Next year in Jerusalem

[rachelmanija]

Improvised from limited materials, scattered and separated, in a time of plague, living under an evil pharaoh, deciding whether to go with the word or the spirit of the law: this is going to be the most Jewish Passover ever.

I'm doing mine myself for the first time, over Zoom with the friends whose home I would normally be at. I'm not very observant, so I am not being strict AT ALL. Here's my plans and thoughts - please feel free to make suggestions.

I've emailed a neighbor to see if she can give me a bottle of wine, as I only have whiskey, beer, and sake.

I do not have matzo. I'm planning to make my own. In 18 minutes, just to see how that works out.

I have chicken broth and vegetables, but only AP and bread flour. I have eggs and also noodles. Should I attempt to make matzo balls from flour, or do noodles instead? (I think I'd lose my mind making enough matzo to grind into flour, especially as I have neither a food processor nor a mortar.)

I have apples and pistachios, from which I plan to make charoset.

I think I have horseradish sauce somewhere in the fridge. If I don't, what's a good substitute? I have fresh garlic, lots of fresh herbs, and powdered spices.

I have eggs. Has anyone ever tried roasting rather than boiling them?

I have a confit duck leg that I'm going to use for both my main dish and the shank bone. Or I could roast a carrot for the shank bone.

I have parsley and many other herbs.

Please feel free to make suggestions in comments. I'd also love to hear your plans and thoughts on your own Passovers!

ETA: Neighbor is buying me wine (she's hitting Trader Joe's tomorrow morning anyway) and is also leaving me a jar of homemade chicken stock she made yesterday!

Comments

[rachelmanija]

Some of the texts specify a roasted egg. I've only ever seen it boiled, but got to wondering if roasted really did mean roasted.

Your Easter sounds lovely.

[sovay]

I've only ever seen it boiled, but got to wondering if roasted really did mean roasted.

My family has only ever hard-boiled eggs and served them halved in salt water with parsley.

[liv]

You're not supposed to eat the roasted egg. You hard boil it first and then put it in a hot oven for a few minutes until it's slightly burned. Then it goes on the seder plate to be a symbol of sacrifice. There's no recipe cos it's not a food.

[rachelmanija]

Thank you!

[rydra_wong]

Google tells me you hard-boil the egg first, as otherwise it's prone to explode:

https://www.myrecipes.com/how-to/cooking-questions/roast-egg-passover-seder
https://www.ehow.com/how_8076852_roast-egg-passover.html

(I had not previously heard of roasted eggs, and was fascinated.)

[rachelmanija]

Good to know.