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Matzo Ball Soup
December 12, 2009 by shankari
Filed under Soups/Salads
Sundays with Marlena Spieler
When we started on this culinary journey, We knew we had Marlena Spieler’s blessings, but did not imagine her aunt to also be a part of this wonderful project. Estelle Opper is a fun lady to hang out with. What was going to be a day with Estelle, ended up being a day with Estelle Opper, Marlena Spieler, Chris Macias and Autumn Cruz from the Sacramento Bee along and of course Mel, Dave, his parents, Eileen , Jen, Phil & us. Yes, it was a party with all of us cooking a few dishes from Marlena’s cookbook and to learn the matzo ball making from the pro!
We got to the meet the author in person for the first time. Marlena can talk food for hours and can give you a hundred variations for each recipe. And Estelle advised us on the right kind of ingredients to buy to make the soup. She uses the Matzo Ball Mix by Manischewitz Company.
Matzo Ball recipe that Estelle follows
Recipe: Matzo Ball
Ingredients
- Eggs- 2
- Vegetable oil- 2 T
- Cold Water – 2 1/2 Quarts
- A large wide stock pot to boil the matzos
Instructions
- In a small bowl, beat the eggs and oil with a fork.
- Add contents of one packet from the box and stir until well blended
- Refrigerate the blend for about 15 minutes.
- We added finely chopped parsley and some garlic salt which Estelle normally does not do.
- Bring water to a boil in the stock pot.
- Oil the palm of your hands and start making balls approximately 1 inch in diameter.
- Drop each ball carefully and make sure you don’t crowd the pot as these babies expand.
- Mel made the most awesome chicken stock. Place the matzo ball in the soup bowl you are going to serve
- Spoon some of the chicken with chopped carrots over the matzo ball
- Garnish with parsley and serve!!!!
Variations
You can make it plain or go wild by adding seasonings you fancy:)
Cooking time (duration): 90 minutes, approx
Dietary restriction: Kosher
Number of servings (yield): 6
Meal type: lunch
Chris and Autumn patiently watched all of us go from the matzo ball making to talking to Marlena and sharing our cooking stories. Thanks guys!
Mel made Holishkes, Dave baked some kickass challah and pumpernickel bread, Eileen made Pepper salad and Polish apple cake, we made Vegetarian chopped liver, Mandelbrot and Sephardi Chicken rice. Mel & Dave played the perfect host with a whole lot of other sides . All in all a fun party. Like this was not enough we partied again the next week in the pretext an Indian Potluck at our home. Everyone dressed up in sarees and it was just a blast. Such warm memories and all this thanks to food that brings people of different
cultures together.
Thanks Mel for starting this project and a big thanks to Marlena & Estelle for coming over and making it more fun than we could have ever imagined. Go on read what Mel and Eileen have to say. Don’t forget to read the food & wine section of the Sacramento Bee! 
as well. Thanks to all you for your friendship and support.
Nice Shankari!
Raj is our official photographer…where are his pics from that day? They were so good!! Of course, I love all of us in the Saree photo. I figured he’d post that one of everyone together…with Chris and Autumn too! Please?
We were having trouble uploading them!
Mel, figured out how to insert a slide show with the pics
They look gorgeous in our tradit. wear. From where did they get it?
I never attempted matzo ball – simple recipe!
I loaned everyone my sarees. Try matzo balls Cham. To compare to Indian food, it would be the texture of our idli soaked in rasam maybe.
I love seeing the slide show and loved seeing the ladies wearing the sarees.
We all enjoyed every moment of it.