Matzo Balls

6 ingredients
8 steps

Ingredients

  • 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 kosher salt, plus more for egg whites
  • 1 cup matzo meal

Directions

  1. 1
    Whisk together the egg yolks, chicken stock, chicken fat, parsley, and salt.
  2. 2
    Stir in the matzo meal.
  3. 3
    In the bowl of an electric mixer with a whisk attachment, whip the egg whites with a pinch of salt until they are stiff.
  4. 4
    Whisk them into the matzo mixture until it is smooth.
  5. 5
    Refrigerate for at least 15 minutes, or until the mixture is thick.
  6. 6
    Form balls the size of golf balls by shaping them with 2 spoons, rolling them with your hands, or scooping them with a small ice cream scoop.
  7. 7
    Drop them into simmering chicken stock and cook for 30 minutes, or until fully cooked and puffed, turning once.
  8. 8
    Remove and serve hot in chicken soup.

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