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Soft scramble served with toast and fruit

The Best Soft Scrambled Eggs Hacks and Technique

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This recipe gives you two options for soft scrambled eggs: a creamier, richer version and a lighter, fluffier version to help you make the very best soft scramble for your taste.
Course Breakfast, Brunch
Cuisine American
Diet Vegetarian
Keyword 30 Minutes or Less, 5 Ingredients or Less, Eggs, Scrambled Eggs, Soft Scrambled Eggs
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 2 eggs

Ingredients

  • ½ tablespoon unsalted butter
  • 2 large eggs
  • teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch optional
  • 3 teaspoons water optional

Instructions

  • In a large frying pan over medium heat, melt the butter and allow it to get hot.
    ½ tablespoon unsalted butter
    Butter melted and hot in a pan
  • Crack the eggs into a separate bowl and add the salt. Use a fork or whisk to beat until the yolks and egg whites are well-combined.
    2 large eggs, ⅛ teaspoon salt
    Eggs beaten with a fork until smooth
  • For creamier, richer eggs, skip this step. For lighter, fluffier eggs, add the cornstarch and water to a small bowl and mix to combine, ensuring there are no lumps. Add the cornstarch slurry to the beaten eggs.
    1 teaspoon cornstarch, 3 teaspoons water
    Cornstarch slurry ready to add to eggs
  • Once the butter is melted and hot, add the egg mixture to the center of the pan, and watch as it spreads out across the bottom of the pan. If need be, slightly tilt the pan back and forth until the egg is in an even layer across the whole pan.
    Beaten eggs heating in a pan
  • Wait about 30 seconds until the edges just start to cook. Then, use a rubber spatula to slowly push the eggs around the pan in a circular motion, starting with the outermost edges and slowly moving inward.
    Using spatula to circle eggs
  • Continue to push the eggs around in a circular motion moving inward, until the eggs are all cooked and in the center of the pan. The top of the eggs should be ever so slightly underdone (they will continue to cook while the egg cools).
    Cooking eggs in pan and bringing them to the center
  • Slide the soft scrambled egg onto a plate and serve warm. Enjoy!

Notes

  • If you are making more than two eggs, increase the amount of butter and salt, but keep the amount of cornstarch and water the same (if using). 
  • Now that you’ve mastered scrambled eggs, learn how to fry an egg in this Over Hard Eggs recipe or how to poach one in this Smoked Salmon Eggs Benedict recipe!