The Ingredients
serves 6-8
3 pounds bone-in chicken parts
2 onions, peeled, cut into quarters
6 cloves garlic, peeled with cloves intact
1 cup baby carrots
3 ribs celery, cut in large chunks, leaves okay
1 teaspoon whole peppercorns
1 tablespoon kosher salt
12 cups water
1 package gluten free matzo ball mix, or make your own (recipe below)
gluten free matzo balls
makes 8-10 or so
1/2 cup finely ground almond meal
1/2 cup potato starch
2 tablespoons ground flax seed
2 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons dill
2 tablespoons vegetable shortening (Crisco)
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Use a hand-held or stand mixer to blend the ingredients together to form a dough.
Refrigerate for 1-2 hours before using in soup.
The Directions
Use a 6-quart slow cooker.
Place the chicken into your slow cooker. I used chicken quarters, and did try to take as much of the skin off as I can (because of my weird issues).
Add vegetables and seasoning.
Pour in a bunch of water (4 cups per pound of chicken)—be careful, your pot will be quite full.
Cover, and cook on low for 8 to 10 hours. Unplug the slow cooker, and let it sit for 3 hours, or until the meat is cool enough to handle.
Remove meat from pot, and discard the bones.
Scoop out the vegetables and set aside. Some people prefer their soup to be simply broth, some like chunks of meat and vegetables—it’s up to you.
I decided to get rid of the onion and celery (the garlic kind of melted into a paste), but kept the chicken and carrots.
Strain the broth through a cheesecloth or fine-mesh sieve to remove the peppercorns and extra bits.
Return the broth to the slow cooker.
Plug the cooker back in and cook on high for 2 hours.
While the broth is reheating, mix the matzah dough (if using packaged matzah, prepare according to the written instructions).
Once your soup is hot, drop rounded spoonfuls of matzah into your slow cooker.
Cover, and cook on high for about 30 minutes, or until the dough is cooked through and “bounces” in the broth when poked with a spoon.
Serve and enjoy!
The Verdict
ABSOLUTELY and COMPLETELY delicious. This is pure comfort in a bowl.
I love love love love love it.
The five in my family ate every last smidgen in our bowls, and I packaged up a little tupperware to send home to my mom and grandma.
I really liked the dill flavor.
