Farmer Boy Recipe - Matzah Ball Soup

Here's something that is good tasting and good for you!  This is known as, "A Jewish Mother's Penicillin".  But, plain and simple - it is a soup that satisfies!  You don't have to be Jewish to eat this great soup!

Ingredients:

• 1/2 Cup of Matzah Meal *
• 2 eggs
• 2 Tablespoons of oil (or chicken fat)
• 2 Tablespoons of chicken broth
• 2 Tablespoons of fresh parsley (chopped)
• Dash of salt & pepper
• 2 qts. of chicken broth
• Few large chunks of celery or carrots (about 1/2 a rib or carrot per serving)

Directions: In a bowl, beat the eggs with the broth and oil.  Add the Matzah meal, parsley, salt & pepper.   Form into balls, about the size fo a ping pong ball.  Let sit, while you heat the broth with the carrots or celery (I prefer both veggies!).  When the veggies are soft (about 15 - 20 minutes), remove them and set aside, to add later.
While the broth is still boiling, drop in the balls.  (They will float to the top.) Place a lid on the pot and cook for 35 - 40 minutes.

To serve: place the veggies in a soup bowl, cover them with balls, and then the broth.

*Note: If you can't find Matzah Meal, you could use finely ground cracker crumbs - but that's not Kosher!

This is a very comforting meal.  My confession: I usually eat more than one bowl! (Maybe that means I need a lot of comforting :)

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