Chicken Broth with Matzo Balls

Name: Chicken Broth with Matzo Balls
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 whole chicken; 3 carrots; 3 stalks celery; 1 large onion, halved; 3 cloves garlic; 2 bay leaves; 2L cold water; salt and pepper to taste; fresh dill to garnish; 4 eggs for matzo balls; 1 cup matzo meal for matzo balls; 1/4 cup chicken fat or vegetable oil for matzo balls; 1 tsp salt for matzo balls; 2 tbsp fresh dill for matzo balls

An American Jewish-style chicken broth with tender matzo balls.

Total time

135 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

120 min

Difficulty

hard

Cuisine

American

Ingredients

1whole chicken

3carrots

3 stalkscelery

1large onion, halved

3 clovesgarlic

2bay leaves

2Lcold water

salt and pepperto taste

fresh dillto garnish

4eggs for matzo balls

1 cupmatzo meal for matzo balls

1/4 cupchicken fat or vegetable oil for matzo balls

1 tspsalt for matzo balls

2 tbspfresh dill for matzo balls

Instructions

Simmer whole chicken with vegetables, garlic and bay in water for 1.5 hours.

Strain and season the golden broth.

Make matzo balls: mix eggs, matzo meal, fat, salt and dill. Refrigerate 30 minutes.

Roll into balls. Simmer in salted water 30 minutes.

Serve broth with matzo balls and fresh dill.