Matzo balls (knaidlach)
18 Servings
Ingredients
Quantity | Ingredient | |
---|---|---|
2 | Whole eggs | |
¼ | cup | Oil; olive oil recommended |
1 | teaspoon | Salt |
¼ | teaspoon | Nutmeg |
¼ | teaspoon | Garlic powder |
¼ | teaspoon | Onion powder |
½ | cup | Matzo meal |
2 | tablespoons | Water |
2 | tablespoons | Instant chicken soup mix |
Directions
Blend the eggs and oil together, but do not beat.
Add th balance of the ingredients except the chicken soup mix; blend with a fork.
Place in the refrigerator for at least 15 minutes.
In a large pot, bring 5 quarts of water to a boil and add the instant chicken soup mix. Simmer slowly.
Using a teaspoonful at a time, form into small balls about the size of a walnut and drop into the boiling water. Cover and boil on low heat for at least 30 minutes. Allow to cool in the liquid, then gently remove to a flat container.
These can be frozen. Freeze on a flat sheet and then place in a heavy freezer bag. To reheat, drop in chicken soup and heat until ready to serve.
Yield: 18 small matzo balls.
Cholesterol Note: I do not recommend using egg substitute in this recipe.
However, instead of 2 whole eggs, I use 1 whole egg and 1 egg white only.
Handle gently.
From: Grandma Doralee Patinkin's Jewish Family Cookbook by Doralee Patinkin Rubin. ISBN 0-312-16856-X.
NOTES : As light as a feather! Perfect in my chicken soup.
Recipe by: Grandma Doralee Patinkin's Jewish Family Cookbook Posted to Bakery-Shoppe Digest by Gail Shermeyer <4paws@...> on Feb 06, 1998