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Creamy Cornstarch Scrambled Eggs

Traditional dish with eggs, unsalted butter, milk.

Creamy Cornstarch Scrambled Eggs
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Ingredients

  • 3 large eggs
  • 3 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1½ tbsp milk
  • 1¾ tbsp cornstarch

Steps

  1. In a cup, whisk together the milk and cornstarch until it is free of lumps.
  2. Add the cornstarch mixture to your eggs.
  3. Beat until smooth.
  4. Season with salt.
  5. Heat a non-stick skillet over high heat until hot.
  6. Add the butter — it should sizzle right away.
  7. Wait until the butter's melted and bubbly, but before it browns.
  8. Add the beaten eggs.
  9. Wait without stirring anything, until the edges of the eggs start to bubble up (about 3 seconds).
  10. Remove the skillet from the heat.
  11. Start stirring the eggs, making 1 full circle per second, for about 11–12 seconds.
  12. The eggs will have absorbed all the butter but remain partially undercooked.
  13. Do not wait until they look fully cooked.
  14. Transfer them onto a plate.
  15. Season with black pepper to taste.
  16. Serve.

Adapted from “Creamy Cornstarch Scrambled Eggs”, Wikibooks Cookbook, CC BY-SA 4.0. This adaptation is shared under the same licence.

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