The "Classics"...a game of culinary trumps

[woofmarkthedog]

In these uncertain times many of us are rediscovering the comfort of "The classics"

I am going to kick of simply with scrambled eggs & ( yeah dead easy ! but with a little tweek, spot on !t ).......with what ever takes your fancy, toast is always good & for me a sliver of smoked trout or salmon is perfect. The following recipe takes simple ingredients & makes them work well together.

You may wish to 'Trump" my scrambled eggs with your* Spaghetti Bolognese , cottage pie, welsh rarebit & so on. I do ask though for your "Classic" have some form of culinary skill, twist or innovation. A tin of beans tipped on a baked potato wont cut the mustard here....No!

To proceed for two people .

4 Eggs

Butter

Olive oil

Milk

Creme fraiche

Clove of garlic fresh & plump

A warm plate each , a non-stick skillet and a twist of salt & pepper here and there helps things along nicely too.

How to

.Warm the pan through gently on the hob

.Peel the garlic & nip of its tough end. Take a fork & spike the clove many times over until it bleeds ,finally push the fork through to secure the garlic on the end & set aside.

.Take the eggs , crack into a bowl add a splash of milk .Now take the garlic laden fork & gently turn the egg & milk over a few time, just breaking the yolks. Try not to over beat here as you want to retain the colour & texture. If you have time set this aside with the fork still in the egg mix, this allows the garlic to impart it's flavour

. Turn up the heat a little & into the warm pan add a knob of butter with a little oil, when the butter melts add the eggy mixture. Season with a little salt.

Now this is where it gets personal, I like my scrambled eggs chunky soft and moist ,to achive this i leave the pan on a low heat so the egg heats through I turn it very gently a few times setting the pan aside and letting the eggs finish off on their own. If you can & you have the patience resist the hot & fast method, it produces "cafe style" quick dry , flakey & favourless

"mangled eggs"

Onward.

Pop the bread into the toaster, a slice of sour dough is my favorite here.

Now the lovely eggs will begin to hot "set", turning from an emulsion to a solid. As it does add a spoon or so of Creme fraiche and gently turn in, you will see this melt, so glossing the mix along the way. Now it's time to decide how you want to finish your impending & delicious feast. When the mix looks just underdone but almost cooked (this is the personal taste bit) take the pan off the heat and set aside some where warm....(remember hot food comes from a hot kitchen)

Plate up.

Butter the toast & cut in half .Onto the toast & each warmed plate spoon the Scramble eggs . Season again to taste with salt & pepper.

Now serve and eat at leisure.

In all this takes around 10-15 minutes.

As i said my favorite is a sliver or two of smoked fish with the eggs, plus a twist of lemon and a flutter of fine chopped parsley. But what you have with yours is yours and yours alone

I hope you enjoy

W**F

* Ok who's washing up ? no worries I do it as I go along *

*please no copy & pasted "works of another hand" I mean look what happened to ol' Raj Persaud ...the shame of it..Ohhhh*

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Oh bollocks. A soft boiled egg and dippy soldiers.

[daizie]

My god Woof, when am i invited to yours ?

[bigbadwolf]

The missus is away isn't she Woof. We know your game.

[daizie]

seduction thats what it is ..

[bigbadwolf]

Down right genius if you ask me Daizie.

[woofmarkthedog]

Peckhamgatecrasher Wrote:

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> Oh bollocks. A soft boiled egg and dippy soldiers.

Yes another classic "well done" P.G ( oh FU*K the puns are on the way... )

Burford browns & soft cooked with maldon sea salt & EDD bread...

Ohh im getting hard here now.

*OO*

*it's a start anyway*

[daizie]

lets knock at his house

[woofmarkthedog]

daizie Wrote:

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> My god Woof, when am i invited to yours ?

OMG do you like hard or soft......?

(Eggs that is)

*OO*

*ouch, ............what have said now?*

[woofmarkthedog]

My Missus is here though a foursome is possible...

"Owch .... stop f*ckin' stop hitting me"

*OO*

*some days heh *

[woofmarkthedog]

bigbadwolf Wrote:

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> The missus is away isn't she Woof. We know your

> game.

Stay on subject now! what's your classic Foxie ?

*OO*

*'er indoors snorin' upstairs still...*

[dulwichmum]

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[dulwichmum]

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[woofmarkthedog]

Dulwichmuff

You can include your fav.M&S ready meals you know daaaaaling!!!!!!

W**F

[louisiana]

The ideal would perhaps be Elizabeth David's classic French omelette but with fewer ingredients.

So 'An Omelette and a Glass of Wine' would become... ehem, a glass of wine :-S

[woofmarkthedog]

Far too fussy, ditch the glass & drink straight from the bottle.

[louisiana]

+1

Why make more washing up than there absolutely needs to be.

[woofmarkthedog]

I alas fear we are "driveling" again here.............but hey "Britons got talent" final is on, now lets shape up.

W**F

*does nothing*