My familiy celebrated another fun and delicious Hanukah dinner on December 9th. I always look forward to Hanukah dinner, even more than Thanksgiving! I would take a brisket, potato pancakes and a big bowl of matzo ball soup over turkey and stuffing anyday!
This year’s menu was similar to all the rest, why mess with perfection. We start off with my mom’s matzo ball soup. It is the perfect comfort food. I am proud to say that I can now make this soup just as well as my mom.
Soup
1 package of chicken thighs (about 4-6 thighs)
1 whole onion
3 stalks celery, quartered
5 carrots, quartered
4 chicken boulion cubes
Salt & pepper
Matzo Balls
After experimenting with many different matzo ball recipes, we still love the Manischewitz mix better than any other matzo ball! Just follow the directions on the package.
1 box Manischewitz Matzo Ball Mix
2eggs
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
Add all ingredients to 2 1/2 quarts cold water, bring to boil. Cook 1 to 1-1/2 hours until chicken is tender. Remove chicken and pull chicken and skin from bone. Add chicken, minus skin and bone, back into the pot.
Turn the heat up, so that the soup comes to a boil. Wet hands and form matzo ball batter into balls approximately 1 inch in diameter. Drop into boiling soup, cover tightly. Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
I like to eat my matzo ball soup with noodles. Try the Manischewitz egg noddles. They come in a few different sizes and are perfect with this soup.
I hope you all enjoy the matzo ball soup that I grew up eating and still crave today!
I hope the brisket is BBQ Brisket.
Potato latkes and sour cream are always a good thing.
Matzo ball soup has never done much for me. I love the chicken soup part of it, but I don’t like the matzo balls.
On the other hand, I really like putting matzo farfel in soup.
What can I say – I’m just weird.