Chasens Beef Belmont With Matzo Balls Recipes

BEST MATZAH BALLS

Steps:

• Whisk eggs and olive oil in a bowl until combined; stir both amounts of club soda and salt into egg mixture. Mix matzo meal into wet ingredients to form a workable dough; if mixture is too wet, stir in 1/4 cup more matzo meal. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Bring water to a boil in a large pot. Wet your hands and form matzo ball dough into walnut-size balls. Gently place matzo balls into boiling water. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer matzo balls until tender, 25 to 30 minutes.

CHASEN'S BEEF BELMONT WITH MATZO BALLS

Steps:

• FOR THE BEEF.
• Place short ribs and broth in a large dutch oven.
• Add water to cover ribs, and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer, skim foam from the broth.
• Make a bouquet garni by tying bay leaves, parsley sprigs and thyme into a cheesecloth bundle with kitchen string.
• Place the bundle in the broth with salt and pepper.
• Simmer, covered, for about 1 1/2 hours or until meat is very tender and falls off the bone.
• Remove the bouquet garni and strain the broth.
• Return the broth and meat to the pan.
• Stir in the carrots, leeks and celery.
• Bring mixture to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer, covered for 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
• Return mixture to the boil, add lima beans and egg noodles, cooking just until noodles are nearly tender (al dente).
• Remove meat, and separate meat from bones.
• Have soup at room temperature or warmer and add matzo balls; simmer for 5 minutes.
• Serve soup forst with 2 or 3 matzo balls per bowl.
• Slice meat and garnish plate.
• FOR THE MATZO BALLS:.
• Blend fat or oil with eggs.
• Mix matso meal with salt, and combine these 2 mixtures and blend well.
• Add soup stock or water and mix until uniform.
• Cover mixture and refrigerate for one hour.
• In a 3-quart pot, bring 2 quarts of water to a full boil, adding salt if desired.
• From the refrigerated mix, form about 16 matzo balls, each 1 inch in diameter.
• Reduce flame and drop matzo balls into the gently boiling water.
• Cover pot and cook 30 to 40 minutes.
• Remove matzo balls from water and add to the Boiled Beef Belmont soup.
• The soup is seved separately from the platter of boiled beef.
• Add your own choice of accompaniments to the beef platter.

CHASEN'S CHILI (HOLLYWOOD NOSTALGIA RECIPE)

Steps:

• Cook dry beans according to package directions.
• Stir the tomatoes with juice into the cooked beans, and simmer 5 minutes over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet and saute the bell pepper for 5 minutes.
• Add the onion, reduce the heat to low, and cook about 15 minutes until tender, stirring frequently.
• Stir in the garlic and parsley; add this mixture to the beans.
• Using the same skillet, melt the butter and saute the beef and pork, in two batches, if necessary, until browned. Drain.
• Add meat to the bean mixture along with the chili powder, salt, pepper to taste and cumin.
• Simmer mixture, covered, for about an hour.
• Uncover and cook to the desired consistency, about 5 minutes.
• The chili should not be too thick.
• Skim off excess fat and serve.