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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 Matzo Balls 24g

Recipe makes 18 Matzo Balls)

Calories 67
Calories from Fat 38 (56%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 4.2g 6%
Saturated Fat 0.8g 4%
Monounsaturated Fat 1.7g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1.3g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 47mg 15%
Sodium 154mg 6%
Potassium 22mg 0%
Total Carbohydrate 5.4g 1%
Dietary Fiber 0.2g 0%
Sugars 0.1g
Protein 2.0g 3%

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Kosher Perfect Matzo Balls

Recipe #94412 | 50 min | 10 min prep | add private note

By: Yosef Vernon
Jun 26, 2004

OK, OK, I know; your bubbie made the perfect matzo balls. But they are finicky little rascals that are made a 1000 different ways and everyones bubbies always made them best. What I want to share here is the simplest, no nonsence methode of the creation of soft and/or firm matzo balls; for just like white and dark meat people, there are soft and firm matzo ball people.

18 -24 Matzo Balls (change servings and units)

Ingredients

For soft matzo balls

For firm matzo balls the above plus

Optional Ingredients --- all some or none

Directions

  1. 1
    Follow these instructions carefully.
  2. 2
    Measure and mix dry ingredients into a bowl.
  3. 3
    Individually break the eggs into a clear glass, discarding any with blood spots, and then pour into a second bowl.
  4. 4
    Add oil or schmaltz (and water or broth for firm matzo balls) to the eggs and stir gently with a fork until the yolks are broken and the oil just mixed.
  5. 5
    Pour egg mixture into the dry mixture and gently mix with the fork.
  6. 6
    DO NOT OVER MIX.
  7. 7
    Treat it like a muffin mixture; if you over mix they will be tough.
  8. 8
    Place in the fridge for 1 hour.
  9. 9
    Bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil on the stove.
  10. 10
    After matzo ball mix has set, gently remove teaspoon fulls of the batter and roll into 1-2" balls and drop into the water.
  11. 11
    When all the balls are in the water leave it to boil until all the balls float to the top, then lower the temperature to a rolling simmer for 40 minutes and your matzo balls will be ready.
  12. 12
    DO NOT STIR AT ANY TIME.
  13. 13
    The matzo balls may be removed from the water with a slotted spoon and served in soup, with a stew, as a side dish with gravy or placed on a cookie sheet and frozen covered for a later use.

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From: Chef #1256682

On May 2, 2009

Outstanding recipe. I've been using Molly Goldberg's recipe for years and always liked her recipe. But I wanted to try to make the Matzo Balls without having to beat the egg whites. They were even better that Molly's. I used olive oil for the oil, and everyone loved the flavor. We're thinking about making a huge vat of chicken soup with these matzo balls and marketing it as the perfect vaccine for the nefarious swine flu.

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  • From: Lunaraven_psi

    On May 22, 2008

    I made these for our temple's Passover Seder. I know I had to make the firmer recipe but they were just a tad too firm. The flavor was out of this world though! Everyone did enjoy it.

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  • From: libidess

    On Oct 31, 2004

    Excellent! We eat matzo balls year round- in vegetable or chicken soup. My husband said these were the best matzo balls he'd ever eaten in his life. I made the firm version (added some ground ginger to the matzo meal mixture) and cooked them right in my pot of chicken soup (I know you're advised not to do this cause it will make the soup cloudy, but worked well for us!). I have a few recipes which require using soda water, separating the eggs etc. This is much simpler to prepare and better tasting. Thanks!

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  • From: Ilysse

    On Dec 10, 2007

    Everyone loved these. I made the soft ones. I think I may make the firm ones next time 'cause I found them to be a bit too soft. These double in size when they cook so for us 1 inch balls were big enough. I added them to turkey stock I made from the Thanksgiving birds and added some fine egg noodles to the soup as well. Thanks for posting. UPDATE: I made the firm ones tonight and added a little dill to them. They were delish. I think I like the firm ones better just because they are closer to what I grew up on.

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