Chicken Soup with Matzo Balls Recipe | Food Network UK

Ingredients

• 3 (5-pound) roasting chickens
• 3 large yellow onions, unpeeled and quartered
• 6 carrots, unpeeled and halved
• 4 stalks celery with leaves, cut into thirds
• 4 parsnips, unpeeled and cut in half (optional)
• 20 sprigs fresh parsley
• 15 sprigs fresh thyme
• 20 sprigs fresh dill
• 1 head garlic, unpeeled and cut in half crosswise
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 2 teaspoons whole black peppercorns
• For the garnish
• 4 cups 1/4-inch-diced carrots
• 4 cups 1/4-inch-diced celery
• 1/4 cup minced fresh dill
• 1/4 cup minced fresh parsley
• For the Matzo Balls
• 4 extra-large eggs, separated
• 1/2 cup good chicken stock
• 1/4 cup rendered chicken fat, melted
• 1/2 cup minced fresh parsley
• 2 teaspoons salt, plus more for egg whites
• 1 cup matzo meal