Best 6 Savory Red Pepper And Onion Matzo Brei Recipes

SAVORY MATZO BREI

Steps:

• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and onions; cook, stirring occasionally, until soft and beginning to brown, 6 to 7 minutes. Stir in herbs, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Transfer to a bowl and let cool slightly; reserve skillet.
• Whisk eggs in a large bowl. Stir in mushroom mixture.
• Break matzo into 2-inch pieces and place in a colander. Pour boiling water over matzo; let stand until slightly softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Gently stir into egg mixture; season with salt and pepper. Let stand 5 minutes, then stir again.
• Wipe reserved skillet clean and melt remaining 1 tablespoon butter over medium heat. Working in batches, pour batter into skillet 1/3 cup at a time, spreading into a 3-inch pancake with the bottom of the cup. Cook until undersides are evenly browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Flip and continue cooking until other sides are browned, 2 to 3 minutes more. Drain on paper towels. Serve with chopped parsley, creme fraiche, and and a squeeze of lemon.

SAVORY RED PEPPER AND ONION MATZO BREI

Steps:

• Break matzos into roughly 1-inch pieces into a colander, then rinse under hot tap water until pieces are softened, 1 to 2 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes.
• Lightly beat eggs with salt, pepper, and 1 tablespoon dill in a large bowl and stir in matzos until coated well.
• Cook onions and peppers in oil in a 12-inch heavy nonstick skillet over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until they begin to brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Add matzo mixture, then increase heat to moderately high and sauté, stirring frequently and breaking up clumps, until matzos are well browned, about 17 minutes. Season with salt, then sprinkle with remaining 1/2 tablespoon dill.

MATZO BREI

Steps:

• Coarsely crumble matzo crackers into a fine mesh sieve set over a large bowl; reserve crumbs in bowl. Place sieve under cold running water until matzo is softened, about 15 seconds; drain. Stir softened matzo, eggs, milk, crumbs and salt until combined. , Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add half of the matzo mixture. Cook, without stirring, until bottom is golden brown, 3-4 minutes; flip. Cook until bottom is golden brown and eggs are cooked through, 3-4 minutes. Transfer to platter. Repeat with remaining butter and matzo mixture. Serve hot with maple syrup if desired.

SAVORY RED PEPPER AND ONION MATZOH BREI

Steps:

• Break matzos into roughly 1-inch pieces into a colander, then rinse under hot tap water until pieces are softened, 1 to 2 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes.
• Lightly beat eggs with salt, pepper, and 1 tablespoon dill in a large bowl and stir in matzos until coated well.
• Cook onions and peppers in oil in a 12-inch heavy nonstick skillet over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until they begin to brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Add matzo mixture, then increase heat to moderately high and sauté, stirring frequently and breaking up clumps, until matzos are well browned, about 17 minutes. Season with salt, then sprinkle with remaining 1/2 tablespoon dill.

SAVORY MATZO BREI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 250ºF.
• Put a kettle of water (about 3 1/2 quarts) on high heat to boil.
• Meanwhile, melt 1 tablespoon margarine in a 12-inch skillet on low heat.
• Add onions, and saute over medium-high heat until soft and golden brown, stirring frequently to prevent burning, about 15 minutes.
• Add mushrooms, and continue cooking until soft, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add rosemary, thyme, parsley, salt, and pepper, and stir to combine.
• Remove from heat, and set aside to cool slightly.
• Break eggs into a large bowl, and beat lightly.
• Add mushroom mixture, stirring well to combine.
• Make batter:
• Break matzos into 1 1/2- to 2-inch pieces directly into a colander, and pour the boiling water over them.
• Let matzo stand until softened, about 2 to 3 minutes, and add to the mushroom-egg mixture, adjusting the seasoning with salt and pepper, if necessary.
• Let stand for 5 minutes.
• Melt remaining tablespoon margarine in a 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat.
• Pour 1/4 cup of batter into pan to form a 3-inch pancake, lightly pressing with a spatula to make pancake even.
• Repeat, cooking 3 pancakes per batch.
• Cook pancakes until nicely browned, about 2 minutes.
• Turn and cook the other side about 2 minutes more.
• Transfer to oven to keep warm and repeat process until all the batter is used up, making about 28 pancakes.
• Serve immediately.

CARAMELIZED ONION AND MUSHROOM MATZO BREI

Steps:

• In a skillet over low heat, melt 2 tablespoons butter. Add onions and cook, stirring, until caramelized, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Add mushrooms and raise heat to medium-high. Continue to cook, stirring, until mushrooms are soft, about 5 minutes. Season with plenty of salt and pepper.
• Add remaining tablespoon butter to pan and let it melt. Add matzo and cook, tossing to coat matzo in butter, for 2 minutes.
• Pour eggs into pan and season them generously with salt and pepper. Cook, scrambling mixture, until eggs are set, about 2 to 3 more minutes. Season with salt and pepper and serve.