8 balls per each 1/2 cup of matzah meal
2 eggs slightly beaten
2 tablespoons oil or Shmaltz (chicken fat)
2 tablespoons soup stock or water
1/2 cup matzah meal
1 teaspoon salt
Beat eggs slightly with fork. Add other ingredients, except matzah meal, and mix. Add matzah meal gradually until thick. Stir. Refrigerate for 20 minutes in covered bowl.
Wet hands and form into balls. Boil 1 Quart of water with 1 T salt. Drop the balls into bubbling water. Cook for 30 minutes. (8 balls per each 1/2 cup of matzah meal).
Note: Many communities have the custom of not eating wetted matzah on the first seven days of Passover. In these communities, matzah balls and other recipes that use matzah are used only on the eighth day of Passover.