Happy Passover!  I have been bread, pasta, and cake free for the last three days.  I even passed on a basket of bread and cookies at dinner last night.  Staying strong!


One of my favorite culinary Passover traditions is matzo brei: pieces of broken-up matzo mixed with eggs and fried up in oil as little cakes.  I grew up eating this deliciousness on a regular basis (not just for Passover), usually on Sunday mornings, as prepared by my Dad.  His matzo brei was always particularly crisp, salty, and impossible to resist.

This weekend, as a replacement for traditional Sunday crepes, I prepared a batch of Savory and Spicy Passover Matzo Brei.




Savory and Spicy Passover Matzo Brei


Ingredients

3 matzo pieces

3 eggs

1/2 teaspoon garlic
powder

1/2 teaspoon onion powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon Szechuan pepper

1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

2 scallions, thinly sliced

olive oil for frying

horseradish

6.  Saute matzo brei about 3-4 minutes on each side or until golden brown.

Be sure to serve these immediately with a dollop of horseradish and sour cream.  You might want to season the brei with extra salt as soon as it comes off the pan.

Do you have a favorite matzo brei recipe?  Please share!

And speaking of matzo, be sure to read The Great Matzo Showdown by Hanna Raskin – I was a part of the testing and tasting panel for the article.

Happy Passover!

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