Chicken Soup with Matzah Balls

Name: Chicken Soup with Matzah Balls
Ingredients: 1 whole 4-pound chicken cut into 8 pieces, or 4 pounds chicken wings, backs, necks, and/or legs; 3 carrots, 1 peeled (cut 1/2 inch coins); 2 stalks celery (chopped); 2 parsnip, 1 peeled (sliced in 1/2 inch coins); 2 medium onions (cut into quarters); 4 cloves garlic ( smashed); 3 fresh or 2 dried bay leaves; 1 small bunch parsley; 1 bunch dill; 1 tbsp salt; 1 tsp pepper; 4 eggs; 1/4 cup schmaltz (chicken fat) or vegetable oil; 1/4 cup chicken stock or water or seltzer; 1 cup matzah meal; 1 tsp salt; 1/4 cup fresh dill and parsley (chopped); 1/4-1/2 tsp ground white pepper

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Making the soup involves one extra step — broiling or searing the chicken to achieve an extra depth of flavor. That will add 10-20 minutes of joy to your day —

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Ingredients

1 whole 4-pound chicken cut into 8 pieces, or 4 pounds chicken wings, backs, necks, and/or legs
3 carrots, 1 peeled (cut 1/2 inch coins)
2 stalks celery (chopped)
2 parsnip, 1 peeled (sliced in 1/2 inch coins)
2 medium onions (cut into quarters)
4 cloves garlic ( smashed)
3 fresh or 2 dried bay leaves
1 small bunch parsley
1 bunch dill
1 tbsp salt
1 tsp pepper
4 eggs
1/4 cup schmaltz (chicken fat) or vegetable oil
1/4 cup chicken stock or water or seltzer
1 cup matzah meal
1 tsp salt
1/4 cup fresh dill and parsley (chopped)
1/4-1/2 tsp ground white pepper