A recipe for Butter Balls Chicken Soup. Follow the simple recipe instructions for Butter Balls Chicken Soup shared by other home cooking experts.
Ingredients
3 lbs chicken1/2 c. chopped celery leaves
1 bay leaf
10 peppercorns
1 Tsp. salt
5 c. hot water
1 c. diced celery
2 Tbs. chopped fresh parsley
2 Tbs. butter
5 to 6 Tbs. flour
1/4 Tsp. salt
Directions
Cut chicken into portions, place in a saucepan with celery leaves, bay leaf, peppercorns, the one Tsp. salt and the water. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer over low heat for about one hour, or until chicken is tender. Strain, then return broth to saucepan. Cut chicken into small pieces, add to broth with celery and parsley, then simmer.To make the butter balls, cream butter, add eggs and beat. Gradually add flour and the 1/4 Tsp. salt. Beat hard until whole is like a very soft batter. Drop by 1/4 or 1/2 teaspoonfuls into broth, cover and let stand 5 minutes over low heat.
