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Matzo Brei
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Matzo Brei

Matzo brei — a classic Passover dish of matzo fried with eggs, simple and comforting

⏱ 20 min🍽 8 servings 🌍 Israeli👩‍🍳 Afoona

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Break the matzos into medium pieces and put in a bowl.
    Bowl
  2. 2
    Cover the matzos with Boiling water and soak about 1 minute.
  3. 3
    Drain well.
    Colander
  4. 4
    Beat the eggs with the salt and black pepper.
    Bowl
  5. 5
    Heat the butter in a pan over medium heat.
    ⚙ Pan-fryingStoveFrying pan
  6. 6
    Dip the matzos, still wet, in the eggs and add to the pan. Fry, stirring now and then, about 5 minutes, until the eggs are done.
    StoveSilicone spatula
  7. 7
    Serve hot with the sour cream.
139calories
5 gprotein
12 gcarbs
8 gfat
● protein 14%● carbs 36%● fat 50%

Per serving (57 g), of 8 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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