Matzo ball soup recipe

Matzo is one of my favorite soups and I am not even Jewish. What I am not a fan of is the MSG that is found in almost every Matzo soup I have inspected. I was living in Krakow, Poland the center of Jewish culture for hundreds of years and in the Synagogue store they sold Matzo packed with MSG.  Needless to say I was disappointed.  Even Manischewitz has it. Therefore, here is a home-made recipe for a more enlighten kitchen.

They are also called kneydls or matzoh balls, Ashkenazi Jews that lived in Poland,Russia and Ukraine made them as their dumplings. The are popular during passover.

Taking the mystery out of matazo ball soup

Basically it is chicken soup with matazo balls instead of noodles.

Create a chicken stock broth like normal.

1. Chop up vegetables like carrots, celery, parsnip and later add dill and put this in a pot.
2. Add chicken with bones.
3. Continue to simmer until you have a real broth. I add natural bullions I get at a health food store or wholefoods.
4. Then strain all this with a spaghetti strainer.
5. I set the chicken aside to fry latter in coconut oil (the healthiest for frying).
6. I then take the warm broth and add the Matzo balls.  Wait a minute matzo balls? How do you make Matzo balls let alone what are they?
7. Matzo balls are dumplings made of matzo meal flour that is all.
8. They are made with the rules of kashrut which does not use butter but traditionally chicken fat. It is basically lard, which is not as unhealthy to fry in as you think.
9. Add onions, salt and pepper, some people use egg whites and eggs. But the idea is to get a simple dough. If it is the first time you do it try to keep it simple and just use the matzo flour.
10. Drop the balls in the broth and they should swell to a larger size.
11. serve with some parsley as decoration.

Matzo is Jewish, but Jewish cooking is very similar to Russian, Polish, Ukrainian cooking as the Jews lived in Eastern Europe for over 500 years. kosher recipes follow rules, but if you are trying to just replicate the taste, experiment.

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