Blue Ribbon's Excellent Matzo Ball Soup Recipe

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