Matzo Ball Soup | James Beard Foundation

Name: Matzo Ball Soup | James Beard Foundation
Total time: 90 min
Ingredients: 1/2 large chicken (about 2 1/2 pounds), cut into pieces or a combination of necks, backs, wings, and other chicken parts to equal 4 pounds; 4 stalks celery, tops included, roughly chopped; 3 to 4 carrots, roughly chopped; 2 yellow onions, roughly chopped; 1 small parsnip, roughly chopped; 1 small turnip, peeled and chopped; 1 tablespoon Kosher salt; 1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns; 1 point of a star anise; 4 sprigs fresh dill; 5 large eggs; 4 tablespoons hot chicken soup or water; 3 tablespoons chicken fat (schmaltz), skimmed from the soup; 1 teaspoon Kosher salt plus more for cooking water; 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons matzo meal

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Ingredients

1/2 large chicken (about 2 1/2 pounds), cut into pieces or a combination of necks, backs, wings, and other chicken parts to equal 4 pounds
4 stalks celery, tops included, roughly chopped
3 to 4 carrots, roughly chopped
2 yellow onions, roughly chopped
1 small parsnip, roughly chopped
1 small turnip, peeled and chopped
1 tablespoon Kosher salt
1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
1 point of a star anise
4 sprigs fresh dill
5 large eggs
4 tablespoons hot chicken soup or water
3 tablespoons chicken fat (schmaltz), skimmed from the soup
1 teaspoon Kosher salt plus more for cooking water
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons matzo meal