Slow-Scrambled Eggs with Potatoes, Mushrooms, and Bacon
- 1 large potato, peeled and diced
- Salt
- 2 strips thick-sliced bacon, diced
- 1/4 pound button mushrooms, stemmed and quartered
- Pepper
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 10 eggs
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- Salt and pepper
- 4 individual brioche rolls, or 2 slices good-quality bread, crusts removed, sliced in half into triangles
- Potatoes, Mushrooms, and Bacon
- Slow-Scrambled Eggs
- Snipped fresh chives, for garnish
- Put the potato dice in a small pot, cover with cold water, and add a pinch of salt.
- Bring it to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer until cooked through but still firm, about 5 minutes.
- Drain and cool.
- In a medium skillet, cook the bacon until crispy.
- Remove it with tongs or a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.
- Add the potatoes to the leftover bacon fat, and cook over medium heat until golden brown and crisp on all sides, about 7 minutes.
- Add the mushrooms, season with salt and pepper, and continue to cook until mushrooms are tender and lightly brown.
- Drain any excess fat from the pan and set it aside while you cook the eggs.
- Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a small, heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium-low heat.
- In a medium bowl, lightly beat the eggs and cream.
- Pour the eggs into the pan and stir with a wooden spoon or plastic spatula until they just begin to thicken, about 10 minutes.
- At this point, lower the heat, add the remaining 2 tablespoons butter, season with salt and pepper, and continue to stir.
- Dont cheatin order to make the eggs as creamy as possible, its important to stir gently and continuously, and take your time.
- When the eggs begin to thicken, after about 5 minutes, remove the pot from the heat.
- Warm the brioche or toast the bread lightly.
- Set the potato-mushroom mixture over medium heat, add the bacon, and warm thoroughly.
- Return the eggs to low heat and cook until they will just barely hold together and resemble a thick, creamy sauce, then spoon them over the brioche or toast.
- Spoon the potato mixture over or around the eggs and sprinkle with chives.
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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/slow-scrambled-eggs-with-potatoes-mushrooms-and-bacon-383404 (may not work)