The soft-scrambled egg

• Serves 1
• Hands-on 6 min
• Oven none
• The skill Low heat

Most scrambled eggs are cooked too hot and too fast. Turn the heat down until you think it’s too low, then wait.

You’ll need

• Eggs 3
• Butter a knob
• Salt a pinch

Method

1. Beat the eggs with the salt.
2. Melt the butter on the lowest heat.
3. Add the eggs and stir slowly until they just hold together.
4. Take the pan off the heat a moment before they look done.