I made Gordon Ramsay's iconic scrambled eggs and it's the only way I'll eat them from now on

Rachel AskinasiSep 12, 2020, 03:51 IST

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Chef Gordon Ramsay says the mark of a good chef is whether they know how to make proper scrambled eggs.
After trying out 10 different ways to make the classic breakfast food, Ramsay's method is the only one I've gone back to.
Ramsay adds crème fraîche, salt, pepper, and chives for extra flair and piles the eggs on top of toast drizzled with olive oil.
The soft scramble is custardy, velvety, and filled with flavor.

Gordon Ramsay may be famous for creating beautiful and luxurious meals, but the one dish the highly decorated Michelin-starred chef, TV personality, and "MasterChef" says he uses to judge a new cook is rather simple: scrambled eggs.

"If they can make the perfect scrambled egg, you know they know how to cook properly," Ramsay said in a video posted on YouTube.

When making the dish at home, I'd always beat my eggs in a bowl first and then scramble them in a pan over medium heat — and to be honest, I thought the finished product looked kind of gross.

But after trying Ramsay's method, I don't think I'll ever make scrambled eggs any other way again.

Gordon Ramsay says that any chef worth their salt in the kitchen knows how to make proper scrambled eggs.

I followed chef Gordon Ramsay's technique to a T. Rachel Askinasi/Insider

To get ready for this "MasterChef" worthy breakfast, I gathered all the ingredients I needed.

Ramsay's egg breakfast recipe has five major ingredients. Rachel Askinasi/Insider

I happened to have some sourdough in my freezer so I took out a slice for toasting while I cracked my eggs.

I used a spatula to break and whisk my eggs just like chef Ramsay. Rachel Askinasi/Insider

Of all the important steps to this technique, the two most prominent are stirring continuously and constantly removing and replacing the heat.

You can see how much thicker the eggs are in the photo on the right. Rachel Askinasi/Insider

After the eggs were thick enough to push to one side of the pot, I pulled them off the flame and added all the mix-ins.

First I added crème fraîche (left) then I added salt, pepper, and chives (right). Rachel Askinasi/Insider

Usually, you'd see someone butter their breakfast toast, but I'd argue that this olive oil drizzle is the tastiest part of the entire breakfast.

Use good olive oil to drizzle on your toast. Rachel Askinasi/Insider

Following Ramsay's lead, I scooped the eggs on top of the toast and gave my breakfast a try.

They were drippy. Rachel Askinasi/Insider

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