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This Asian style Matzo Ball Soup recipe is made with a flavorful ginger scallion broth and shiitake mushrooms. Perfect for your modern Passover Seder menu.

Asian Style Matzo Ball Soup

This Asian style Matzo Ball Soup recipe is made with a flavorful ginger scallion broth and shiitake mushrooms. Perfect for your modern Passover Seder menu.
Course Soup
Cuisine Jewish
Keyword jewish recipes, kosher recipes, matzo ball, soup
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 6 servings
Calories 304 kcal
Author Tiffany Bendayan

Ingredients

For Matzo Balls:

  • 2/3 cup Matzo Meal
  • 2 Eggs lightly beaten
  • 1 teaspoon soy sauce reduced sodium
  • 1 Tablespoon oil
  • 1 Tablespoon sesame oil
  • 1/2 Teaspoon fresh grated ginger
  • 1 Teaspoon scallions chopped

For Broth

  • 1 teaspoon oil
  • 10 cups chicken stock
  • 2 scallions chopped
  • 1 teaspoon fresh grated ginger
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 2 teaspoon Sriracha more or less to suit your taste
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 16 oz Shitake mushrooms sliced
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

For Matzo Balls

  1. In a bowl, mix all the ingredients together

  2. Cover with plastic wrap and place refrigerate for 15-20 minutes or until thickened

For Broth

  1. In a stock pot, heat the oil medium-low heat
  2. Add the scallions, ginger and garlic. Cook for 2-3 minutes or until softened
  3. Pour in the stock, sriracha and soy. Taste for seasoning
  4. Let the soup boil then lower the heat until the soup simmers
  5. Add the mushrooms
  6. Remove matzo ball mixture from the fridge
  7. Form balls (1 teaspoon size) and throw them inside the simmering soup
  8. Matzo Balls will start floating when they are cooked
  9. Cook for 5 more minutes
  10. Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
Asian Style Matzo Ball Soup
Amount Per Serving
Calories 304 Calories from Fat 108
% Daily Value*
Fat 12g18%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Cholesterol 66mg22%
Sodium 859mg37%
Potassium 704mg20%
Carbohydrates 33g11%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 8g9%
Protein 15g30%
Vitamin A 130IU3%
Vitamin C 2.7mg3%
Calcium 25mg3%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.