Matzo Brei

Rating

4.94 stars (48 reviews)

Keywords

breakfast recipe, matzo

Ingredients

• 2 large eggs
• 1 sheet matzo or egg matzo
• 1 tablespoon milk or water
• 1 tablespoon butter
• Salt and pepper
• Applesauce, sour cream, sugar, cinnamon, apples, nuts… you can even get creative and add grated cheese or diced veggies.

Categories

• Breakfast

Cuisine

• Middle Eastern

Reviews

• Barry on 2025-08-17 (5 stars):
  Have always made this by the seat of my pants, trying to remember what my mother and grandmother would do. I appreciate the step-by-step and ingredient proportions. Works every time. A heathen here ... like mine with ketchup.
• Judy Gotthoffer on 2025-04-16 (5 stars):
  Made Matzoh for my kids when I was young. Now 86, and needed to see a recipe. Loved this recipe, questioned 2 eggs, it was great . Thank you.
• Amanda on 2025-04-16 (5 stars):
  Just made this for breakfast! Delicious!
• MoForiah on 2025-03-17 (5 stars):
  This appears to be an older article but I just happened to come across this and I just finished eating matzoh brei! My mom and now I, make it like French toast. Crumble the matzoh and soak in milk and whisked egg. While it’s soaking, heat up skillet with butter. After just a few minutes, transfer the matzoh into the skillet. Fry for maybe two minutes tops. Plate, top with more butter and maple syrup. Yum!! I am 75% Ashkenazi…
• Diane on 2024-04-30 (5 stars):
  So much tastier than my mom's recipe! Thank you :).
• Dana on 2024-04-30 (5 stars):
  We are making this now, but we sprinkle a mixture of cinnamon sugar on our Matzah Brei. If you don't try it with cinnamon sugar, you are missing out! Chag Sameach!
• Tiana on 2024-04-21 (5 stars):
  Very delicious. It reminds me of my childhood breakfast. My mother always made fried eggs with a leftover starch. Sometimes noodles or chopped potatoes. Some veggies (often onion), maybe sausage, and of course egg. I am enjoying this recipe for Pesach with whole wheat matzah, spinach, onion, KFP sausage, and cucumber salad on the side. I think it would also be delicious with cubed roasted sweet potato, fried in the pan. Thank you for the recipe. Chag Pesach Sameach!
• MICHAEL ROSEN on 2024-04-17 (5 stars):
  I love your cooking method! I found that frying the matzo in butter until browned and crispy while adding ground cinnamon and a teaspoon or 2 of granulated sugar to help with the crispiness, them add the eggs and cook til dry- adding a couple of tablespoons of maple syrup at the end makes this even tastier!
• John E on 2023-04-10 (5 stars):
  04/10/2023; Nissan 19 Hi Tori...Chag Semeach Pesach This.was.awesome! :-) I had never had matzo brei, until today. Wow, have I lead a deprived life. Even better, I made it. Ok, I did do one thing different. I did not pre-wet the matzah under hot water. I whisked 4 eggs, added 20mL half and half (1 TBSP + 1 TSP); whisked until a little frothy. I broke up 2 sheets matzos into small pieces. When the butter started to melt in my skillet, I did a final whisk of the egg mix, dropped the matzos pieces into the egg mix, and stirred once. Set the timer for 2 minutes. After 45 seconds, I stirred the egg mixture a second time, and then again at 1:45 (a total of three stirs). When the timer went off, I dumped the matzo brei into my skillet and followed the rest of your directions. I had leftover charoset and sour cream for sides. Yowza! Question: I am sure it is amazing with sauteed onions, but what about sauteed garlic? Question: What other 'sweet' options are common for matzo brei, aside from applesauce? If you are ever in LAX again, check out the Pico Union Project. I highly recommend their Jewels of Elul.
• Alan weissman on 2023-04-08 (5 stars):
  Made this matzo brei using vegan butter and vegan "eggs". Superb!