Ina Garten's Chicken Soup with Matzo Balls | Barefoot Contessa | Food Network
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Chicken Soup with Matzo Balls
RECIPE COURTESY OF INA GARTEN
Level: Intermediate
Total: 4 hr 45 min
Active: 45 min
Yield: 6 quarts stock, 18 to 20 matzo balls
Ingredients
3 5-pound roasting chickens
3 large yellow onions, unpeeled and quartered
6 carrots, unpeeled and halved
4 stalks celery with leaves, cut into thirds
4 parsnips, unpeeled and cut in half (optional)
20 sprigs fresh parsley
15 sprigs fresh thyme
20 sprigs fresh dill
1 head garlic, unpeeled and cut in half crosswise
2 tablespoons kosher salt
2 teaspoons whole black peppercorns
4 cups 1/4-inch-diced carrots
4 cups 1/4-inch-diced celery
1/4 cup minced fresh dill
1/4 cup minced fresh parsley
Matzo Balls (recipe follows)
For the matzo balls:
4 extra-large eggs, separated
1/2 cup good chicken stock, plus more for cooking the matzo balls
1/4 cup rendered chicken fat, melted
1/2 cup minced fresh parsley
2 teaspoons kosher salt, plus more for egg whites
1 cup matzo meal
Directions
Place the chickens, onions, carrots, celery, parsnips, parsley, thyme, dill, garlic and seasonings in a 16- to 20-quart stockpot. Add 7 quarts of water and bring to a boil. Simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour. Remove 2 of the chickens and allow to cool slightly. Remove the breast meat from both chickens and set aside. Return the remaining chicken and carcasses to the pot and continue simmering, uncovered, for 3 more hours. Strain the entire contents of the pot through a colander and chill. Remove the surface fat, then reheat the stock as follows, or pack in containers and freeze.
To serve the soup, return the stock to the pot and reheat, adding the diced carrots, celery, dill and parsley. Shred the reserved chicken breast meat into large pieces and add to the stock. Simmer over low heat for 5 minutes to cook the vegetables and reheat the chicken. Season to taste and serve as is, or ladle each serving over 1 or 2 warm matzo balls.
For the matzo balls:
Whisk together the egg yolks, 1/2 cup chicken stock, chicken fat, parsley and salt. Stir in the matzo meal. In the bowl of an electric mixer with a whisk attachment, whip the egg whites with a pinch of salt until they are stiff. Whisk them into the matzo mixture until it is smooth. Refrigerate for at least 15 minutes, or until the mixture is thick.
Bring a pot of chicken stock to a simmer (about 3 quarts). Form matzo balls the size of golf balls by shaping them with 2 spoons, rolling them with your hands or scooping them with a small ice cream scoop. Drop them into the simmering stock and cook for 30 minutes, or until fully cooked and puffed, turning once. Remove and serve hot in the chicken soup.
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All Comments (21)
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I watched this for the ball recipe. FML
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They are such a beautiful couple! I love to watch Ina Garten cook. She has a very calming voice.
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OMG I am a family of one! There is enough to feed an entire army. Looks so good.
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Their 2 cute... We love you Ina and Jeffrey:face-red-heart-shape::face-red-heart-shape:
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I guess this recipe is perfect on a cold day/night and maybe when you are sick.
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I love that you cooked the matzo balls in another pot. I always make the stock the day before .
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Getting ready for Unleavened Bread and Pesach...shalom
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I know how to make chicken soup! I want the Matzo Ball Recipes! I do like watching you Contessa.
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Wtf... Why not include the matzo BALL recipe??
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Some of my childhood is literally her show
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We had a nice old sandwich shop around the corner that made the best matzo ball soup ever. Alas it's long gone. This looks fantastic but a lot of food for two old people.
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I am in love with Ina.
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How lovely and delicious 😋❤
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Awesome chicken stock
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❤️ FABULOUS 😍
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Yummy
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Ma'am, very nice recipe, I like to use Amish organic chickens for stock, roasting, baking, etc...
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It makes lots of sense how she's doing this chicken stock for prepping for later if you do much other things too and you can freeze the stock to so going to the store and buying stock
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But how do you make the Matzo balls? I've never made them before so I have no idea.
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The written recipe for the matzah balls is in this video's description box. Click it open and scroll down. It's there.
