Passover Recipes Made Easy – From Top Home Chefs

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Tuesday, 24 March 2009 20:35

Secaucus, NJ (March 2009)— The Jewish spring holiday Passover, celebrated on the 14th day of Nisan (March/April), commemorates the events in the book of Exodus when the Jews were freed from slavery in Egypt – and is based on a Biblical plague when Hebrews were told by God how to make ‘death’ pass over their homes. Thousands of years later, Passover has become a time of remembrance and observance, and food is much a part of the celebration. Winners from this year’s Simply Manischewitz Cook-Off are sharing their recipes, which are sure to delight family and friends. More than 3,000 people nationwide – Jewish and non-Jewish, entered the Third Annual Simply Manischewitz Cook-off. From that list, five finalists and one grand prize winner were selected. Here are two of the award-winning selections you can make at home. Try “Marvelous Mediterranean Meatball Sliders,” which earned Amy Siegel of Clifton, New Jersey the grand prize title: *Marvelous Mediterranean Meatball Sliders 1 cup Manischewitz Matzo Meal (kosher for Passover) 2 lb. ground turkey 1 tsp. kosher salt 1 tsp. Black pepper 1 tsp. Garlic powder 1 tsp. Onion powder 1 cup mint leaves, chopped 1 large egg 1 TBSP extra virgin olive oil 1 large Bermuda onion, thinly sliced 1 box Manischewitz tam tams (kosher for Passover) 1 head Bibb lettuce, washed and patted dry 1 bottle Manischewitz Creamy Thousand Island dressing (kosher for Passover) Manischewitz non-stick cooking spray 1. In a large mixing bowl, combine turkey with the spices and mint leaves, and 1 egg. Shape mixture into small meatballs. Heat a grill pan or large skillet over medium-high heat. Spray with nonstick cooking spray. Grill meat balls for 3-5 minutes per side, until no longer pink in center. 2. Next, heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add olive oil and Bermuda onion. Sauté for 10-12 minutes, until softened and golden. 3. To assemble slider; on a plate, place 1 tam tam, top with small lettuce leaf, cooked meat ball, onions, 1 tsp. of Creamy Thousand Island, and top with tam tam. Garnish with additional chopped mint leaves. Serve remaining sauce on the side for dipping. Also try finalist, NYC’s Myra Smolev’s “Sloppy Moses” dish: *Sloppy Moses 3 oz. Manischewitz potato pancake mix (kosher for Passover) 1 each large egg Extra virgin olive oil 8 oz. Fresh sliced mushrooms 1 each large sweet onion, chopped 1 lb. Chopped meat – kosher chuck Manischewitz extra virgin olive oil cooking spray 1 Manischewitz original marinara sauce (kosher for Passover) Water (16 oz. bottle) Table salt 1 pkg. Shredded broccoli slaw for garnish 1 pkg. Shredded carrot slaw for garnish Cucumber for garnish 1. Preheat oven to 475°. Prepare potato pancake batter as per package directions. Allow to thicken and add 1 TBSP. of vegetable oil. Stir. Generously spray 2, 8” round baking pans with Manischewitz extra virgin olive oil spray. Pour ½ batter into each and bake for 20 minutes or until edges turn brown and crispy. Turn and bake 15 minutes or until pancake is tan. Take out of oven and cool. Meanwhile in large skillet add vegetable oil, enough to cover bottom in thin layer. Sauté chopped onion until light brown, adding more oil if needed. Add sliced mushrooms and continue to sauté until dark brown. Add chopped meat and cook until browned. Place one pancake on a round serving plate. Spread meat mixture evenly. Cover with second pancake. Dot top with Manischewitz marinara sauce. Cut 6 pie portions and separate so you can place a small bowl of the heated sauce in the center. Dip Sloppy Moses wedges into sauce or pour over meat mixture. In August 2004, the company changed its name from The B. Manischewitz Company, LLC to R.A.B. Food Group, LLC and today is now known as The Manischewitz Company. The Manischewitz Company is a specialty food company that includes the Manischewitz brand®, Season®, Guiltless Gourmet®, Asian Harvest®, Rokeach®, Mishpacha®, Horowitz Margareten®, Jason®, Mother’s®, Carmel®, Croyden House®, Mrs. Adler’s® and Goodman’s® brands. The company offers a diversified line of premium kosher food products that covers over 60 different categories. The Manischewitz brand was founded in a small bakery built to make Passover matzo in 1888 by Rabbi Dov Behr Manischewitz in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1932, Rabbi Manischewitz opened a plant in Jersey City, NJ, replacing the operation in Cincinnati. This move paved the way for the introduction of new products like Tam Tam® Crackers, Chicken Soup, Noodles and Gefilte Fish. Today, all plant operations take place in Newark, NJ. Manischewitz continues to introduce unique, delicious, premium specialty food products such as coating crumbs, dairy-free frostings and more. SOURCE: Manischewitz < Prev   Next >