Scrambled Eggs With Osetra And Mouillettes
- 4 thin slices white bread
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 6 large farm eggs (preferably from free-range chickens)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons sour cream
- 2 tablespoons (about 1 ounce) osetra malossol caviar
- Toast the bread.
- Butter all the slices with 1 tablespoon of the butter.
- Remove the crusts and cut each slice into 4 narrow strips, or mouillettes.
- When ready to serve, place the eggs, salt and pepper in a bowl.
- Mix with a whisk until well blended.
- Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter in a thick, heavy saucepan with high sides.
- Add the egg mixture and cook over medium to high heat, stirring continuously and vigorously with a whisk until the mixture is creamy and consists of very small curds.
- While still quite soft, remove the mixture from the heat.
- (The eggs will continue to cook in the residual heat of the pan.)
- Add the sour cream and mix well.
- Divide the egg mixture among 4 warm plates.
- Arrange 4 mouillettes around each portion.
- Top with the caviar, using about 1 1/2 teaspoons per serving.
- Serve immediately.
thin slices white bread, unsalted butter, eggs, salt, freshly ground black pepper, sour cream, caviar
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1637 (may not work)