Silkie – Black Chicken

Name: Silkie – Black Chicken
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: water Bottled; 1 chicken large, head and feet, preferably a “Long Kong” bird – the finest of Chinese chicken as they are free-range and delicious! …; 1 duck medium, chopped into pieces, innards, head and feet removed; 1 black chicken silkie in Chinese – chopped into pieces, available at Ranch 99, discard head, keep the feet; 1 whole onion unpeeled, halved and with 2 cloves stuck in each half; 2 leeks white and light green part only, chopped; 2 parsnips peeled and roughly chopped; 1 parsley root Petrushka – this is optional, but strongly recommended by my Bubbie; 1/2 cup celery leaves chopped, plus 2 stalks celery and their leaves; 1 rutabaga peeled and quartered; 1 turnip large, peeled and quartered; 3 carrots peeled and roughly chopped; 1 bunch thyme; 1 bunch parsley; 1 tomato quartered; 1 stalk lemongrass lightly pounded; 2 ginger quarter-sized pieces of, lightly smashed; 20 black peppercorns; 4 cloves garlic unpeeled and halved; 1 bay leaf; 4 whole allspice berries; 2 carrots shredded; fresh dill; matzo balls; meat from the chicken and duck, to taste; 4 large eggs; 2 tablespoons fat melted poultry, from the soup, strongly preferred or vegetable oil; 1/2 cup seltzer or club soda, preferred, or chicken broth; 1 cup matzo meal; salt

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water (Bottled)

1 chicken (large, head and feet, preferably a “Long Kong” bird – the finest of Chinese chicken as they are free-range and delicious! – head discarded, chopped into several pieces, your butcher can do this for you)

1 duck (medium, chopped into pieces, innards, head and feet removed)

1 black chicken (silkie in Chinese – chopped into pieces, available at Ranch 99, discard head, keep the feet)

1 whole onion (unpeeled, halved and with 2 cloves stuck in each half)

2 leeks (white and light green part only, chopped)

2 parsnips (peeled and roughly chopped)

1 parsley root (Petrushka – this is optional, but strongly recommended by my Bubbie)

1/2 cup celery leaves (chopped, plus 2 stalks celery and their leaves)

1 rutabaga (peeled and quartered)

1 turnip (large, peeled and quartered)

3 carrots (peeled and roughly chopped)

1 bunch thyme

1 bunch parsley

1 tomato (quartered)

1 stalk lemongrass (lightly pounded)

2 ginger (quarter-sized pieces of, lightly smashed)

20 black peppercorns

4 cloves garlic (unpeeled and halved)

1 bay leaf

4 whole allspice berries

2 carrots (shredded)

fresh dill

matzo balls

meat (from the chicken and duck, to taste)

4 large eggs

2 Tbsp. fat (melted poultry, from the soup, strongly preferred or vegetable oil)

1/2 cup seltzer (or club soda, preferred, or chicken broth)

1 cup matzo meal

salt

freshly ground pepper

1/4 cup fat (melted poultry, from the soup, strongly preferred or vegetable oil)

6 large egg whites (extra, or 1 cup pareve egg substitute)

2 tsp. dried herbs (mixed, your choice)

3/4 tsp. salt

1 pinch black pepper

1/4 cup cold water

1 1/2 cups matzo meal

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