Ingredients

  • 6 chicken breasts (you can use a whole chicken as well)
  • 1 lb baby carrots, peeled
  • 1 -2 lb celery (depends on your taste)
  • 1 medium white onion (you may use any color but white keeps the best flavor)
  • 128 ounces chicken stock (I use Wolfgang Puck All Natural Roasted Chicken Stock to give it that "its been cooking all day tast)
  • kosher salt
  • pepper
  • 2 14 cups matzo meal (for balls)
  • 9 eggs (for balls)
  • 34 cup oil (for balls)
  • 1 tablespoon salt (for balls)
  • 14 teaspoon sugar (for balls)
  • 14 teaspoon baking powder (for balls)

Method

  • How to make soup:.
  • Shred cooled chicken breasts and place in stock pot.
  • Cut up celery, onion and baby carrots into bite sized pieces and add to stock pot.
  • Add in 3 of the 32 oz chicken stocks into pot.
  • Fill those containers with water and put in stock pot as well so now you should have 1 and 1/2 gallons of fluid in your stock pot and brimming with vegetables.
  • Ensure you still have room in your pot for about 8 more cups of food.
  • Finally add your seasonings.
  • Cook on medium heat for about 90 minutes or until your vegetables are tender.
  • Add additional salt and pepper if needed.
  • How to make matza balls:.
  • **regular** (makes 30 balls).
  • Mix together the oil and eggs.
  • Slowly add the matzah meal.
  • Add the salt, sugar and baking powder.
  • Refrigerate for 1/2 hour till firm.
  • with remaining 32 oz of broth pour into large pot and fill with 32 oz of water as well.
  • With moistened hands, (gently) make balls do not pack them or they wont cook all the way.
  • Add balls to water (balls will drop to bottom, but will pop up and float on top while cooking) Cover.
  • Lower heat to a slow boil.
  • Cook for 45 minutes to 1 hour until fluffy.
  • **Stuffed balls*.
  • When making the balls put in any chopped herb and form the ball around the herb and cook as stated.
  • When balls are done:.
  • Add all broth and balls to soup mixture cook another 10 minutes and serve hot.