{"id":10186,"date":"2015-04-07T11:02:21","date_gmt":"2015-04-07T18:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nerdseyeview.com\/blog\/?p=10186"},"modified":"2020-04-07T17:12:31","modified_gmt":"2020-04-08T00:12:31","slug":"the-matzo-ball-soup-waffle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nerdseyeview.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/07\/the-matzo-ball-soup-waffle\/","title":{"rendered":"The Matzo Ball Soup Waffle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdseyeview.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_7683-e1428429887600.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-10187 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nerdseyeview.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_7683-e1428429887600-1024x878.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nerdseyeview.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_7683-e1428429887600-1024x878.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nerdseyeview.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_7683-e1428429887600-300x257.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nerdseyeview.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_7683-e1428429887600-900x772.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>No, this is not a joke, yes, they&#8217;re delicious.\u00a0Let my people waffle, already. This makes four waffles, you&#8217;re probably going to want more, they&#8217;re that good.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>One packet<a title=\"Streit's Passover Products\" href=\"http:\/\/www.streitsmatzos.com\/passover-products\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Streit&#8217;s matzo ball soup mix<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Eggs<\/li>\n<li>Vegetable oil<\/li>\n<li>Chicken stock<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Make the mix as per the instructions on the box. (That&#8217;s what you need the eggs and the oil for.) Add 1\/4 cup of chicken stock, cover the bowl, and let it sit in the fridge overnight. The stock will be absorbed by the matzo ball mix and the dough will be a thick paste. (It may not need a full overnight, but that&#8217;s what I did.) In the morning add another 1\/2 cup stock (more if the batter seems too thick) and stir well. The batter should be fluid, but not watery &#8212; just like any waffle batter. Don&#8217;t worry if it&#8217;s a little bit lumpy, that&#8217;s fine.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re making your matzo ball dough from scratch, I think you&#8217;d do the same thing. Follow your recipe and thin the dough with soup until it has a batter like consistency. It should be the consistency of pancake batter, maybe a little thicker.<\/p>\n<p>Brush your waffle iron with oil and when it&#8217;s hot, make your waffles as usual. I let my cook for a bit longer than I would a standard waffle, waiting until there was noticeably less steam coming off the iron. The finished waffle should be fluffy on the inside, crispy on the outside.<\/p>\n<p>Serve &#8217;em up with sour cream and chopped chives or green onions. You can toss some chopped green onions in the batter, too &#8212; it&#8217;s a nice touch.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a7<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">While my mom was making her traditional matzo balls for our Passover dinner, my mind wandered &#8212; as it often does &#8212; towards waffles. Thinking out loud, I said, &#8220;I wonder if you could make the matzo ball soup waffle?&#8221; My brother was a complete naysayer, but his girlfriend was game. She deserves all the credit for the solution of thinning the dough to batter consistency with soup. Smart woman, that one.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8220;I&#8217;m doing this,&#8221; I insisted, &#8220;and will report back.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">My friend <a title=\"Jessica Travels\" href=\"http:\/\/jessicatravels.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jess<\/a> was in town (she took the photo up top) and observed the maiden voyage of the Matzo Ball Waffle. &#8220;Freaking delicious,&#8221; she pronounced it, and then asked, &#8220;Could you make a pho waffle? How would you do that?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m still thinking it over, but imagining it topped with sprouts and a little sri racha sauce. Stand by.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0Matzo brie, you are on notice. There&#8217;s a new Passover carb in town and it means business.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No, this is not a joke, yes, they&#8217;re delicious.\u00a0Let my people waffle, already. This makes four waffles, you&#8217;re probably going to want more, they&#8217;re that good. One packet Streit&#8217;s matzo ball soup mix Eggs Vegetable oil Chicken stock Make the mix as per the instructions on the box. 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