If you’re reading this, then I survived SXSW. Whew! Fourteen days of music, food, frolicking and thousands of thirsty tourists. And now I can relish in the sweet, sweet silence of all those fools escaping back to Brooklyn Los Angeles their homes. Ahhh. Per usual, my brother and cousin were in town for the merriment and my cousin snapped this winning shot at his place of residence for the week.
Only in Texas is it the norm to have a gigantic flagpole in your front lawn showing your state pride. Here are a few other internet appropriate shots of the week.
Me and Andy- Go Blue!
Besides a much needed break for my liver, the end of SXSW can only mean one thing- it’s Passover time! I mentioned last year that although Passover food is not exactly a foodie’s dream holiday, I do love me some matzah pizza. My margarita version was pretty tasty, but I took it to a whole other level with this treat inspired by buffalo chicken pizza. I switched to mushrooms to keep it vegetarian and kosher, but feel free to throw some chicken in there. Either way, the mushrooms gives this dish an earthy taste so delish you won’t even miss the meat! Here is all Jew need to make this buffalo mushroom matzah pizza. No need to wait until Passover either to make this!
I highly recommend using my favorite brand of matzah! It doesn’t resemble cardboard like most.
First up, preheat your oven to 350 and toast your matzah for about 10 minutes. This will make the pizza extra crispy and not get soggy once you put the topping on. Chop up your mushrooms and saute in butter (or olive oil) under soft.
Yum. Then add your minced garlic and cook for an additional 5 minutes.
Ta da! Now time to deglaze. I was totally going to deglaze with red wine, but someone drank it all. Oops. Luckily I had bourbon that seemed to work splendidly. Not a bad substitute at all!
So add the bourbon and hot sauce along with the thyme and cook until reduced.
Once reduced to pretty much nothing, take off the heat and mount with butter.
Mmm butter. Swirl around until the butter is melted and add blue cheese.
Oh yeah. Add salt and pepper to taste. Cover the matzah with the mushroom mixture and more blue cheese.
Bake until the cheese is melty and serve immediately!
Stay tuned for more Passover recipes!
Buffalo Mushroom Matzah Pizza
Ingredients
- 2 pieces matzah preferably Yehuda brand
- 2 tablespoons butter separated
- 1 pint mushrooms chopped
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons bourbon or red wine
- 2 teaspoons hot sauce or more to taste. I used Frank's
- 1 spring thyme
- 1/4 cup blue cheese divided in two piles
- Salt and pepper to taste I used truffle salt to enhance the mushroom flavor
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 and toast your matzah for about 10 minutes. This will make the pizza extra crispy and not get soggy once you put the topping on.
- Chop up your mushrooms and saute in 1 tablespoon butter (or olive oil) under soft.
- Then add your minced garlic and cook for an additional 5 minutes.
- Now time to deglaze. Add the bourbon and hot sauce along with the thyme and cook until reduced to one teaspoon.
- Once reduced to pretty much nothing, take off the heat and mount with 1 tablespoon butter.
- Mmm butter. Swirl around until the butter is melted and add half the blue cheese. Mix until melted.
- Add salt and pepper to taste. Cover the matzah pieces with the mushroom mixture and top more blue cheese.
- Bake until the cheese is melty, about 7 minutes, and serve immediately!
Hillary says
I need this pizza and your polka dotted dress, please!
Amy says
I got the dress from Forever 21! But subbed out the lame brown belt for neon yellow. http://www.forever21.com/Product/Product.aspx?category=DRESS&ProductID=2015036008&utm_source=google&utm_medium=base&utm_campaign=product_feed
Bube says
Jew are awesome. I don’t understand anything you wrote about SXSW. This, a Bubbe doesn’t need to know.
Mwa mwa,
Bubs
Amy says
Bubbe Jew are too cool!
Leah says
This looks incredibly good! I’m adding it to my Passover recipes. Matzo, here I come!
Amy says
Thanks, Leah!
dena says
Haven’t found K-for-P blue cheese at my local supermarkets … and the pesadik hot sauce is merely lukewarm compared to Franks. 🙁 Guess I’ll just wait until after Passover to try your recipe with leftover matzoh.
Amy says
Hi Dena- sorry about that! I am not very strict KFP so I didn’t even think of that. Doh! But a good way to use leftover matzah nonetheless.
Meri says
Another delicious matzah pizza! Shared this one with my readers as well:) http://seektobemerry.blogspot.com/2013/03/passoveaster.html Can’t wait to take the recipe for a test run next week!
Amy Kritzer says
Let me know how it goes!
Lisa @ The Meaning of Me says
Where to get this not-so-cardboard matzoh, please?
Amy Kritzer says
I like Yehuda Brand (their gluten free is awesome too) or Manischewitz Organic.
Lisa @ The Meaning of Me says
These were outstanding, by the way. Too bad the Hub doesn’t like mushrooms…more for me! The toasting the matzoh tip was a great one, though. We always have breakage issues with any attempt at a matzoh pizza.
Amy Kritzer says
Thanks! Yeah the recipe is kind of all mushrooms. Poor Hubby!