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Matzo balls

When testing this I discovered that the recommended resting period was essential to allow the matzo meal to absorb all the liquid.

MAKES 16 PING-PONG-SIZE BALLS

Preparation time 5 minutes, plus 30 minutes resting

Cooking time 5 minutes

100g matzo meal

2 medium free-range eggs, whisked

50g schmaltz (chicken fat), ghee or clarified butter

100ml chicken soup or extra chicken stock

½ tsp baking powder

¼ tsp white pepper

1 tsp salt

Put the matzo meal in a bowl with the eggs, shmaltz, chicken stock, baking powder, white pepper and salt. Mix together well until you have a wet dough and then leave to rest in the fridge for 30 minutes.

Put a large saucepan of salted water on to boil and shape the dough into 16 balls. When the water boils, poach the balls for about 5 minutes until they rise to the surface. Then add them to the soup along with the noodles and chicken.