Week 257: Chicken Soup with Matzo Balls

Happy Thursday!!

With Rosh Hashanah approaching next week, it's only fair that I share the best part of the holiday meal with all of you. It's been a few months since this customer favorite soup has made an appearance, so I'll try to leave orders open as long as I can .... but get your order in fast because this soup always sells out in record time!

On the menu for TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1st is CHICKEN SOUP WITH MATZO BALLS & CHALLAH. There's nothing like a comforting and tasty bowl of Chicken Noodle Soup with Matzo Balls, also known as "Jewish Penicillin."

The soup is a simple one....whole Amish chickens, quartered onions, celery sticks and more diced carrots than seems reasonable are dropped into a pot and covered with fresh water.

Once the soup comes to a boil, it simmers for a few hours. Afterwards, the chicken is taken out, shredded and dropped back in along with soft, pillowy matzo balls and thin egg noodles. While I put a fresh garnish on nearly everything I make, this soup I leave alone. It requires nothing.

My bread companion this week is CHALLAH, a soft, eggy bread coated in everything bagel seasoning. Nothing goes together better than challah and chicken soup with matzo balls.