If you’ve ever wanted another way to harness the transformative power of butter or schmaltz, you should make matzo brei. If you’re always on the lookout for quick, comforting meals, you should make matzo brei. If you’ve ever eaten scrambled eggs and thought, “These could be better,” you should make matzo brei. If you think anything made with matzo tastes bland and lean, you should make matzo brei.
I’ll stop there, since there are as many reasons to make matzo brei as there are ways to make it.
“Matzo brei” is Yiddish for “fried matzo.” (The “brei” conveniently rhymes with “fry.”) This simple Ashkenazi dish of eggs, matzo (unleavened flatbread made from flour and
