Matzo Brei

Name: Matzo Brei
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 Tbsps chicken fat or vegetable oil, divided; 1 medium onion, sliced; 1 pinch Pinch of sugar; 4 larges eggs; 4 sheets matzo; 1 serving Salt and black pepper; 1 serving Chives or parsley for garnish; 237 milliliters milk, plus 2 Tbsp; 1 pinch Pinch of salt; 1 teaspoons orange flower water (optional); 4 sheets matzo; 2 Tbsps unsalted butter; 1 serving Cinnamon sugar, powdered sugar or apple sauce for garnish

Matzo Brei requires roughly 10 minutes from start to finish. This recipe makes 4 servings with 400 calories, 17g of protein, and 32g of fat each. This recipe covers 14% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Several people made this recipe, and 468 would say it hit the spot. Head to the store and pick up matzo, eggs, sugar, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Savory Matzo Brei

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Matzo

Caramelize the onions: For the savory matzo brei, you will need to caramelize the onions first.

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Onion

Matzo

Heat 2 tablespoons of the chicken fat or oil in a sauté pan and gently cook the onions until soft and caramelized.

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Chicken Fat

Onion

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Let them cook at medium heat for a few minutes, then sprinkle a little salt and a little sugar over them. Cover the pan and turn the heat to low. Stir occasionally. This should take 15-20 minutes.

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Sugar

Salt

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Frying Pan

Remove from the pan and set aside. Wipe out the pan with a paper towel.

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Paper Towels

Frying Pan

Soften the matzo: Soften the matzo a little by running them under cold water for a minute or so. The longer you wet them down, the softer they will be; it's your choice.

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Matzo

Water

Break up matzo and stir with beaten eggs and caramelized onions: Beat the eggs with a little salt and black pepper in a large bowl. Break the matzo up into pieces of about 1/2 to 1 inch into the bowl with the eggs. Stir in the caramelized onions and mix well.

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Salt And Pepper

Caramelized Onions

Matzo

Egg

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Bowl

Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of chicken fat in the sauté pan over medium-high heat.

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Chicken Fat

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Frying Pan

Let this heat up for a minute or two, then pour in the matzo-egg mixture. Cook this, moving it around constantly, until the eggs are just barely set — you want them to be a little bit runny. This should take about 90 seconds or so.

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Matzo

Egg

Serve immediately, garnished with parsley or chives.

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Parsley

Chives

Sweet Matzo Brei

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Matzo

Beat the eggs, 2 tablespoons milk, the salt, sugar and orange flower water (if using) in a large bowl.

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Orange Flower Water

Sugar

Egg

Milk

Salt

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Bowl

Crush matzo and soak in milk: In another bowl, crush the matzo into 1/2 to 1inch pieces.

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Matzo

Milk

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Bowl

Add the cup of milk and mix well.

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Milk

Let this stand at least 30 seconds — the longer the matzo sits in the milk, the softer it will become. I like to let it stand 2 minutes.

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Matzo

Milk

Mix soaked matzo with eggs: When you're ready, move the soaked matzo from the milk bowl into the bowl with the eggs.

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Matzo

Egg

Milk

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Bowl

Mix well to combine.

Heat the butter in a large sauté pan over medium-high heat.

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Butter

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Frying Pan

Let it heat up for a minute or two before adding the matzo-egg mixture. Cook, stirring constantly, until the eggs are just barely set, about 90 seconds.

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Matzo

Egg

Serve garnished with cinnamon sugar, apple sauce or something else sweet; jams and preserves are a good choice.

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Cinnamon Sugar