place all ingredients in a tall soup pot, add water to cover plus 3-4 inches more
2. Bring pot of soup to a boil slowly, uncovered -- to keep broth clear, immediately after it starts to boil turn down heat to medium/low and cover
3. Simmer for at least 3 hours or overnight as I do for a rich chicken stock
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Matzo Balls
Time to Make: 45 minutes
Makes 16 Matzo Balls
Ingredients
- 1 box Streit's or Manischewitz Matzo Ball Mix
- 4 large eggs
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- Salt
- Parsley for garnish
Directions
1. In a bowl mix the eggs and oil with a fork by hand just until blended, do not beat
2. The matzo ball mix comes with two bags inside the box, empty both into the egg/oil mixture and gently mix with fork until uniform -- let stand at room temperature for 15 minutes
3. Meanwhile, in a large pot bring 4 quarts of water to a boil, add salt
4. Wet hands with water and form matzo balls about the size of a walnut in the shell, these will double in size when cooked
5. Drop balls one at a time into boiling water, then cover pot with lid and reduce heat to a simmer - cook for 30 minutes without opening the lid
6. Remove matzo balls from pot with slotted spoon and set aside -- add one to each bowl of hot chicken soup immediately before serving and garnish with a fresh sprig of parsley
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22 comments:
That looks so good. I've never had matzah ball soup before, but I've heard it's delicious.
I love matzah ball soup. I had it for the first time a couple of years ago. I've been eating it ever since.
Yum. Now this a soup I've never made before. It looks just delicious, I'm sure my family would love it! - Jeanine
Looks delicious! Especially for the chilly weather ahead.
My sisters rave about Matzo Ball Soup! But I've never had it before. It sounds quite delicious. You recipe sounds fantastic.
I love soup and this looks delicious! Can't wait to try it.
This soup looks awesome! I can't wait to make it.
I have never had this soup before but have heard about it often. I can't wait to try your recipe.
I have actually never had this before. But it looks great! Will have to try it!
This is a great recipe! I love Passover for all the foods we get to make that we usually do not! I'll have to try your recipe this year!
Yum! I have always wanted to try this and I think this recipe iseasy enough I can do it ,thanks for sharing!
I'd love to try Matzo balls with chicken soup for the first time. I remember my mom talking about them but I had no idea what they were. They do sound good!
I can almost smell that broth through my laptop. It looks so good and just what I need right now!
I've never had chicken matzah ball soup before. It looks delicious and I love the added celery.
This sounds really good. I have never had Matzo Balls, but I would be willing to try them.
I have never tried Matzah Ball soup, but I would love to try it. It sounds so good.
Matzah ball soup is a passover favorite in my family! Thanks for the recipe!
You know, it's strange but I have never had this soup before. I think it looks delicious and your recipe would be easy to execute. I imagine it to taste like chicken and dumplings?
I have never tried Matzo ball soup but have seen the ingredients in the stores. This looks really yummy!
I have never made Matzah ball soup before. This looks like a delicious and easy recipe to try. I bet it will be a big hit.
This sounds delicious! I would love to make it sometime soon. It's the perfect time of year for soup!
That looks so delicious. I can't wait to make this for my family.
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