Main Course

Beef, turkey or chicken

 

Side Dishes (Choose two or more of the following)

Tzimmes (recipe included)

Potato kugel (recipe included)

Farfel (recipe included)

Vegetable

 

Dessert (Choose one or more of the following)

Macaroons (eaten at Passover. Are easily obtained at store)

Passover cakes (recipes included)

Fruit compote, fresh or dried fruit

Coffee and tea should be served

 

PASSOVER RECIPES

 

Passover is a family holiday with great food. In spite of restrictions against any yeast or flour-leavening agents, the foods of Passover are delicious. Alternative recipes can be found on the internet at sites like: http://www.food.com/recipes/passover

 

Charoset

15 apples of mixed varieties

1/2 tsp cinnamon

2 mashed bananas

Optional: 1/2 cup chopped raisins or dates

Optional: honey to taste

Optional: sweet wine or grape juice (enough to make it moist, not watery)

Please don’t use any nuts.

 

Peel, core and dice the apples. They should be the consistency of relish. Mix with remaining ingredients. Serves 20. Allow apples to turn brown from exposure to air. The mixture should be a brownish color.

Chicken Soup

1 chicken 4 pounds

3 quarts water

1 Tbl salt

pinch of nutmeg

3 small onions

2 carrots pealed

4 celery with tops

Bring ingredients to boil in a deep kettle. Uncover kettle and reduce heat. Simmer about 3 hours. Skim when necessary. Remove chicken to a platter. Adds matza balls to soup. Serves 8.

 

Matza Balls

May use mix from the grocery store or the following recipe:

2 Tbls chicken fat

2 eggs slightly beaten

1/2 cup matza meal

1 tsp salt

2 Tbls soup stock or water

Mix melted fat and eggs together. Add remaining ingredients. Place in refrigerator at least 20 minutes to set. Boil 2 quarts salted water and drop 1 Tbl-sized balls of matza meal mixture into it. Boil 30 to 40 minutes. Spoon matza balls into chicken soup before serving.

 

Chopped Liver

one pound chicken livers   one tablespoon chicken fat

3 hard boiled eggs    3 medium onions chopped

Saute onions in chicken fat and then add livers. Be careful not to overcook livers. Centers should remain slightly pink. Season with salt, pepper and garlic powder to taste. Grind together with eggs in meat grinder or food processor till smooth. You can add extra chicken fat for additional flavor. Serves 10.

 

Gefilte Fish

This may be bought bottled or in cans in the grocery store. Serve one patty per person with a teaspoon of horseradish on the plate.

 

Potato Kugel

4 to 5 large potatoes   1 onion

2 eggs     1/4 cup matza meal

1 tsp salt    pepper and garlic powder to taste

2 Tbl chicken fat

 

Grate potatoes and onion. Beat eggs till thick and add to potatoes along with remaining ingredients. Mix well with fork. Placed in greased casserole or pie-plate. Bake at 350 for 50 minutes or until light brown. Serves 5 to 6.

 

Farfel

2 Tbl vegetable oil   1 onion diced

1  4 oz can mushrooms  8 oz uncooked farfel

1 to 1 1/2 cups water   salt and pepper to taste

Saute onion till golden brown. Adds mushrooms and saute one more minute. Next add farfel, water and seasoning. Cook over low flame for 20 minutes stirring occasionally. Transfer to a casserole dish and heat in oven with extra chicken fat to keep warm. Serves 6 to 8.

 

Tzimmes

1 pound of carrots cut into 1/4 inch pieces

6 sweet potatoes (you may substitute 3 with white potatoes)

1 cup pitted prunes (cut into quarters)

1/2 cup dried apricots (cut into quarters)

1 cup orange juice

1/2 cup honey

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp cinnamon

butter

Cut potatoes into 1/4 inch chunks and boil with carrots till tender but firm. Oil a shallow baking pan and pour drained vegetables along with dried fruit into the pan. Mix remaining ingredients and pour evenly over caserole. Dot top with butter and bake at 350 for 30 minutes.  Serves 8.

 

Orange Passover Cake

9 eggs seperated

3/4 cup matza meal

2 tps cinnamon

3/4 cup honey

1 Tbl grated orange rind

1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts

1 cup shredded carrots

1/2 cup raisins

1/2 can frozen orange juice concentrate (3 oz) thawed

 

Beat egg whites until stiff and set aside. In another large bowl beat yolks till thick and gradually beat in honey. Combine dry ingredients and add to yolks alternately with orange juice concentrate. Stir in carrots, nuts and raisins. Drain extra liquid. Fold this mixture into the beaten whites. Turn into 10 inch tube pan (ungreased). Bake at 325 for 55 to 60 minutes or until golden brown. Invert pan on cake rack until cool. This cake is good plain or with cream cheese icing.

 

Cream Cheese Icing

1/2 pound cream cheese

2 Tbl sour cream

juice of 1/2 lemon

1/2 tsp vanilla

1/4 cup honey

garnish with orange sections

 

Combine all ingredients except oranges until smooth. If you are only going to ice the top of the cake, a 1/2 recipe is sufficient.

 

Sponge Cake

8 eggs separated

1 1/4 cups sugar

1/4 tsp salt

juice and grated rind of 1 lemon

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1 cup potato flour

 

Beat yolks and sugar till light and fluffy. Add lemon juice, rind and cinnamon. Beat eggs whites with salt till very stiff, and fold into yolk mixture. Sift potato flour and fold in lightly but thoroughly. Bake in ungreased tube pan at 350 for 50 minutes. Invert pan on a wire rack, and cool completely before removing from pan.

A PDF Version of these Instructions can be found here: Seder Instructions