Matzoh Brei

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Steve G
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Matzoh Brei
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  • Total Time 25 min Ico-add
  • Yield 2 Servings
  • Level Easy

Matzoh brei is the standard breakfast during Passover. Fortunately, this matzo brei is quick and easy to fix even on busy weekday mornings.
 

Ingredients

  • 3 boards matzoh
  • 1/3 cup boiling water
  • 1 teaspoon butter
  • 4 large eggs, beaten
  • Kosher salt and pepper
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Directions

  1. 1. In a medium shallow bowl, break up matzoh into bite-sized pieces.
  2. 2. Pour boiling water over the matzoh, to soften it.
  3. 3. Heat butter in a medium skillet over medium heat.
  4. 4. Beat eggs, salt and pepper together.
  5. 5. Pour over the matzoh.
  6. 6. Pour matzoh egg mixture into the hot skillet.
  7. 7. Cook, flipping halfway through, until egg is set.
  8. 8. You can either flip the matzoh brei as one large omelette, or break it up, like scrambled eggs.
  9. 9. Serve topped with jelly or cinnamon and sugar.
 
 
  • Did you know?

    Matzo brei means fried matzo (a brittle unleavened flat bread) in Yiddish. It dates back to the Jews leaving Egypt when, after a week of mandatory abstinence from leavening, there was no time for the bread to rise.