Lemon-Scented Chicken Soup with Parsley-Sage Matzo Balls

Name: Lemon-Scented Chicken Soup with Parsley-Sage Matzo Balls
Yield: 8 Servings
Ingredients: 1 4 1/2 to 5 pound chicken, cut into 8 pieces, rinsed well, excess skin and fat cut away and discarded; Boiling water; 5 quarts cold water; 1 tablespoon coarse kosher salt; 1 pound onions, quartered; 1 1 pound yam (red-skinned sweet potato), peeled, cut in half crosswise; 3/4 pound carrots, peeled, thickly sliced; 1/2 pound parsnips, peeled, thickly sliced; 4 large celery stalks, cut into 2-inch pieces; 10 large fresh dill sprigs; 10 large fresh Italian parsley sprigs; Parsley-Sage Matzo Balls; 3 to 4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice; 8 thin lemon slices

By Miriyam Glazer and Phyllis GlazerPhotography by Maren Caruso

March 31, 2006

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