AuthorAnna M.
DifficultyIntermediate

This recipe is adapted from "The Passover Seder: The 20 Best Israeli Recipes for Passover Dinner & More" by Miriam Gurov.

Matzo Ball Soup

Ingredients

 4 eggs
 ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
 1 tsp salt
 ½ tsp pepper
 1 cup matzo meal
 ½ tsp salt
 10 cups chicken broth
 2 small carrots
 fresh dill

 

Steps

1

Put four eggs in large bowl

Wash hands

Beat with electric mixer

2

Add 1/2 cup olive oil

Add 1 tsp salt

Add 1/2 tsp pepper

Mix for 2 minutes

3

Slowly add 1 cup matzo meal

Stir with wooden spoon

Cover with plastic wrap

Put in fridge

Wait 30 minutes

4

Wash carrots

Peel carrots

Cut on diagonal

Set aside

5

Put broth in large pot

Put on stove on high heat

Put water in second large pot

Add 1/2 tsp salt

Put on stove on high heat

6

Wet hands

Shape mixture into 1" balls

Make about 30 balls

7

Drop into boiling water

Caution- it is hot!

Cover with lid

Reduce heat to medium

Cook 15 to 20 minutes

8

Add carrots to broth

Reduce heat to low

Cook 5 to 7 minutes

9

Put 3-4 matzo balls in each ball

Spoon broth and carrots on top

Add small pieces of dill

Enjoy!

Yields6 Servings

Ingredients

 4 eggs
 ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
 1 tsp salt
 ½ tsp pepper
 1 cup matzo meal
 ½ tsp salt
 10 cups chicken broth
 2 small carrots
 fresh dill

Directions

1
1

Put four eggs in large bowl

2

Wash hands

3

Beat with electric mixer

2
4

Add 1/2 cup olive oil

5

Add 1 tsp salt

6

Add 1/2 tsp pepper

7

Mix for 2 minutes

3
8

Slowly add 1 cup matzo meal

9

Stir with wooden spoon

10

Cover with plastic wrap

11

Put in fridge

12

Wait 30 minutes

4
13

Wash carrots

14

Peel carrots

15

Cut on diagonal

16

Set aside

5
17

Put broth in large pot

18

Put on stove on high heat

19

Put water in second large pot

20

Add 1/2 tsp salt

21

Put on stove on high heat

6
22

Wet hands

23

Shape mixture into 1" balls

24

Make about 30 balls

7
25

Drop into boiling water

26

Caution- it is hot!

27

Cover with lid

28

Reduce heat to medium

29

Cook 15 to 20 minutes

8
30

Add carrots to broth

31

Reduce heat to low

32

Cook 5 to 7 minutes

9
33

Put 3-4 matzo balls in each ball

34

Spoon broth and carrots on top

35

Add small pieces of dill

36

Enjoy!

Matzo Ball Soup