Scrambled eggs are a breakfast staple for good reason. Not only are they remarkably simple to rustle up in just a matter of minutes, but they are also delicious and satisfying. The beauty of the dish is that you can keep things easy by cracking a few eggs into a pan, or elevate them to something far more gourmet by tweaking your cooking technique or ingredients to recreate the kind of scrambled eggs from a top-end restaurant. As a result, many professional chefs have their own tried-and-tested methods for preparing this classic breakfast favourite.
Gordon Ramsay's Preferred Recipe
One such chef is Gordon Ramsay, the celebrated British cook and TV personality, who revealed his preferred recipe for making scrambled eggs. It involves adding one special ingredient to make them extra creamy — and it is not the usual butter or milk that most people might expect. Those who have tried these scrambled eggs describe them as incredibly soft, creamy and custard-like. This is achieved by cooking them slowly over an on-and-off heat.
The Secret Ingredient
Ramsay adds a teaspoon of something most people already have sitting in their fridge to nail that velvety consistency — and again, it is not butter or milk. Instead, he swears by adding a teaspoon of cold crème fraîche to the egg mixture towards the end of the cooking process. Before that, however, he cracks chilled eggs directly into a heated deep-sided saucepan, incorporating cold butter while stirring continuously. The pan must be taken off the heat regularly while keeping up continuous stirring. The finished eggs ought to look custardy and smooth.
Finishing Touches
To finish the dish, stir in a spoonful of crème fraîche and season with salt, plus some chives if you fancy. And that is all there is to it. Overall, the recipe takes just a few minutes, and while it demands slightly more effort by shifting the pot on and off the warm hob, it is definitely worth that extra work.
Amateur Cook's Experience
At least, that is according to one Reddit user, who posted on the '52 weeks of cooking' forum to share their experience of making the crème fraîche scrambled eggs for the first time. They wrote: 'I know this recipe is quite simple, but I saw Gordon Ramsay teach and make this dish on Master Chef Junior a while back and I've been hankering to make it ever since! We all know how to make the basic scrambled egg, but when I saw Gordon Ramsay put his fancy twist on it (with the addition of crème fraîche), I was curious to try it. Who doesn't love scrambled eggs?'
So was the 'fancy twist' actually worth it? According to the user, adding the crème fraîche succeeded in elevating the classic scrambled eggs, while remaining straightforward to rustle up. 'All in all, I think I will go with this way of making scrambled eggs from now on. It is not much different or more difficult than the traditional way of making scrambled eggs, but the product is a little better!' they said.
