Classic Matzo Ball Soup

Classic Matzo Ball Soup

  Ready in : 45 mins

Classic Matzo Ball Soup is a dairy free recipe with 6 servings. For $1.7 per serving, this recipe covers 24% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains about 39g of protein, 39g of fat, and a total of 612 calories. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Autumn. If you have onion, chicken, celery stalks, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. 16 people found this recipe to be scrumptious and satisfying. It works well as a rather inexpensive main course. It is brought to you by Foodista. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 79%, which is solid. Similar recipes include Matzo Ball Soup, MATZO BALL SOUP, and Matzo Ball Soup.

Ingredients

pepper

pepper

6 servings

carrots

carrots

2 large

celery stalks

celery stalks

2 large

chicken

chicken

5 pound

optional: dill

optional: dill

6 servings

eggs

eggs

3

dill

dill

3 sprigs

matzo meal

matzo meal

1 cup

onion

onion

1

parsley

parsley

3 sprigs

salt

salt

0.25 teaspoon

salt and pepper

salt and pepper

6 servings

seltzer water

seltzer water

0.25 cup

vegetable oil

vegetable oil

4 tablespoons

Cooking in Steps

  1. 1
    Wash the chicken with cold water and place in pot. Cover with water and bring to a simmer (do not boil or your broth won't be clear).Skim off bubbling foam as it forms.

    whole chicken

    whole chicken

    broth

    broth

    water

    water

    pot
    pot
  2. 2
    Add celery, carrots, onion, herbs, salt and pepper and continue to simmer for about 45 minutes.

    salt and pepper

    salt and pepper

    carrot

    carrot

    celery

    celery

    herbs

    herbs

    onion

    onion

  3. 3
    Pour soup through strainer and let cool. When broth has completely cooled, remove the chicken meat and skim off the fat and save for the matzo balls.In a mixing bowl, mix together 4 eggs and 4 tablespoons chicken fat (or vegetable oil). Stir in the matzo meal and salt.

    vegetable oil

    vegetable oil

    chicken meat

    chicken meat

    chicken fat

    chicken fat

    matzo meal

    matzo meal

    broth

    broth

    matzo

    matzo

    egg

    egg

    salt

    salt

    mixing bowl
    mixing bowl
    sieve
    sieve
  4. 4
    Add 1/4 selter water. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.Form the matzo dough into teaspoon-size balls.Bring the chicken broth to a boil.

    chicken broth

    chicken broth

    dough

    dough

    matzo

    matzo

    water

    water

  5. 5
    Add the matzo balls, cover, and cook for 20 minutes.

    matzo

    matzo

  6. 6
    Serve immediately.

  7. 7
    Garnish with fresh dill or parsley.

    fresh dill

    fresh dill

    parsley

    parsley