He should know. He’s executive chef of the farm-focused Blue Hill at Stone Barns in Tarrytown, New York, where if you’re a chicken, you’re as pampered as a Kardashian.
Rule #1: Source smart
Great scrambled eggs start with a great chicken. “For any chicken lucky enough to enjoy a pasture-based diet, the beta-carotene in the grass enhances the color and the flavor of the eggs’ yolks and your scrambled eggs,” Barber says. Seek out pastured eggs at your local farmer’s market, or use Eat Wild’s state-by-state directory.
Great scrambled eggs start with a great chicken. “For any chicken lucky enough to enjoy a pasture-based diet, the beta-carotene in the grass enhances the color and the flavor of the eggs’ yolks and your scrambled eggs,” Barber says. Seek out pastured eggs at your local farmer’s market, or use Eat Wild’s state-by-state directory.
Rule #2: Easy on the heat
“High heat is the enemy,” says Barber. “To ensure creamy, soft—but not runny—scrambled eggs, enlist the aid of a double boiler.” Don’t have one? A large, non-stick pan set over low to medium-low heat is a good stand-in. Crank the pan over high heat and you’ll have brown, rubbery eggs.
“High heat is the enemy,” says Barber. “To ensure creamy, soft—but not runny—scrambled eggs, enlist the aid of a double boiler.” Don’t have one? A large, non-stick pan set over low to medium-low heat is a good stand-in. Crank the pan over high heat and you’ll have brown, rubbery eggs.
Rule #3: Enhance the eggs
Always opt for butter–it helps bring out the natural creaminess of the eggs (cooking sprays will only add a chemical note to the dish). A tablespoon or two of milk can also help cook fluffier, more flavorful eggs. Just add the milk during the first few seconds of cooking.
Always opt for butter–it helps bring out the natural creaminess of the eggs (cooking sprays will only add a chemical note to the dish). A tablespoon or two of milk can also help cook fluffier, more flavorful eggs. Just add the milk during the first few seconds of cooking.
Rule #4: Finish them
Hold the ketchup. Perfectly cooked, fresh eggs require little more than snipped soft herbs like parsley or chives to brighten presentation and add subtle flavors, says Barber.
Hold the ketchup. Perfectly cooked, fresh eggs require little more than snipped soft herbs like parsley or chives to brighten presentation and add subtle flavors, says Barber.
Want to take breakfast to a whole new level? Pick up a copy of the April 2011 issue of Men’s Health for Dan Barber’s take on bacon and eggs. Here’s a preview:
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