Potzo Balls for the Cure

I made matzo ball soup for the first time. It was inspired by a “potzo” ball soup recipe on a cannabis site.

As it turned out, my soup was as delicious as the best Montréal Jewish deli, the most fragrant Brooklyn memory. Really! I was so happy and surprised.

I’ll tell you below how to make all three parts: the broth, the matzo balls — and the “canna-oil,” which is the taste-friendly oil you make from the weed.

Obviously, you can leave the pot out, but I have to say, it was delicious and not overwhelming.

BROTH:

Make the best chicken broth you can. You may already have a favorite recipe.

There’s a couple surprising spices and veggies in this recipe, I’ve marked with asterisks*. Be sure you put those in!

10 cups water
1 whole chicken, roughly cut apart

(I didn’t have a whole chicken; I only had two thighs and a box of TJ chicken broth. It worked out great. You can use anything to start with, as long as it has “schmaltz” in it).

2 carrots, washed
4–6 stalks celery, washed
2 parsnips
1small turnip, washed and cut in half
1 medium red onion, cut in half. You don’t need to take the paper off
*Dill, fresh or dry
*1 bay leaf
*A half thumb of raw turmeric (it looks like fresh…