Apparently we’ve all been making scrambled eggs WRONG – top chef Anthony Bourdain reveals why
IT'S one of the simplest meals of all time - but apparently, we've been cooking scrambled eggs all WRONG.
We're not yolking here - there are several very common mistakes people make when preparing the tasty breakfast.
According to top chef Anthony Bourdain, scrambled eggs should be "all about the egg".
That means NOT adding any dairy (apart from butter) like milk, creme fraiche or cream to the mix before you cook it.
The American TV cook, 60, also advised against a dash of water, as he explains it "doesn't add anything".
Anthony told : "It's about the egg. You're not making a quiche here, you're making scrambled eggs."
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In that case then, how should we prepare this classic morning meal?
Anthony recommends starting out with a hot pan - though not too hot - and a box of fresh eggs.
He then cracks them into a small mixing bowl just prior to cooking them, so any bits of shell that creep in can be removed.
Anthony seasons his eggs with salt and pepper before transferring them to the pan, which should contain a generous dollop of hot, foaming butter.
He then leaves the eggs alone for a bit so that they "form up", before pushing them around in a figure of eight motion.
This "folds" the eggs together, which creates a better outcome than stirring them around too much.
"You don't want tiny, little bits of egg as your final product," Anthony explained.
"You want something fluffy, airy, rippled with a nice textural note when you taste the egg."
So there you go.
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For a different take on scrambled eggs, here's how chef Gordon Ramsay recommends doing it.