Spicy Scrambled Eggs
- 3 tablespoons butter or neutral oil, like corn or canola
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon minced ginger
- 1/2 cup trimmed and roughly chopped scallions
- 1 jalapeno or other fresh chile, stemmed, seeded and minced, or to taste
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 8 eggs
- 13 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
- Put butter or oil in a skillet, preferably nonstick, and turn heat to medium-high.
- Add garlic, ginger, scallions, chile and a sprinkling of salt and pepper.
- Cook, stirring occasionally, until garlic begins to color, about 3 minutes.
- Remove from heat and let cool for about 5 minutes.
- Beat eggs lightly with a little more salt and pepper.
- Return pan to medium-high heat and add eggs.
- Stir occasionally, until curds begin to form, then remove from heat and stir to break up curds.
- Return to heat and repeat, stirring occasionally until mixture begins to clump.
- Cook and stir until eggs are creamy and thick but not dry: they will continue to cook under their own heat after you remove them from pan, so stop a moment short of your desired consistency.
- Stir in cilantro and serve immediately.
butter, garlic, ginger, scallions, fresh chile, salt, eggs, cilantro
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/11943 (may not work)