Ingredients
- 4 tbsp fat (schmaltz or vegetable oil)
- 4 eggs lightly beaten
- 1 cup matzo meal
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup soup stock or water
Recipe
Mix fat and eggs together. Add matzo meal and salt. When blended add soup stock or water. Cover mixture in refrigerator for at least 20-30 minutes. Using a 2-3 quart pot, bring salt[ed?] water to boil and drop in balls of matzo mixture. Cover pot and cook 30-40 minutes. Makes 8 balls.
Note: it is easier to shape the balls if you use wet hands.
(Delicious as a substitute for noodles in chicken noodle soup)
Soup ingredients
- 1 whole chicken
- 1 large onion peeled
- 2 or 3 carrots peeled and cut into 1 inch pieces
- 2 parsnips peeled and cut into 1 inch pieces
- 2 celery stalks cut in half
- 1 bunch of fresh dill
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 tbsp white pepper