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    Home » Easy Recipes » Soups

    Matzo Ball Soup - This is my personal comfort food!

    Published: Nov 6, 2014 · Modified: Mar 23, 2019 by Susan Moncrieff · This post may contain affiliate links · 2 Comments

    matzo ball soup

    Have you ever had a favorite food and asked your closest friends if they've ever tried it?  And they all said 'no'.  Matzo ball soup certainly isn't a well known dish amongst my peeps :).  But, with this cold weather, I have made it and so enjoy it!  So, I will share it with you.

    I bought this 'kit'.   It has the makings of the matzo balls and the soup base.  You usually find this in the more ethnic section of the store, not the soup section.   This soup is a traditional Jewish soup - that's why it's in the ethnic section.   I like making my own soup stock but for this recipe, I won't.  But you can!

    matzo ball soup

    A little hint.   When you are at the store and you see two boxes, different colors and can't tell the difference, remember this.  One has the soup mix, one doesn't.  It's as simple as that.

    Here is what you get with the kit.

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    One package of Matzo ball mix and one with the soup base.

    So, lets start!   Take a small bowl and beat two eggs.  Add two tablespoons of vegetable oil and mix.  I just use a fork.   Then add the matzo ball package and mix well.  Refrigerate for at least 15 minutes.

    Once the 15 minutes have passed, boil 10 cups of water in a medium-sized pot.  Yes, TEN cups of water.  This makes a nice big pot of soup!  Add the soup base to the water once it boils.  A gentle boil is all you need.

    Now take out the moistened matzo ball mix.   Wet your hands and make small balls out of the mix.   I made 14.  You do want them small because they will quadruple in size when cooked.  I use my smallest cookie dough scoop.

    matzo ball soup

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    Make sure you roll and round them well with your hands.   Then, into the pot with the boiling soup stock they go!

    matzo ball soup

    Put the lid on, and let simmer for 20 minutes.  Then, serve and enjoy!

    matzo ball soup

    I don't know why I love this soup so much!  Any European deli or diner always has this.  I always order it!  I've even ordered it on our vacation in the Bahamas :).

    Pure comfort food to me!

    matzo ball soup
    I hope you like this soup!  Do you have a favorite dish that no one really is familiar with?  If so, please let me know.

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    1. dishofdailylife

      December 13, 2014 at 11:50 am

      Your soup caught my eye today at Thistlewood Farm's Holiday Recipe link party. I love Matzo ball soup. I used to waitress at a Jewish deli in my college years and it was one of my favorites! I've never tried making it though! Maybe I will try now! Thanks for the inspiration!

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      • momcrieff

        January 04, 2015 at 1:48 pm

        Hope you have had a chance to try this soup! It is easy but so yummy!

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