Matzo Ball Soup

Name: Matzo Ball Soup
Ingredients: 3 pounds chicken thighs or 1 whole cut up chicken; 1 tablespoon kosher salt; 2 large sweet onions, cut into large dice; 6 each, cut into bite sized pieces: carrots, celery ribs; 3 to 6 cloves garlic, peeled, minced; 2 bay leaves; 1/2 cup parsley, chopped; 2 eggs, beaten; 1/2 cup matzo meal; 2 tablespoons chicken fat skimmed from soup; 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt; Freshly ground pepper; 1/3 pound thin egg noodles, cooked in water