Creamy Cornstarch Scrambled Eggs
Traditional dish with eggs, unsalted butter, milk.

- prep 9 min
- cook 21 min
- total 30 min
- serves 4
- intermediate
Ingredients
- 3 large eggs
- 3 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1½ tbsp milk
- 1¾ tbsp cornstarch
Steps
- In a cup, whisk together the milk and cornstarch until it is free of lumps.
- Add the cornstarch mixture to your eggs.
- Beat until smooth.
- Season with salt.
- Heat a non-stick skillet over high heat until hot.
- Add the butter — it should sizzle right away.
- Wait until the butter's melted and bubbly, but before it browns.
- Add the beaten eggs.
- Wait without stirring anything, until the edges of the eggs start to bubble up (about 3 seconds).
- Remove the skillet from the heat.
- Start stirring the eggs, making 1 full circle per second, for about 11–12 seconds.
- The eggs will have absorbed all the butter but remain partially undercooked.
- Do not wait until they look fully cooked.
- Transfer them onto a plate.
- Season with black pepper to taste.
- Serve.
Adapted from “Creamy Cornstarch Scrambled Eggs”, Wikibooks Cookbook, CC BY-SA 4.0. This adaptation is shared under the same licence.