Matzo Ball Soup

Name: Matzo Ball Soup
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 1 (4-pound), whole chicken, neck and giblets reserved, liver discarded; 1 , small onion, unpeeled, trimmed and halved; 3 , carrots, chopped coarse; 1 , celery rib, chopped coarse; 2 teaspoons, table salt; 4 sprigs, fresh dill; ½ teaspoon, black peppercorn; 2 , whole cloves; 3 , large eggs; 3 tablespoons, schmaltz; 1/2 cup, seltzer; 1 cup (4 ounces), matzo meal; 1/2 teaspoon, salt plus salt for cooking matzo balls; 1/2 teaspoon, baking powder (optional); ½ cup chopped, carrot (optional); ½ cup chopped, parsnip (optional); ½ cup chopped, celery (optional); , Table salt for cooking matzo balls; Chopped, fresh dill

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 2023

SERVES6

TIME3 hours, plus 45 minutes chilling

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Our version of this iconic Jewish chicken and dumpling soup started with making a savory broth. To minimize the amount of reduction necessary to concentrate its flavors, we broke a chicken down into parts that packed tightly together in a p...

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