Here is one of the most amazing egg meals you will ever taste, and it is really straight forward. Scrambled eggs in a pan will never be the same again and you will never look back.
Take your scrambled eggs to a new level by incorporating some black truffle or summer truffle. To really succeed though, you must make great scrambled eggs, as the eggs will not take on a lot of truffle flavor, if the eggs are dry and over cooked.
Preparation starts 3 - 4 days before you cook, so if you wish to eat on a Saturday, get your truffles on Wednesday.
Purchase 15 grams of black perigord truffle or 30 grams of summer truffle. The truffle must be wrapped in a paper kitchen towel to absorb moisture given off by the truffle. Place in an air tight container with 6 - 8 fresh free range eggs and place in the refrigerator. The porous shell of the egg will take on the truffle perfume, adding extra truffle flavor to the scrambled eggs.
It is important to change the kitchen paper around the truffle every day or two. If the truffle gets too wet, it will go off sooner.
3 - 4 days later, your eggs will be fully infused and ready for cooking.
To make the scrambled eggs, break the eggs into a glass jar with a good dash of cream and a good dash of full cream milk, probably 1/3 cup of each. I never measure. Add salt and pepper to taste and whisk with a balloon whisk.
Heat a heavy based saucepan with a good sized knob of butter, reduce heat to lowest heat setting once butter has melted. Add the egg mix and stir every 15 - 20 seconds, scraping all cooked egg from the bottom of the pan. Do not let any cooked egg sit on the bottom of the pan for too long.
Now this is really important! Turn the heat off when the egg mix is about 80 - 85% cooked, that is wetter and creamier than you would like to eat it. This is because the egg will keep cooking in the pan even when the heat is off.
Grate in about 3/4 of your truffle, using a micro-plane grater. Allow the egg to sit for about one minute. This will release the truffle perfume, as the truffle warms up.
Serve the egg on thick cut, buttered crusty toast from a bakery. Use a truffle slicer to slice the remaining truffle over the top of the eggs for added flavor and presentation.
You are now ready to enjoy one of the most amazing egg recipes you will ever experience. Enjoy!
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