Passover Meat Thang is a Matten Family tradition. So named by the Matten clan, Passover Meat Thang is layers of chicken stock soaked layers of matzoh and meat, topped with your favorite Kosher for Passover marinara sauce.
What is Passover Meat Thang?
That’s a really really good question. The Passover Meat Thang is a Matten Family tradition. It started out years ago as a take on a meat lasagna…without cheese, or noodles, or just about anything else that would traditionally be called a lasagna.
So…we came up with the extraordinarily creative name of Passover Meat Thang.
Layers and layers of pure ground beef sandwiched between softened matzoh and topped with sauce. It’s the best THANG you can make!
It is absolutely a Matten Family favorite that is requested every single year.
How I make the Passover Meat Thang
The Passover Meat Thang is incredibly quick to make for something so delicious.
I love this recipe because you can use glutenous or gluten free matzoh. In the one I made for this post, I used gluten free matzoh, but it’s totally up to you.
Here’s how the recipe goes.
Take a piece of matzoh. Pour some chicken stock over it. Spread meat over it.
Repeat.
Pour sauce over the whole thing.
Tightly wrap and bake for a hour and half.
That’s it.
Passover Meat Thang can end up looking like a mess…just go with it
If you let the Passover Meat Thang rest before you cut it, it actually cuts pretty well.
Most of the time.
I was thrilled that it cut so nicely. Bonus points for me.
The gluten free matzoh melted a little into the “Thang”, and it ended up being easy to cut. I’ve also been known to use a lot more meat in the filling, creating a super high meat tower of joy.
I used two pounds of ground beef in this recipe but depending upon my mood, I’ve used up to four pounds making it super meaty!!!
Oh joy!
Passover Meat Thang is always a hit!
It’s a little shocking how something so simple is so good.
I’m not kidding when I tell you that everyone love Passover Meat Thang.
Passover Meat Thang can be cut up and served in slices on a platter, or can be served as a big block of Passover Meat Thang and everyone can take as big a piece as they want.
Here’s the recipe for Passover Meat Thang
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Passover Meat Thang
- Prep Time: 10 mintues
- Rest Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 90 minutes
- Total Time: 2 hours
- Yield: 12 slices 1x
- Category: Meat
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Passover
- Diet: Kosher
Description
Layers and layers of pure ground beef sandwiched between softened matzoh and topped with sauce. It’s the best THANG you can make!
Ingredients
- 3 pounds ground beef
- 2 large eggs
- 5 square matzoh crackers, whole (can be gluten free)
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 1 (24-ounce) jar pasta sauce (I use one with mushrooms)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Grease a large casserole dish (9×13). Set aside.
- In a large bowl, mix the egg and the meat together. Divide the mixture into four. Set aside.
- Place a matzoh in pan. Pour chicken stock over the matzoh to coat.
- Spread a quarter of the meat mixture over the soaked matoh.
- Repeat with the remaining matzoh and meat. Finish with a matzoh.
- Pour the remaining chicken stock over the matzoh.
- Pour the jar of sauce over the top matzoh, coating the entire meat/matzoh stack.
- Seal tightly with foil (I double wrap it with foil).
- Bake for an hour and a half. Remove from the oven and let the Passover Meat Thang rest for 20 minutes.
- Slice and top with the pan sauces.
- Can be made several days in advance and stored tightly wrapped in the refrigerator.
Equipment
Farberware Bakeware Nonstick Steel Roaster with Flat Rack, 11-Inch x 15-Inch, Gray
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You can use gluten or gluten free matzoh.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 155
- Sugar: 0.6 g
- Sodium: 109.6 mg
- Fat: 3.4 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.4 g
- Carbohydrates: 10.8 g
- Fiber: 0.6 g
- Protein: 18.9 g
- Cholesterol: 76.4 mg
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Thank you Garnier-Thiebaut for the beautiful Sombrilla Gris Kitchen Towel, 100% Linen. You can find it in my Amazon Influencer Shop!
PASSOVER IS COMING!!!
Don’t worry. I’ve got you covered. In the next few weeks I’ll be coming out with some fabulous new Passover recipes like No-Bake Triple Chocolate Cheesecake (dairy free/pareve, gluten free/non-gebroks), Overnight Brisket, Potato Rolls, Plant Based Burgers, Broccoli Noodle Kugel, and Cauliflower Shawarma with Quinoa Tortillas. Make sure to subscribe to the Kosher Everyday email list and follow on social media so you don’t miss a thing!
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