Matzo ball soup makes miracles, when sick, or when cold. Looks very good. My daughter adores this soup, and I have to make tons of balls because of her.
@anazad511 I'm sure your soup is amazing and far better than this. I made the broth and added some celery, chicken and carrots but I buy the matzah balls in broth and just add them in. So they're not from scratch.
I almost thought it was chicken and dumplings ... Oh great... you made me hungry for that now. Hmmm... I will have to find some for lunch I suppose. Nice warm meal. I've never had matzo ball and wouldn't know it either.
@cimes1 Thank you Carole! I make this from scratch and I also "cheat" on this recipe- it just depends on what I have in the cupboards. From scatch- it's two jars of Manischewitz Matzah Ball soup or matzah balls in broth, and then according to how many servings you want, equal parts water to chicken broth (I use Medford's but any brand is fine), approx. 1/2 chicken cooked and cubed per person, and chopped celery (including the leafy parts) and carrots to taste. If I have leftover rice or pasta from another meal I toss that in too (I usually plan to have one or the other floating around). Season to taste with salt and cook until soup is hot and ready to serve. When I "cheat", I start with the matzah balls and broth and add two cans of some form of chicken soup (chicken noodle, chicken with rice, chicken with vegetables, etc.). I use either the "ready to serve" kind or the kind you have to add water to- obviously adding the water if it's condensed soup. I will then toss in additional carrots and celery, pasta or rice, basically whatever leftovers I'm trying to get rid of! So can you guess which kind I made above?
@jplovescotton Thank you Janice! It's definitely the time of year for soup! @prttblues Thanks Bev! You can buy it in the ethnic section of your supermarket. I start with the store bought and then add my own ingredients to fill it out. @filsie65 Matzah balls are "meatballs" not made with meat but matzah bread crumbs (matzah being the flat cracker-like bread Jewish people use during Passover and sometimes on the Sabbath). They look and have the same consistency as dumplings. Matzah ball soup is very similar to chicken soup but instead of noodles or rice, it has matzah balls (brilliant, right?!). As for serving, I picked these soup bowls up in the supermarket one time because I wanted bigger bowls for our soup. The colors were festive and inviting and the price was right a two US dollars per bowl. The glazing job is nothing to shake a stick at, but they work fine! So, yes, it was served this way for the meal and I was just about to take the first bite when I thought, "ooo-shot for the day!". So, it was also served this way for the shot.
@nicolecampbell Thanks Nicole! Yes, I did- although not completely from scratch (see recipe instructions to Carole above).
@olivetreeann Thank you so much, Ann. Sure could use some of this today. It was in the 30s this AM but going up to the 60s later today and then back to the 70s and 80s the rest of the week. When I go groc shopping tomorrow will be sure to add the Manischewitz matzah balls to my list for the next time it gets chilly or if God Forbid I get a cold, which thankfully rarely happens ;-) I am the only one here who likes it so would halve the recipe and CHEAT. You asked what I thought you had leftover other than the carrots & celery. It looks like barley to me---am I right? Yum, barley...haven't had that for a while either.
@cimes1 Oh, I meant did I do the "scratch" version or the "cheat" version in the bowl- but obviously with the barley in there, it's the cheat version! And yes, you can pretty much make this in any proportion you want- it's a very loose recipe no matter which way you make it. You should be able to find the matzah balls in the ethnic section of your supermarket- wherever they place the kosher items. Since you're the only one who likes it, I'd recommend the cheat version. Buy a soup that includes chicken (I think the one that had the barley was a Progressive Ready to Serve Chicken Barley Vegetable or something like that) and you probably don't need to add any extra chicken then. Just combine the two add a little more broth and veggies and you're good to go.
@olivetreeann Thanks again, Ann for your tips. I bought their matzo ball soup before many yrs ago & know where to find that section at Publix. But in the past I never added anything to it and it was kind of blah. The Progresso chicken barley soup would be awesome with it along with the carrots, celery & a few extra bits of chicken -- thanks for the suggestion.
@henrir Thank you Henri- it was! Not a single drop made it to the next day! @cimes1 You're welcome Carole! I hope it turns out well for you! @sangwann Thanks Dione! @mrssmith Thanks Carla! I seem to be in the mood for that this week- I made meatloaf for dinner tonight! @daisy Thanks Kathryn! @eniaral Thanks Laraine! )o: plans changed and they didn't come. Hopefully in a few weeks when Spring Break takes place.
@olivetreeann It did. I'm trying to share a link all about Matzo ball soup from Seventh Generation including a recipe. It was in my e-mail today. I'm not having success in sharing the link & suddenly their site appears to be down. If I think of it, will try again later.
@cimes1 I have several Passover cookbooks with great recipes in them from stock to matzah balls and finally the soup- but I also am not a patient cook! If it's not a 30 minute type meal then I generally steer clear of it because "it takes too long"! lol
@olivetreeann I totally agree---but this was just an interesting article about the history and other good info about the healing properties. Need to find it, I get so sidetracked when I get on this addicting 365 site!!!!!
@httpgeffed Thanks Colleen! It was!
@dakotaburns Thank you Donald!
@digitalrn Thank you Rick!
@cimes1 Thank you Carole! I make this from scratch and I also "cheat" on this recipe- it just depends on what I have in the cupboards. From scatch- it's two jars of Manischewitz Matzah Ball soup or matzah balls in broth, and then according to how many servings you want, equal parts water to chicken broth (I use Medford's but any brand is fine), approx. 1/2 chicken cooked and cubed per person, and chopped celery (including the leafy parts) and carrots to taste. If I have leftover rice or pasta from another meal I toss that in too (I usually plan to have one or the other floating around). Season to taste with salt and cook until soup is hot and ready to serve. When I "cheat", I start with the matzah balls and broth and add two cans of some form of chicken soup (chicken noodle, chicken with rice, chicken with vegetables, etc.). I use either the "ready to serve" kind or the kind you have to add water to- obviously adding the water if it's condensed soup. I will then toss in additional carrots and celery, pasta or rice, basically whatever leftovers I'm trying to get rid of! So can you guess which kind I made above?
@jplovescotton Thank you Janice! It's definitely the time of year for soup!
@prttblues Thanks Bev! You can buy it in the ethnic section of your supermarket. I start with the store bought and then add my own ingredients to fill it out.
@filsie65 Matzah balls are "meatballs" not made with meat but matzah bread crumbs (matzah being the flat cracker-like bread Jewish people use during Passover and sometimes on the Sabbath). They look and have the same consistency as dumplings. Matzah ball soup is very similar to chicken soup but instead of noodles or rice, it has matzah balls (brilliant, right?!). As for serving, I picked these soup bowls up in the supermarket one time because I wanted bigger bowls for our soup. The colors were festive and inviting and the price was right a two US dollars per bowl. The glazing job is nothing to shake a stick at, but they work fine! So, yes, it was served this way for the meal and I was just about to take the first bite when I thought, "ooo-shot for the day!". So, it was also served this way for the shot.
@nicolecampbell Thanks Nicole! Yes, I did- although not completely from scratch (see recipe instructions to Carole above).
@cimes1 You're welcome Carole! I hope it turns out well for you!
@sangwann Thanks Dione!
@mrssmith Thanks Carla! I seem to be in the mood for that this week- I made meatloaf for dinner tonight!
@daisy Thanks Kathryn!
@eniaral Thanks Laraine! )o: plans changed and they didn't come. Hopefully in a few weeks when Spring Break takes place.