Matzo Balls
Servings 8 matzo balls
Ingredients
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons chicken fat (in liquid form) or vegetable oil
- ½ cup matzo meal
- 1 teaspoon coarse Kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons warm chicken broth or water
Instructions
Prepare mixture
- In bowl, beat eggs slightly.
- Add oil, matzo meal, and salt. Blend together.
- Add broth (or water) and mix until uniform.
- Cover bowl and chill in refrigerator for at least 20 minutes.
Cook matzo balls
- Bring large pot of salted water to a brisk boil.
- Remove chilled matzo ball mixture from refrigerator.
- With wet hands, form mixture into matzo balls, approximately I inch in diameter.
- Drop matzo balls into pot of boiling water.
- Reduce heat, cover pot tightly, and simmer until cooked, approx. 30-40 minutes. Matzo balls should rise as they cook.
- After matzo balls are done, transfer to pot of warm chicken soup
- Serve in soup bowls with a few cooked carrot sticks in each bowl.