Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Matzo Brei, if you are unfamiliar, is a breakfast dish made from matzo and eggs.
It can be sweet or savory, made like a pancake or a scramble, be dry and crispy or wet and soft. As a public dissenter of wet and soft foods, you may guess I’d favor the dry and crispy version but I am full of surprises.
I didn’t know the “other” (sweet, pancake) version of matzo brei existed till about 2013 and I haven’t thought about it since. This one (savory, scramble) is made of fried onions with just enough egg to bind them to the delicately soaked matzo. It’s got a lot of butter and I like to eat mine with sour cream (full-fat Greek yogurt is fine, sour cream is better), but you can feel free to dress it like a latke, which means it’s also great with things like applesauce, lox or salmon roe.
My dad has never even considered sprinkling his with dill or chives, but as the heir to his matzo brei throne it is my duty to add both (optional, though). Be sure to season it with lots of black pepper— it really goes the distance here.
RECIPE & INGREDIENTS:
anewsletter.alisoneroman.com/p/matzo-brei-video
VIDEO CHAPTERS:
0:00 Start
1:36 Home Movies with Alison Roman
1:46 Intro to Dad's Matzo Brei
2:52 Prepare ingredients to fry the onions
4:33 Snack time! (Matzo with butter and anchovies)
6:08 Continue frying the onions
7:51 Whisk eggs and season with salt and pepper
8:46 Briefly soak the matzo
9:41 Add the soaked matzo to the egg mixture
10:22 Return the skillet to medium-low heat
11:04 Add the eggs and matzo to the skillet with the onions
11:55 Finish with chives and serve with sour cream
12:25 Taste the Matzo Brei
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VIDEO CREDITS:
Director/Editor: Daniel Hurwitz
Director of Photography: Dennis Thomas
Sound: Brian Cushin
Matzo Brei, if you are unfamiliar, is a breakfast dish made from matzo and eggs.
It can be sweet or savory, made like a pancake or a scramble, be dry and crispy or wet and soft. As a public dissenter of wet and soft foods, you may guess I’d favor the dry and crispy version but I am full of surprises.
I didn’t know the “other” (sweet, pancake) version of matzo brei existed till about 2013 and I haven’t thought about it since. This one (savory, scramble) is made of fried onions with just enough egg to bind them to the delicately soaked matzo. It’s got a lot of butter and I like to eat mine with sour cream (full-fat Greek yogurt is fine, sour cream is better), but you can feel free to dress it like a latke, which means it’s also great with things like applesauce, lox or salmon roe.
My dad has never even considered sprinkling his with dill or chives, but as the heir to his matzo brei throne it is my duty to add both (optional, though). Be sure to season it with lots of black pepper— it really goes the distance here.
RECIPE & INGREDIENTS:
anewsletter.alisoneroman.com/p/matzo-brei-video
VIDEO CHAPTERS:
0:00 Start
1:36 Home Movies with Alison Roman
1:46 Intro to Dad's Matzo Brei
2:52 Prepare ingredients to fry the onions
4:33 Snack time! (Matzo with butter and anchovies)
6:08 Continue frying the onions
7:51 Whisk eggs and season with salt and pepper
8:46 Briefly soak the matzo
9:41 Add the soaked matzo to the egg mixture
10:22 Return the skillet to medium-low heat
11:04 Add the eggs and matzo to the skillet with the onions
11:55 Finish with chives and serve with sour cream
12:25 Taste the Matzo Brei
#MatzoBrei #MatzahBrei #PassoverRecipe
#AlisonRoman #AlisonRomanHomeMovies
#AlisonRomanNothingFancy #AlisonRomanDiningIn
Subscribe to A Newsletter: anewsletter.alisoneroman.com/
Find Nothing Fancy online: https://www.alisoneroman.com/nothing-...
Find Dining In online: alisoneroman.com/dining-in
Website: https://www.alisoneroman.com
Instagram: instagram.com/alisoneroman
Twitter: twitter.com/alisoneroman
VIDEO CREDITS:
Director/Editor: Daniel Hurwitz
Director of Photography: Dennis Thomas
Sound: Brian Cushin
