Comfy Cuisine- Home Recipes from Family & Friends: Matzo Ball Soup – one-be-one

Ingredients

• 1 – 3 lb. whole chicken
• 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 5-6 ribs celery, diced
• 1 cup flat-leaf parsley, chopped
• 5 large carrots, peeled and chopped
• 1 turnip, peeled and diced (optional)
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 2 large eggs
• 3 Tbsp. rendered chicken fat*, or vegetable oil
• 1-1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 cup plus 1 Tbsp. matzo meal
• 2 Tbsp. seltzer or club soda