AIMEE: There wasn’t a whole lot of Matzo in my house growing up, my mother being the main cook and her being Italian and all. But my fathers family is Jewish, there was a couple of times when my mother tried to make something special for my dad that would remind him of his own mom who passed away when I was just a baby. My grandmother Ida (my dads mom) passed away without giving her recipes to anyone. 
Yom Kippur just passed at the end of September (on my 2nd wedding anniversary, actually!) and it got me thinking about my dad which got me thinking about my mom making Matzo brei.
So today I decided to make the recipe my mom gave me.. here it is:
KATHY’S MATZO BREI
- Break up Matzo and then soak in a milk & egg mixture with a little vanilla.
- In a 10-12 inch frying pan, sauté 1 medium onion in butter, till soft, then remove onion from pan & add to the matzo mixture.
- DO NOT WASH THE PAN.
- Add butter and place matzo mixture (mixed with the onion) in frying pan on medium heat. Cook slowly until eggs are cooked and edges are browned.
- Turn over onto dish
- Sprinkle top with some regular sugar, splenda or other sugar sub.
It was very yummy. For those of you who have NO idea what to expect when and if you make or try Matzo brei. It’s kind of like a bread pudding made of Matzo. Very tasty!
Sweet, somewhat caramelized onions (I like my onions a little well done)
This is the Matzo I used.
Here’s the matzo soaking in the milk/egg/vanilla mixture. I used a lot of vanilla, probably 2-3 tablespoons.
This may not look that appetizing, but I promise you it’s very good!
Have you made matzo brei before? If so, I’d love to know your variations or if you tried my moms recipe and how you liked it!
xoxo,
Aimee
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