Blue Ribbon's Excellent Matzo Ball Soup Recipe

Serves: 6 Save

Ingredients (21)

  • Chicken Broth:
  • 1 whole chicken (3 to 4 pounds)
  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt
  • 5 celery stalks with leaves, chopped
  • 3 carrots, peeled and chopped
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves, peeled
  • 4 sprigs of fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • 3 sprigs of fresh dill
  • 1/2 teaspoon black peppercorns
  • 2 dried bay leaves
  • Matzo Balls:
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 cup matzo meal
  • 2 tablespoons schmaltz (rendered chicken far reserved from making broth) or duck fat
  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 cup seltzer water
  • 3 carrots, peeled and sliced into 1/4-inch-thick rounds (about 1 cup)
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh dill

Directions

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