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Kneidler

a recipe by
Julia Wallach
a film by
Frankie Wallach
France - Poland
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30 min
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3 people
Ingredients

1 chicken
1 leek
1 celery
3 carrots
2 turnips
maizena flour
2 eggs
sunflower oil
½ glass of water
salt & pepper
garlic

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FOR THE BROTH

1. Peel the vegetables (remember rinsing them!).

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2. In a large pot of boiling water, cook vegetables and the chicken.
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FOR MATZO BALLS

1. Beat eggs and flour.

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2. Add salt and pepper.

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3. Mix and add a small glass of hot water.

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4. Grease your hands with oil and knead the dough.

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5. Roll the dough into small meatballs (walnut-sized).

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6. Boil water in a pot and put the meatballs in (it will swell).

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7. Once meatballs are on the surface, let them cook during 1 minute (very fast).

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8. Once cooked, serve meatballs in the broth (and don’t toss the chicken!).

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Julia Wallach is a super granny of 93 years old. She’s a survivor of the Holocaust. We laugh, drink, talk, gossip, but also fight just like two best friends.
Frankie Wallach is a 23 year old actress. She studied film at King’s College in London. It’s her first docu. Oh, and she tattooed a Yiddish word – « maideleh » – on her foot.
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