Description
Julia Child’s scrambled eggs blend French culinary precision with buttery richness. Creamy eggs emerge from careful whisking and gentle heat, promising restaurant-quality breakfast magic for home cooks.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 eggs (large)
- ½ tbsps (7.5 mL) unsalted butter or olive oil
- 1/8 tsp (0.6 g) kosher salt (or more to taste)
Instructions
- Butter Preparation: Warm a medium non-stick pan over medium-low heat, gently melting butter until it bubbles and foams delicately.
- Egg Mixture: Whisk eggs with salt in a mixing bowl until thoroughly blended and slightly aerated, allowing the mixture to rest for 5-10 minutes to achieve uniform consistency.
- Cooking Technique: Pour whisked eggs into the butter-coated pan, immediately engaging a silicone spatula with continuous, circular motions to create small, tender curds.
- Texture Development: Transition to broader, sweeping spatula movements, developing larger, creamy curds while maintaining constant gentle agitation across the pan’s surface.
- Final Cooking: Remove pan from heat when eggs reach a soft, slightly runny texture with distinct yet tender curds, allowing residual heat to complete the cooking process.
- Finishing Touch: Perform a final gentle stirring motion to distribute heat evenly, then transfer to serving plates and garnish with salt, freshly ground black pepper, and optional chopped herbs for enhanced flavor and visual appeal.
Notes
- Optimize Butter Heating: Use medium-low heat to create a gentle bubbling butter base, which prevents burning and ensures a smooth, even coating for egg cooking.
- Rest Eggs for Perfection: Allow whisked eggs to sit 5-10 minutes before cooking, enabling uniform blending and creating a more consistent, silky texture.
- Master Continuous Motion: Keep spatula moving constantly during cooking to develop delicate, creamy curds without overcooking or creating dry, rubbery eggs.
- Remove Promptly for Creamy Finish: Take pan off heat when eggs are soft and slightly runny, letting residual heat complete cooking for a luxuriously tender result.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 minute
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 120 mg
- Fat: 26 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 2 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 24 g
- Cholesterol: 740 mg