With just a few ingredients you can make the best scrambled eggs for a simple and tasty breakfast. Serve with a slice of bread.
These scrambled eggs are very nutritious and tasty. If you are looking for a simple and quick recipe with few ingredients, these eggs are the perfect solution!
It's one of those recipes that you can serve for breakfast, for a quick dinner or even take to work with a slice of bread when time is short.
This scrambled eggs recipe is simple but you can cook these eggs with many other types of ingredients like chouriço, ham, cheese, sausage and much more! Use a little of your imagination and make some delicious eggs.
Your kids will love this recipe! If you make eggs for lunch or dinner, you can serve them with fries.
Here you'll find all the ingredients needed to make this recipe:
Eggs - The main ingredient of the recipe. It is important that the eggs are of good quality, eggs with good quality will give more flavor and creaminess to the recipe.
Butter or margarine - To fry the eggs. It helps to add flavor and creaminess to the eggs. We like to use margarine, but if you prefer, you can fry the eggs with butter or even with a drizzle of olive oil.
Pepper - For seasoning the eggs.
Salt - The ingredient that highlights all the other flavors.
Bread - Slices of homemade bread to serve with the scrambled eggs.
Below you’ll find the correct measurement of all ingredients and the step-by-step guide for this recipe.
HOW TO MAKE SCRAMBLED EGGS
Step 1: In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs seasoned with salt and pepper.
Step 2: Heat the butter in a non-stick pan. When the butter starts to melt, pour in the eggs, and let them cook for a few seconds without stirring. Pull a rubber spatula across the bottom of the pan to form large, soft curds of scrambled eggs.
Step 3: Gently mix the eggs with a rubber spatula or with a wooden spoon. Continue cooking over medium-low heat, mixing the eggs every few seconds. Do not overcook to much the eggs to make them creamier and moist.
Step 4: Turn off the heat, pour the scrambled eggs over a toasted bread slice and serve.
RECIPE TIPS
1. If you want to save the recipe for later, let it cool to room temperature and store the scrambled eggs in the refrigerator in an airtight container (to prevent the growth of microorganisms).
2. Do not store scrambled eggs for more than 1 to 2 days in the refrigerator, after this period of time the eggs begin to lose texture and quality.
3. It is very important to fry the eggs in a non-stick frying pan to prevent the eggs from burning and sticking to the bottom of the pan.
4. If you want a healthier recipe, you can fry the eggs with olive oil (the eggs will not be as creamy as with margarine or butter).
5. This scrambled eggs recipe is made simply but you can add a wide variety of ingredients, such as tomatoes, sausage, Portuguese chouriço or canned tuna.
In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs seasoned with salt and pepper.
Heat the butter in a non-stick pan. When the butter starts to melt, pour in the eggs, and let them cook for a few seconds without stirring. Pull a rubber spatula across the bottom of the pan to form large, soft curds of scrambled eggs.
Gently mix the eggs with a rubber spatula or with a wooden spoon. Continue cooking over medium-low heat, mixing the eggs every few seconds. Do not overcook to much the eggs to make them creamier and moist.
Turn off the heat, pour the scrambled eggs over a toasted bread slice and serve.
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