which is better? fried or scrambled eggs?

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A poached egg on spinach may be my favorite tapas ever.

― j.lu (j.lu), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 14:09 (nineteen years ago) link

eggs are wonderful. i love them scrambled, but only if done right (ie how i do it, because i make the best scrambled eggs in the world). i usually order omelettes out because most places don't scramble properly.

― lauren (laurenp), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 14:39 (nineteen years ago) link

fried for sure, but eggs in general are ace

― Ste (Fuzzy), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 14:44 (nineteen years ago) link

How do you do it, Lauren?

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 14:45 (nineteen years ago) link

No one knows.

― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 14:47 (nineteen years ago) link

Mmm, herby omelette.

― Madchen (Madchen), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 14:48 (nineteen years ago) link

my secret scrmbled egg ingrdnt: CUMIN!!

yes.

I agree w/most of the things on this thread. (altho isn't a non-French omelette a "Western" omelette, or is that something else?) (and aren't scrambled eggs still FRIED, technically i.e. whack them in a pan w/butter. that means fried to me.)

I'm interested to know if lauren's technique can be described in words.

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 14:51 (nineteen years ago) link

May also register my displeasure at the buggering of 'Toad in the Hole'. Eggs indeed...

― Chewshabadoo (Chewshabadoo), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 14:54 (nineteen years ago) link

it's really simple, but you need time and patience (both usually in short supply in restaurants). beat the eggs really well with a bit of cream or whole milk and add salt & pepper to taste. melt some butter over low heat (a gas range works much better than an electric one) until it's gently sizzling, then pour in the eggs. drop some small pieces of soft cheese (brie, taleggio, farmer's, queso blanco, etc). let them set a bit, then stir well but not briskly. keep stirring slowly and frequently until the eggs are cooked but not hard - they should be soft and creamy. it usually takes me about 20 -30 minutes to make a batch for 3-4 people.

xpost - cumin is yum. a pinch of tumeric is a good addition, too, but not with this recipe.

― lauren (laurenp), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 15:00 (nineteen years ago) link

scrambled eggs should take 4 minutes and no more. 20 minutes??!?!?!?!?

― Porkpie (porkpie), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 15:07 (nineteen years ago) link

Freshly grated nutmeg in your scrambled eggs, not cumin (nor cum in.)

― Mooro (Mooro), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 15:08 (nineteen years ago) link

Ponce

― allba (Mooro), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 15:09 (nineteen years ago) link

it's worth it. trust me.

xpost

― lauren (laurenp), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 15:09 (nineteen years ago) link

nowt but maldon salt, freash black pepper and plenty of good butter for me, ta

― Porkpie (porkpie), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 15:09 (nineteen years ago) link

My method takes 20 mins also for that many eggs.

― Mooro (Mooro), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 15:10 (nineteen years ago) link

I cannot make a good C on E or C in O or C in Y joke.

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 15:10 (nineteen years ago) link

absolute madness - 20 minutes for scrambled that is

― Porkpie (porkpie), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 15:11 (nineteen years ago) link

Its worth it to avoid the dreaded syneresis

― Mooro (Mooro), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 15:13 (nineteen years ago) link

Scrambled, every Sunday morning.

― adam. (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 15:14 (nineteen years ago) link

TALEGGIO

suddenly my life has meaning and purpose again

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 15:21 (nineteen years ago) link

i stand by my recipe (mark bittman's recipe actually). the slow-cooking method works magic on eggs.

― lauren (laurenp), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 15:33 (nineteen years ago) link

Surprise spice that works ridiculously well with scrambled eggs: cinnamon. Just a wee bit. Totally fucking awesome.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 15:58 (nineteen years ago) link

Also - savoury (the herb).

― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 15:59 (nineteen years ago) link

Soft-Boiled rules.

― Michael White (Hereward), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 16:03 (nineteen years ago) link

Scrambled with cheese is better than fried. I generally don't like eggs.

― jel -- (jel), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 16:38 (nineteen years ago) link

My partner spent time in Sweden, and brought back their constant breakfast dish which, when pronounced, looks like Pitté Panna. It's hashbrowns, onion, leftover meat (ideally blood sausage, but we use barbecued pork from the local chinese grocery), etc. with an egg cracked and fried in the middle. Lovely.

I've started eating steak and eggs out, after years of mocking the very idea. It's actually a very nice way to kick of a day, with a big piece of steak.

― derrick (derrick), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 17:25 (nineteen years ago) link

I am going to go buy some eggs, now, you bastards. Delectable.

― Ian c=====8 (orion), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 17:34 (nineteen years ago) link

I made some scrambled eggs this morning, mixing in spinach, cream cheese, and cajun spices. nice.

― Gear! (Gear!), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 17:35 (nineteen years ago) link

SHIRRED.

xpost: pytt i panna, yes!

― Paul Eater (eater), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 17:43 (nineteen years ago) link

My scrambled eggs take 6 or 7 minutes, and that's just for 2 eggs. I do them on the lowest heat on the smallest ring and they are sooooo creamy.

― Madchen (Madchen), Thursday, 19 August 2004 09:22 (nineteen years ago) link

Can I make scrambled eggs with soy milk? That's all we have in the house because of my silly vegetarian roomies.

― Ian c=====8 (orion), Thursday, 19 August 2004 18:39 (nineteen years ago) link

see, madchen is wise.

ian, don't try it.

― lauren (laurenp), Thursday, 19 August 2004 18:45 (nineteen years ago) link

the only time I had eggs benedict, marianna lcl was there.

― RJG (RJG), Thursday, 19 August 2004 18:46 (nineteen years ago) link

You can make scrambled eggs with soy milk, I've done it.

― eat fudge banana swirl (Nick A.), Thursday, 19 August 2004 18:47 (nineteen years ago) link

eggs florentine is great.

― cºzen (Cozen), Thursday, 19 August 2004 18:47 (nineteen years ago) link

eight years pass...

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/08/dining/shakshuka-a-rich-egg-dish-that-satisfies.html?_r=0

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2013/05/08/dining/08APPE/08APPE-popup.jpg

oh man

― j., Saturday, 4 May 2013 02:10 (eleven years ago) link

dayumm

― rock 'em sock 'em (Treeship), Saturday, 4 May 2013 02:14 (eleven years ago) link

one month passes...

http://www.buzzfeed.com/emofly/eggs-in-exciting-holes

yep yep

― j., Friday, 14 June 2013 03:11 (ten years ago) link

that avocado egg thing looks amazing but difficult to pull off. i want to attempt it.

― Treeship, Friday, 14 June 2013 03:20 (ten years ago) link

donut egg is a dealbreaker.

― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 14 June 2013 03:21 (ten years ago) link

Shakshuka is really great, you guys.

― Guayaquil (eephus!), Friday, 14 June 2013 03:24 (ten years ago) link

i keep meaning to try it after Stevie giving it mad props on ILC

― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 14 June 2013 03:35 (ten years ago) link

eight months pass...

I just tried to poach eggs to eat on top of braised collard greens and lentils. I followed this cook book I have, added vinegar to the water, simmering but wasn't too hot, And I ended up with egg white every where, sort egg drop soup. So I tried again using a ladle to poach the egg and it worked, but when I tried to slide the egg out of the ladle it stuck and the yolk broke. I feel defeated.

― JacobSanders, Wednesday, 19 February 2014 04:14 (ten years ago) link

maybe try half fry/half poach with the "cover the egg with the lid of a pot" trick?

― Philip Nunez, Wednesday, 19 February 2014 04:17 (ten years ago) link

jacob do you do the swirly thing when you drop the egg into the water?

― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 19 February 2014 04:18 (ten years ago) link

yeah get a wide deep pan & get a whirlpool going

you'll still get stray whites but they'll hold together much better combined w the vinegar

― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 19 February 2014 04:27 (ten years ago) link

Get a whirl/swirl going? I'd never heard of that!

― JacobSanders, Wednesday, 19 February 2014 04:35 (ten years ago) link

I do the "fry with a lid" thing all the time w/ my cast iron. perfect. soft scrambled is just as good, though.

― Simon H., Wednesday, 19 February 2014 04:37 (ten years ago) link

trick question: scrambled eggs ARE fried eggs

― dan m, Wednesday, 19 February 2014 04:41 (ten years ago) link

god old ilxors were so dumb smh

― dan m, Wednesday, 19 February 2014 04:42 (ten years ago) link

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