Asparagus Matzoh Brei Recipes

MATZO BREI

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, break the matzo into 1-inch pieces. Bring the water to a boil and pour over the matzos. Quickly toss the matzo, then drain off any excess. In a bowl, beat the eggs with a fork. Mix the eggs, salt and pepper into the matzo. Over high heat, heat the butter and oil in a large saute pan. Add the matzo and fry until crisp. Flip over to fry the other side, breaking into pieces as it cooks. Serve with Maple syrup, or preserves.

ASPARAGUS TOMATO MATZO BREI

Steps:

• Heat a medium nonstick pan over medium heat and add one-tablespoon butter or oil.
• Add tomatoes and 1/4 teaspoon of salt and sauté until the tomatoes just start to soften, about five minutes.
• Add asparagus and sauté for two to three more minutes, until tomatoes are browned and starting to burst and asparagus is bright green and tender. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, whisk eggs together with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper.
• Soak matzah pieces in a small bowl of warm water or in a mesh colander under warm water for 10 seconds to soften slightly.
• Drain matzah and add to egg mixture and combine.
• Wipe off the nonstick pan and heat over medium heat and add other tablespoon of butter or oil. Add the egg mixture and sauté over medium heat while stirring until eggs are set, about three minutes.
• Divide matzah brei evenly on two plates. Top with tomato and asparagus mixture, goat cheese and dill. Serve immediately.

ASPARAGUS MATZOH BREI

Steps:

• Snap the ends off the asparagus where they break naturally. Peel the spears. Cut the asparagus in one-inch lengths.
• Place the asparagus in a steamer or in a pot of simmering water and steam or cook about three minutes, until they are just tender and still bright green. Drain the asparagus, if necessary, and refresh under cold running water. Dry them well.
• Heat a tablespoon of the butter or oil in a large nonstick skillet. Saute the onions over medium-low heat until they are golden, about six minutes. Remove the onions from the pan and mix them with the asparagus.
• Crumble the matzohs and soak them in a bowl of hot water about 30 seconds. Drain well and squeeze out as much water as possible. Mix the eggs and matzohs together in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in the onions and asparagus.
• Heat the remaining butter or oil in the skillet. Add the matzoh mixture and cook over medium-high heat several minutes, until the mixture sets on the bottom and around the edges. Cover the skillet with a large plate and, holding both plate and skillet together, flip them over so the matzoh brei is cooked side up on the plate. Slide it back into the pan and cook the second side. Cut it in wedges and serve with a sprinkling of grated cheese, if desired.

CLASSIC MATZO BREI

Steps:

• Under cool running water, rinse matzo sheets until they are quite wet. Set it aside and let sit to soften while you prepare the pan.
• Place a large, preferably nonstick skillet over medium-high heat and add butter. Once it melts and the foam subsides, break matzo sheets into bite-size pieces and add to pan. Sauté matzo in butter until it browns all over, about 2 minutes.
• Add eggs, salt and pepper (if you're making the dish savory) to pan and scramble the mixture until it is just set but still light and fluffy, about 1 minute. Sprinkle with sugar (if you're making it sweet) and toss well.
• Serve matzo brei sprinkled with salt and topped with chives (savory), or with salt, additional sugar and maple syrup (sweet).

RUTH REICHL'S MATZO BREI

Steps:

• Crumble matzos into a large sieve placed over a bowl to catch crumbs, then hold sieve under running cold water until matzos are moist and softened but not completely disintegrated, about 15 seconds. Transfer to bowl with crumbs, then add eggs and salt and mix gently with a fork.
• Heat butter in a 10- to 12-inch skillet over moderately high heat until foam subsides. Add matzo mixture and cook, stirring constantly, until eggs are scrambled and matzo has begun to crisp, about 3 minutes.

MATZO BREI

Steps:

• Take the matzo and break into small pieces into a bowl. Cover with hot water for a minute. Then squeeze out the water.
• In a small bowl, beat one egg with salt and pepper to taste and add to matzo. Mix well.
• Heat frying pan with a little oil. Pour mixture into the pan. Brown one side and turn over.

CHEESE MATZO BLINTZES WITH ASPARAGUS AND DILL

Steps:

• Make crêpes:
• Blend milk, matzo meal, eggs, oil, and salt in a blender until smooth. Let batter stand 30 minutes.
• Stir batter before using. Lightly brush a 10-inch nonstick skillet with oil and heat over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking. Holding skillet off heat, pour in 1/3 cup batter, immediately tilting and rotating skillet to coat bottom. (If batter sets before skillet is coated, reduce heat slightly for next crêpe.) Return skillet to heat and cook crêpe until top is set and edge and bottom are golden, about 1 minute. Remove skillet from heat and loosen edge of crêpe with a flexible heatproof spatula. Quickly invert skillet over a plate to release crêpe. Make 11 more crêpes in same manner, brushing skillet lightly with oil for each and stacking crêpes on plate as cooked.
• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F.
• Make filling:
• Cook asparagus in a wide 4- to 5-quart pot of boiling salted water , uncovered, until just tender, about 5 minutes. Transfer asparagus with a slotted spoon to a cutting board to cool. Cut off and reserve tips, then finely chop stalks.
• Stir together cottage cheese, chopped stalks, dill, egg, pepper, and salt.
• Assemble blintzes:
• Put 1 crêpe, paler side up, on a work surface and spread a scant 1/3 cup of filling in a horizontal line just below center of crêpe, leaving a 3/4-inch border at each end. Fold in sides of crêpe over ends of filling, then, beginning at bottom, roll up to enclose filling. Transfer, seam side down, to a lightly buttered 15- by 10-inch shallow baking pan. Fill and transfer remaining 11 crêpes in same manner.
• Bake blintzes, covered with foil, until filling is hot, 30 to 35 minutes.
• Make topping just before blintzes are ready to serve:
• Heat butter in a 10- to 12-inch skillet over moderate heat until foam subsides. Add scallions and cook, stirring, until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in asparagus tips, salt, and pepper and cook, stirring, until asparagus is heated through, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in dill. Spoon topping over blintzes.

QUICK MATZO BREI

Steps:

• Break each matzo square into about 8 pieces; place in a medium bowl. Add enough boiling water to cover, and soak until moistened, 2 or 3 minutes; drain. Squeeze well with hands to remove excess water.
• In a medium bowl, beat eggs with nutmeg and 1/2 teaspoon salt; add softened matzo, and mix.
• Heat 1 tablespoon butter in an 8-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat, swirling to coat; add matzo mixture, and press in gently. Cook until browned on underside, 4 to 6 minutes; carefully invert cake onto a plate. Heat remaining tablespoon butter in skillet, and slide cake back into skillet. Cook until other side is browned, 4 to 6 minutes more.
• Turn cake out of skillet, and cut into wedges. Serve hot.

MOZZARELLA AND SPINACH MATZO BREI

Steps:

• Heat the oil or butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the shallot and a pinch of salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, fill a medium bowl with cold water and submerge the matzo. Soak for 1 minute, then drain and set aside. In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the eggs and heavy cream until homogenous. Stir in the matzo and set aside.
• Add the spinach to the shallots, one handful at a time, stirring until wilted. Add another pinch of salt. Pour in the egg mixture and cook until the bottom is set. Use a spatula to gently pull the bottom cooked parts to the sides of the skillet to make space for more of the mixture to cook. Add the cheese. Repeat this gentle pulling process until a majority of the mixture is set, 1 to 2 more times, then turn off the heat. The eggs should still be quite wet, but they'll continue to cook a bit in the skillet. Continue folding them gently, and once they've reached your desired firmness, remove them from the skillet and serve them immediately. Top with the hot sauce and ketchup.

MATZOH BREI

Steps:

• Break matzos in a large bowl.
• Pour hot water over them.
• After a couple of minutes, pour and squeeze out the surplus water.
• Add cinnamon and egg and mix well.
• Melt a little butter in a frying pan.
• Make small flat cakes of the mixture in the butter.
• Flip them when it starts getting crusty underneath.
• Cook through until well done but still soft.
• Serve immediately, with brown sugar sprinkled on top.

MATZO BREI

Steps:

• Coarsely crumble matzo crackers into a fine mesh sieve set over a large bowl; reserve crumbs in bowl. Place sieve under cold running water until matzo is softened, about 15 seconds; drain. Stir softened matzo, eggs, milk, crumbs and salt until combined. , Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add half of the matzo mixture. Cook, without stirring, until bottom is golden brown, 3-4 minutes; flip. Cook until bottom is golden brown and eggs are cooked through, 3-4 minutes. Transfer to platter. Repeat with remaining butter and matzo mixture. Serve hot with maple syrup if desired.

CHEESE MATZO BLINTZES WITH ASPARAGUS AND DILL

Steps:

• To make crepes: Blend milk, matzo meal, eggs, oil and salt in a blender until smooth.
• Let batter stand 30 minutes.
• Stir batter before using.
• Lightly brush a 10 inch skillet with oil and heat over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking.
• Holding skillet off heat, pour in 1/3 c.
• batter, tilting and rotating pan to coat bottom.
• Return skillet to heat and cook crepe until top is set and edge and bottom are golden, about one minute.
• Remove skillet from heat and loosen edge of crepe with a spatula.
• Release crepe onto a plate.
• Repeat until all the batter is gone.
• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• To make filling: cook asparagus in a wide 4 to 5 quart pot of boiling salted water, uncovered, until just tender (about 5 minutes).
• Transfer asparagus with a slotted spoon to a butting board to cool.
• Cut off and reserve tips, then finely chop stalks.
• Stir together cottage cheese, chopped stalks, dill, egg, pepper and salt.
• Assemble blintzes: Put 1 crepe, paler side up, and spread a scant 1/3 c.
• of filling in a horizontal line just below center of crepe, leaving a 3/4 inch border at each end.
• Fold in sides of crepe over ends of filling, then beginning at bottom, roll up to enclose filling.
• Transfer, seam side down, to a lightly buttered 15 by 10 inch shallow baking pan.
• Fill and transfer remaining crepes in same manner.
• Bake blintzes, covered with foil, until filling is hot, 30 to 35 minutes.
• Make topping just before blintzes are ready to serve: heat butter in a 10-12 inch skillet over moderate heat until foam subsides.
• Add scallions and cook, stirring until tender, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in asparagus tips, salt, and pepper and cook, stirring until aspargus is heated through, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Remove from heat and stir in dill.
• Spoon topping over blintzes.

MATZAH BREI

Steps:

• Put the matzah pieces in a large flat bowl or tray. Pour over 150ml of hot water and make sure all the matzah is covered. Set aside to absorb the water for about a minute, making sure they're evenly soaked. You want it a bit puffy but not disintegrating. Discard the excess water.
• Beat the eggs in a large bowl with the salt and add the matzah pieces. Stir to combine.
• Heat the butter in a 25cm frying pan over medium heat until it foams. At this point, you can either pour in all of the egg and matzah mixture, and spread it in a flat layer in the pan, or form into four smaller patties. Leave the matzah brei to set for about 4-5 mins - it should be golden on the base.
• Use a spatula to flip the individual matzah brei or smaller patties over, and cook them for another 4-5 mins until golden brown. Serve immediately with a sprinkle of salt or your choice of toppings.