Boulettes de Paque, Knepfle, or Kneipflich
- 2 tablespoons rendered goose or chicken fat (see note), vegetable oil, or beef marrow
- 4 large eggs
- 1/4 cup water, or chicken or beef broth
- 3 teaspoons salt
- Freshly ground pepper to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon powdered ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
- 1 cup matzo meal
- Put the fat, eggs, water or broth, 2 teaspoons salt, freshly ground pepper, the ginger, and the nutmeg in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade.
- Add the matzo meal, and pulse just to mix.
- Refrigerate for an hour, or overnight.
- Bring a pot of water to a boil.
- Add the remaining teaspoon of salt.
- Using two teaspoons, dip one into the matzo ball mix and scoop out a spoonful, then push it with the second teaspoon into the boiling water.
- French matzo balls have a more abstract, irregular shape than American ones.
- Cover, and simmer for about 20 minutes.
chicken, eggs, water, salt, freshly ground pepper, powdered ginger, nutmeg, matzo meal
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/boulettes-de-paque-knepfle-or-kneipflich-373937 (may not work)