Mazo Brei

[QSis]

PanchoHombre's post re: Tex Mex Brunch where he posted a recipe for Migas (which I'd never heard of before) http://www.netcookingtalk.com/forums/showpost.php?p=17607&postcount=1 reminded me of a similar dish (scrambled eggs and matzo) that I'd ALSO never heard of before called Matzo Brei.

I saw Sarah Moulton make it on her show and was so intrigued with it that I made her recipe. I LOVED it! http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/sara-moulton/matzo-brei-with-creamed-spinach-and-crispy-onions-recipe/index.html

Evidently, this is a fancied-up version of a very simple Jewish dish.

I've made this a couple of times - it's really wonderful!

Lee

[CharlieD]

Interesting take. Traditionaly the end result should come out as one piece. Basicaly you do not stir it. But rather let it cook on one side until set and then flip the whole thing and fry the other side. But hey, one can do what ever. My MIL makes sweet and serves it with a side of jelly, brrrr, yuk.

[Maverick2272]

It sounds good, I will have to see if I can find a picture of it to help me visualize what it should look like.
Thanks for posting the link!

[CharlieD]

It doesn't look too fancy. Believe me.

[PieSusan]

We made it more like scrambled eggs and not like an fahn kuchen.

[UnConundrum]

It's a running joke in our house. We always buy extra matzoh for the rest of the year, and any time we need a quick meal it's fried matzoh :)

[PieSusan]

Gee. by the end of Pesach, I am looking forward to be eating bread again. I consider Matzoh to truly be the bread of affliction as it is horribly binding. Why do you think dried prunes and fruits are eaten during the holiday? lol

[UnConundrum]

"every night"

Seder is always at our home, and usually about 18 people :) A lot of work, but I really enjoy it, from the matzoh ball soup to a roast beast. The real challenge is that we often have some vegans join us, so I cook two full meals.

[PieSusan]

My mom and I always cooked two meals. Chicken and brisket with all the usual sides as suspect including the matzoh ball soup. I have tons of wonderful Passover dessert recipes. I made my mom two cookbooks from recipes that I have collected. There are some heirloom family recipes that I could share. Maybe when we get closer to the holiday.

[CharlieD]

Now that thread has gone completely aray. Let me tell about bread of affliction. We are so strict for Pesach we do not anything processed, absolutely nothing. The vegies and fruits that we use must have peel, so it cpuld be peeled before use for the passover, the are only 3 things that we use that are store bought. Salt, Wine, Grape juice. And even then the Juice that is use for seder is home made. :wink:

[QSis]

Susan, Charlie, and whomever: I am going to again make the Matzo Brei recipe I posted up top.

What would you serve with it?

I'm thinking of breakfast sausages, which, I'm sure, is not Kosher or even traditional. But would love your ideas.

Thanks!

Lee

[PieSusan]

It is doubtful that the boursin cheese would be kosher for passover as well. So, if it is just being eaten as a brunch dish, then you can serve all the usual brunch suspects.

[chocolate moose]

I'm with Charlie. Might I also add that beets help with the, uh, binding effect of the holiday diet !!!

[CharlieD]

I serve mine with meat, so it is basicaly a side dish for me. Could be chicken or beef, or whatever else one would serve with potato or nudles.

[PieSusan]

Gee, I have only had it like a breakfast meal--even if had at other times of day. It never occurred to me to serve it as a side dish with meat. Wow, thanks Charlie.

[QSis]

Okay, great! Thanks, both!

Lee

[QSis]

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/sara-moulton/matzo-brei-with-creamed-spinach-and-crispy-onions-recipe/index.html



Made this again tonight. SO good!

I ended up serving it with Jones Brown and Serve sausage patties. And a little ketchup (LOL!)

Lee

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/5466/matzobrei.jpg (http://img4.imageshack.us/my.php?image=matzobrei.jpg)