I have made chicken soup but never matzoh ball soup (I’ve ordered it in restaurants and my daughter has made it a few times).
I looked at recipes on Smitten Kitchen and Serious Eats. Now I’ve decided to make Cecilia Chang’s wonderful chicken broth when my sprained knee gets better. In the meantime I have bought Streit’s matzoh meal, looked for seltzer, bought Perrier … hope that’s correct.
What’s your all time favorite recipe for this?
My first try at matzoh ball soup produced the best version I’ve ever had. it was glorious.
I took the carcass of a Peruvian rotisserie chicken (which we ate as takeout.) and put in a stock pot, filled it with water and made a stock. No other added ingredients.
I put it in the fridge, skimmed the fat, and used it the next day.
When it was time to make the soup, I cooked the stock with celery and carrot and made the matzoh balls. I didn’t measure carefully, and it probably came out runnier …
I always order mine, while out. I like the versions that include more herbs in the broth.
I did have my eye on this recipe
If you’re celebrating Hanukkah (or just looking to fight off a winter cold) you can’t beat the classic. This soup has all the best things: light, fluffy matzo balls, an intense amount of celery, and #lotsofdill
https://food52.com/recipes/21272-joan-nathan-s-chosen-matzo-ball-soup
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Saregama
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March 24, 2026, 5:41pm
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Back of the box, add schmaltz if you have it (skim off the top of the soup since you’re making it).
Using some chicken broth instead of water also helps flavor. I don’t use seltzer.
Let the mixture rest long enough to fully hydrate.
Tori Avery has recipes for both floaters and sinkers, take your pick (I prefer floaters).
How to make sinker-style matzo balls from scratch for the Jewish Passover holiday, using a few simple ingredients. Just like Bubbe made!
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