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chicken soup with potato matzoh balls from The Jewish Kitchen
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Potato Matzo Balls (for Passover)

Tender, savory, and melt-in-your-mouth matzoh balls are easily made and can also be made a day ahead. Just drop them in golden chicken soup and you'll be all set for your holiday Seder.
Course Soup
Cuisine Jewish
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 8 servings

Ingredients

For the Matzoh Balls

  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tbsp. grated onion
  • 1 1/2 tsp. Kosher salt
  • 1/3 cup potato flour
  • 3 tbsp. matzoh meal
  • 2 tbsp. fresh parsley, finely chopped
  • 4 cups grated, drained potatoes

For the Soup

  • 4 quarts water
  • 1 large Kosher chicken
  • 1 large leek, trimmed and washed throughly
  • 1 medium onion, peeled and cut in half
  • 2 large carrots, peeled and cut in half
  • 1/2 bunch parsley
  • 1/2 bunch dill
  • 1 turnip, peeled
  • 1 parsnip, peeled
  • 1 stalk celery, cut into 1 inch pieces
  • 1 tbsp. Kosher salt
  • 1/2 tsp. black pepper

Instructions

For the Matzoh Balls

  1. In a medium bowl, beat eggs, onion and salt together. Stir in the potato flour, matzo meal, grated potatoes and parsley.
  2. Shape the mixture into 1 1/2 balls and cook in boiling, salted water for 20 minutes or until they float to the top. Drain them and serve with chicken soup.

For the Soup

  1. Clean the inside and the outside of the chicken, and pat dry. Place the chicken in a large soup pot. Add 4 quarts of cold water. Bring to a boil. Skim off the scum.
  2. Add the rest of the ingredients, except the parsley and dill. Cover the pot and cook for about 1 hour, on medium to low heat. Stir occasionally.
  3. Meanwhile, wash and shake dry the parsley and the dill. Tie the two bunches together using butcher's twine. Set aside. After 1 hour of cooking, add the parsley and dill to the soup. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes more.
  4. When done place the parsley and dill in a deep serving bowl. Add the rest of the veggies to that bowl. This can be served along with the soup.
  5. Remove the chicken to a platter. If you are not serving the chicken with this meal, you can refrigerate it. This chicken can also be frozen. The variety of dishes using the chicken is endless. A few ideas are chicken salad, chicken divan, chicken ala king, etc. The choice is yours. Enjoy.