Almond and Ginger Matzo Balls
- Ready In:
- 25hrs 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Yields:
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16 balls
ingredients
- 1⁄4 cup unsalted margarine, melted
- 1⁄2 cup slivered almonds, toasted
- 1 1⁄4 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 3⁄4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 4 large eggs
- 1⁄3 cup ginger ale
- 1 cup unsalted matzo meal
- peeled fresh ginger (1 1/2-inch-thick round)
directions
- Place margarine in medium bowl.
- Blend almonds, salt, sugar, ginger and pepper in food processor until nuts are finely chopped; mix into margarine.
- Whisk in eggs and ginger ale; stir in matzo meal.
- Cover and chill 1 day.
- Bring large pot of salted water to boil; add fresh ginger.
- Drop batter onto sheet of foil in 16 equal mounds.
- Using wet hands, shape mounds into smooth balls and drop into boiling water.
- Cover pot tightly.
- Reduce heat to medium.
- Cook matzo balls until very tender throughout, about 1 hour 15 minutes.
- Using slotted spoon, transfer matzo balls in single layer to 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish.
- *Can be made 2 days ahead.
- Cover and refrigerate.
- Rewarm by steaming for 20 minutes on vegetable steamer rack over boiling water.
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Reviews
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Didn't have almonds, so I used walnuts also didn't use ginger ale as I didn't have any. This could have passed for a vegetarian meatball. In fact, I will make this with pasta at some point to do the spegetti and meatball dish for our vegetarian family. I like the idea of cooking with the ginger in the water. Really infused the flavor, but I still would have liked more ginger. They really fluffed up big and puffy, and I only cooked them for about an hour. They were a bit airy for a matza ball ( I like a dense knaidlech). But good over all. Protein packed. I wasn't jumping out of my chair or anything. They were fine in the soup. Tasted like a veggie meatball. Looked interesting when finished (with the nuts adding dark spots) I might make this again, when I need a meatball substitute, or have to use up a cup of matza meal.
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TishT
Las Vegas, Nevada
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