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Matzo Ball Soup
Matzo Ball Soup is is one of the world's great comfort soups. It's homey, delicious, and can beat the heck out of a cold or flu.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
resting
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr 30 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 438 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
Israeli
Ingredients
matzo balls
- 2 large eggs
- 2 Tbsp vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup finely ground matzo
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 Tbsp seltzer water or broth
- 1/2 cup finely chopped fresh dill
soup
- 2 Tbsp butter
- 1 onion chopped
- 4 carrots peeled and sliced
- 5 stalks celery sliced (I use the inner stalks and chop the leaves, too)
- 8 cups chicken stock
- 3 cups cooked chicken meat I used the breast meat from a rotisserie chicken
- 2 bay leaves
- Salt and fresh pepper to taste
- large handful fresh parsley chopped
Instructions
- First make the matzo balls. Beat the eggs and add in the oil.
- Mix in the matzoh and salt.
- Add the water and dill and mix thoroughly. Cover and refrigerate for about 30 minutes.
- Using a scoop or small spoon, make rounded balls out of the dough and set on a tray. I used a 1 1/4 inch scoop and got 21 balls.
- Bring lots of salted water to a boil and drop the matzoh balls in. Cover, lower the heat slightly, and let them simmer for about 15 minutes. Gently remove them to a plate.
- To make the soup, melt the butter in a soup pot and saute the onion and carrot for about 10 minutes.
- Add the celery and cook for another few minutes.
- Add in the stock, chicken meat, bay leaves and salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer and cook gently for about 15 minutes. Don't cook so long that the carrots become soft and mushy.
- Just before serving, put the matzo balls into the soup and heat them through.
- Finish with a large handful of chopped fresh parsley and garnish with some dill leaves.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
438kcal
(22%)
Carbohydrates
34g
(11%)
Protein
23g
(46%)
Fat
23g
(35%)
Saturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
6g
Monounsaturated Fat
8g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
124mg
(41%)
Sodium
973mg
(41%)
Potassium
684mg
(20%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
7409IU
(148%)
Vitamin C
9mg
(10%)
Calcium
57mg
(6%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 438
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 438kcal | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 34g | 11% |
| Protein | 23g | 46% |
| Fat | 23g | 35% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 6g | 35% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 124mg | 41% |
| Sodium | 973mg | 41% |
| Potassium | 684mg | 15% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 7409IU | 148% |
| Vitamin C | 9mg | 10% |
| Calcium | 57mg | 6% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.