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Matzo Brei
Breakfast

Matzo Brei

Matzo brei - a traditional Jewish dish of matzo fried with eggs, eaten on Passover and all year round

⏱ 13 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Jewish👩‍🍳 Afoona
🧀 Dairy🥬 Vegetarian🍷 Passover
Versions:Original⚖ Pareve

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Break the matzos into small pieces and put in a bowl.
    Bowl
  2. 2
    Cover the matzos with Cold water and soak 2 minutes.
  3. 3
    Drain well.
    Colander
  4. 4
    Beat the eggs with the milk, sugar, cinnamon and salt.
    Bowl
  5. 5
    Add the matzos to the eggs and stir.
  6. 6
    Heat the butter in a pan over medium heat.
    ⚙ Pan-fryingStoveFrying pan
  7. 7
    Pour in the mixture and cook, stirring, until the eggs set.
    StoveSilicone spatula
  8. 8
    Serve hot.
179calories
7 gprotein
16 gcarbs
10 gfat
● protein 15%● carbs 36%● fat 50%

Per serving (74 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (5) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Frying pan · Also works: Wok (None) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Pot (High sides, slow evaporation and weak browning)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)
  • Colander · Also works: Lid (a lid held slightly open over the sink, you lose a little) · Slotted spoon (for small amounts)
  • Silicone spatula · Also works: Wooden spoon (Scrapes less well) · Spoon / teaspoon (regular) (None)

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