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LSue
07-08-2000, 11:25 AM
"Jewish on WW"

Linda

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* Exported from MasterCook *

Vegetable Soup With Matzo Balls (3 points)

Recipe By :Cooking Light, March 1995, page 154
Serving Size : 10 Preparation Time :0:08
Categories : Soups- Hot Zz- Passover (Soups)


Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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6 1/2 cups Basic Vegetable Stock
4 cups coarsely chopped green cabbage
2 cups chopped tomato
1 1/2 cups turnip
1 cup chopped green bell pepper
1 cup diagonally sliced celery
1 cup sliced carrot
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2/3 cup chopped green onions
2/3 cup chopped fresh parsley
Matzo Balls -- recipe below

Basic Vegetable Stock:
14 cups water
1 cup coarsely chopped celery leaves
1/2 cup coarsely chopped fresh parsley
1/4 teaspoon black peppercorns
3 large carrots -- quartered
3 stalks celery -- quartered
1 large parsnip -- quartered
1 large onion -- quartered
1 bay leaf

Matzo Balls:
1/4 cup water
3 tablespoons margarine -- melted
3 eggs -- lightly beaten
1 cup unsalted matzo meal
3/4 teaspoon salt
2 quarts water

Combine first 9 ingredients in a large Dutch oven, and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Yield: 10 servings (serving size 1 cup soup and 3 Matzo Balls).

Basic Vegetable Stock: Combine all the ingredients in an 8-quart Dutch oven or stock pot; bring to a boil. Partially cover, reduce heat, and simmer 2 hours. Strain into a large bowl; discard solids. Cover and chill. Yield: 2-1/2 quarts (serving size: 1 cup).

Matzo Balls: Combine the first 3 ingredients in a bowl. Add matzo meal and salt; stir well. Cover and chill 1 hour.
With floured hands, shape mixture into 30 (1-inch) balls. Serving size: 3 Matzo Balls

To Serve: Bring 2 quarts water to a boil in a Dutch oven; add matzo balls. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 30 minutes. Remove balls with a slotted spoon; discard cooking liquid.

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NOTES : To serve, ladle into individual bowls; top with green onions, parsley, and Matzo Balls.

Laurdee
02-23-2002, 10:57 AM
pulling up

Chief
03-05-2003, 11:32 AM
bump for 2003

luv2lose
03-17-2003, 09:26 AM
bump!

CordyC
03-17-2003, 09:30 AM
Yum! Now, for the Great Debate: Do you like your matzo balls fluffy or heavy? (Go heavy! Choose heavy!)

My tip du jour: I put the skins from all those onions I use in cooking for the Seder into my veggie stock - it gives it a lovely colour, just like chicken soup.

lilynjake's mom
04-15-2003, 05:49 AM
Gee. I didn't know I had a choice. Mine are always heavy. What is the secret to fluffy?

Laurdee
04-15-2003, 12:58 PM
Ok, I confess. We like ours "light"...and my secret to like, please don't think less of me!!! I use a mix. There I said it. My family likes them, and I like them, so there....it's now out in the open!!! Hopefully not too many people will be reading this, so my secret is safe!!! :eek:

JeanetteSki
04-21-2003, 11:46 AM
OMGosh, Laurdee!! You use a mix???? I can't believe it!! Well, so do I!!! graemlins/crazy.gif I'm not jewish, but I sure do love those matzo balls!! But I have to use the "M" kind. I love them too, if that's any consolation!! But is there a trick to making the "light" kind? Every restaurant here in my area makes the "sinkers", which I'm not fond of but will eat in lieu of anything else. There was one restaurant (greek mind you) that made a chicken dumpling that surely rivaled the matzo ball soup, but unfortunately, they are now out of business and the people who took it over make the sinkers. :( Woe is me!!!

CordyC
04-21-2003, 12:18 PM
Go sinkers! Choose sinkers!

For the floaters, my mother uses club soda as the water component in the matzo ball batter. (For me, she'd probably use Portland Cement, given how dense I like mine!)

jlrose
04-21-2003, 01:42 PM
Oh, definitely dense. Like a meal in itself. Although I did have some that were very light and fluffy once that were quite lovely too. But for I've-got-a-cold-and-need-matzoh-ball-soup-to-feel-better I've got to go with dense. smile.gif

Chief
03-28-2004, 07:56 AM
bump for 2004

Laurdee
04-09-2006, 10:31 AM
bumping!!!

manx
04-11-2006, 10:31 AM
Heavy, heavy, heavy. The fluffy seem to airy for me. Whenever I make my chicken salad, I boil the chicken with the veggies, and make my broth. I put it in ice cube trays and then I have the homemade stock whenever I need it. I use this chicken soup stock for the water that is added to the "mix" or from scratch and it really adds wonderful full flavor to the matzo balls.

Laurdee - I am holding your secret for ransom (haha). I can guarantee there are plenty of us "closet mix users"!!!