FROZEN MATZO BALLS COSTCO RECIPES

Steps:

• Place the chicken, onions, carrots, and celery in a large stockpot and cover with water. Add about a teaspoon of salt and a big pinch of pepper or handful of peppercorns. Feel free to add several stalks/leaves of fresh herbs (no need to chop), like parsley, thyme, oregano, or sage. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat so water maintains a gentle simmer. Cover and cook chicken for at least 1 hour or until cooked through (about 165 degrees).
• Tip: I recommend making the dumplings the night before. They can sit out, loosely covered with a tea towel or plastic wrap until you're ready to begin cooking. Mix flour, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl. Cut shortening into flour mixture with your fingertips until it resembles small peas. Add milk — 1/4 cup at a time, you may not need a full cup — and stir until a ball of dough just begins to form, being careful not to over-mix.
• Divide the dough into two equal halves, loosely shaped into rectangles. Roll each half of the dough out onto a floured piece of waxed paper or parchment paper. Roll about 1/4 inch thick. Using a pizza cutter or sharp knife, cut dough into rectangles about 1 inch wide by 3 inches long. Allow the strips to rest and harden for at least 3 hours or overnight.
• Once the chicken is done, remove it from the broth and let it cool. Remove chicken from the bone (this shouldn’t be hard, it should be falling off pretty easily at this point) and shred into medium-sized pieces, discarding bones and skin.
• Pour the chicken broth through a fine-mesh sieve lined with cheesecloth (you can improvise with a coffee filter or paper towel), discarding vegetables. Reserve 8 cups of broth for the dumplings. Refrigerate or freeze the rest to use for another recipe. It’s much more flavorful than the chicken broth you buy at the grocery store.
• In a large pot or dutch oven over medium heat, bring the broth to a very gentle simmer. This can be a bit tricky depending on your stove because you don't want the broth to get too hot or the dumplings may come apart. You should be able to see lots of tiny bubbles rising below the surface of the broth, but they don't need to be breaking through into a full simmer yet.
• Drop in the dumplings, one at a time, and give the whole pot a gentle stir after every 5 or so dumplings. This will help keep them from sticking together. After all the dumplings have been added, continue to cook on medium, stirring regularly, for 7-10 minutes. At this point, the broth should have started to thicken and get more white/opaque as the dumplings cook down.
• Reduce heat to low and gently stir in your shredded chicken. Cover and continue cooking on low until thickened to your liking, about 20 to 30 minutes. Season generously with salt and pepper and serve immediately.

Steps:

• Finely grate 2 teaspoons of zest from the lemons and place into a small bowl. (Save the zested lemon for the drippings.)
• Stir in 3 teaspoons salt, pepper, chopped rosemary and red-pepper flakes (if using). Season the chicken inside and out with salt mixture and set aside. Stuff cavity of chicken with 2 rosemary springs.
• Place the chicken breast-side down, add the chicken, the stock, and 2 of the rosemary springs into the inner pot. Lock the pressure cooking lid onto your Instant Pot and select Pressure Cook, and set to High pressure for 20 minutes.
• When pressure cooking is complete, Quick Release the pressure.
• Remove the lid, using tongs take the chicken out of the inner pot and drain the water.
• Making sure that your inner pot is dry, place the air fryer basket (or trivet) into the pot, drizzle the chicken with the olive oil and place it into the basket.
• Using the Air fryer Lid select Roast at 400°F for 25 minutes. In the middle of the cooking process sprinkle the chicken with the parmesan cheese. Continue roasting.
• When cooking is complete the internal temperature should reach 165°F. Let the chicken rest for 5 to 10 minutes then squeeze juice from one of the zested lemons over the chicken.
• Carve and serve drippings spooned over the meat.