For years I ate whatever scrambled egg was served to me. They were either too runny (I don’t like them looking like someone regurgitated them) or overcooked/dry (the cook would serve them to me looking like a brown pancake). And I realized that the only scrambled eggs I loved were the ones I would have back home in the province – the ones my step-mom cooked. So I made sure to ask her how she did it last time I was there and now I can have them whenever I like – which is most mornings. (Yes I am the type of person who can eat the same thing for days on end until I get sick of it)
My version of my step-mom’s egg scramble:
- 1-2 teaspoons of butter
- 2 eggs beaten
- half a handful of diced onions
- half a handful of diced tomatoes
- salt & pepper to taste *you can also used a pinch of bullion cubes like Maggi chicken cubes or Magic Sarap powder
- Heat a non-stick skillet over medium heat
- Once it’s hot enough, drop the butter onto the pan, lift and move the butter around until it melts
- Toss in the onion & tomatoes, cook until they are slightly colored or tender
- Pour the beaten eggs into the pan
- Season with salt & pepper, let it set for a few seconds (around 3 seconds)
- Move it around with a wooden spatula or spoon
- Let it set again for a few seconds then scramble it again
- Repeat this process until the egg is almost done (not too wet and not too dry), then take it out of the pan immediately (it shouldn’t look like a pancake, nor should it look like regurgitated food/baby food, but rather moist-not-runny yellow chunks with bits of red)
- Serve on toast (or eat with rice & whatever sinful breakfast fare you like i.e. bacon, tocino, etc YUM!)
- Eat immediately or else it will cook some more (in it’s own heat) and will be overdone
It’s so simple I know, but I just had to put it out there because I never ever get perfect scrambled eggs elsewhere!
This is a more fabulous version of my recipe: Smitten Kitchen’s scrambled egg toast. Maybe I’ll try it tomorrow but I’m pretty sure it’s gonna be yummy!
I want breakfast and it’s 11pm here
I love breakfast food all-day/night!! =P