Herbs and spices to put into scrambled eggs

boa2507

What would be good herbs and/or spices to put into scrambled eggs to give a better taste?

mikeybrennan

Cheese

Manzoor14

I love a few drops of tabasco sauce added into my scrambled eggs.

Whispered

Chives.
Oregano and crumbled feta.

Alun

Chives are good. My current favourite is lovage, but that's not a commonly available herb in the shops. Ridiculously easy to grow though.

Paudee

Logged in to thank the cheese post. Undoubtedly my favourite herb and/or spice!

I like to dice a few jalapenos and throw them in.

Alun

Cheese is a herb / spice now ???

Harry Palmr

Black pepper with herbs de Provence

daveyeh

Alun wrote: »

Cheese is a herb / spice now ???

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Slunk

Dill

Shenshen

Fresh herbs, first of all.

Chives
Parsley
Majoram
Mint
Sorrell
Spring onions (the green bit)

All chopped very, very fine. And some grated hard cheese like Peccorino.

Daisy 55

Paprika. Smoked paprika even better!

Dizzyblonde

Do you all put the herbs, cheese or whatever in from the start and cook it all at once? I made scrambled eggs with chopped tomato and mushrooms once, and the eggs turned grey from the colour in the mushrooms. It tasted good but looked awful, and I've kept my eggs plain since. I fancy having them with feta and spring onions.

Peig Sayers

I put cheddar cheese in mine and then top with a drizzle of chilli oil. Delish!

looksee

Don't think I would fancy my scrambled eggs with mint? I like them pretty much plain with butter and a bit of black pepper.

Alun

Dizzyblonde wrote: »

Do you all put the herbs, cheese or whatever in from the start and cook it all at once? I made scrambled eggs with chopped tomato and mushrooms once, and the eggs turned grey from the colour in the mushrooms. It tasted good but looked awful, and I've kept my eggs plain since. I fancy having them with feta and spring onions.

No. Make the scrambled eggs as usual, and add the extra ingredients just before the end of the cooking, and serve straight away.

Shenshen

Dizzyblonde wrote: »

Do you all put the herbs, cheese or whatever in from the start and cook it all at once? I made scrambled eggs with chopped tomato and mushrooms once, and the eggs turned grey from the colour in the mushrooms. It tasted good but looked awful, and I've kept my eggs plain since. I fancy having them with feta and spring onions.

I put the herbs and cheese into the eggs first, then pour the mixture into a really, really hot pan. The cheese will mean there'll be brown, slightly crispy bits, which I love.

Alun

Shenshen wrote: »

I put the herbs and cheese into the eggs first, then pour the mixture into a really, really hot pan. The cheese will mean there'll be brown, slightly crispy bits, which I love.

The exact opposite of what I do then

Shenshen

looksee wrote: »

Don't think I would fancy my scrambled eggs with mint? I like them pretty much plain with butter and a bit of black pepper.

I love the mixture of all the herbs, they do work well together I find.

Peig Sayers

I do mine in the microwave in 20 second bursts. Takes about 1.5 mins. Comes out perfect and no messy pot to clean!

Shenshen

Alun wrote: »

The exact opposite of what I do then

I always found that "How do you like your eggs?" is a much more loaded and difficult question than people think

Dizzyblonde

Shenshen wrote: »

I always found that "How do you like your eggs?" is a much more loaded and difficult question than people think

I'll try both ways

harr

3 eggs, spinach , mustard powder, strong cheddar cheese, red onion and a knob of butter all mixed together before cooking. Serve With home made soda bread and a pint of milk
Best to take off heat before fully cooked and then keep stirring

pwurple

Dizzyblonde wrote: »

I'll try both ways

Fertilised? :pac:

Pepper and salt is the only thing i like on my scrambled eggs. Cook em low and slow.

Anything else, and you are in omlette territory.

harr

pwurple wrote: »

Fertilised? :pac:

Pepper and salt is the only thing i like on my scrambled eggs. Cook em low and slow.

Anything else, and you are in omlette territory.

What I Put into my scrabbled egg is the same as what use for my omelette...I just call it scrambled egg if I **** up the omelette ...or if I am lazy and don't want to wait for an omelette to cook...

longshanks

Slice a chilli real fine. Mix 3 eggs. Big lump of butter in the pot. Scramble on low heat. Golden buttery ribbons with a chilli kick.

Jobs OXO

Thyme, parmasean, few chillli flakes, touch of garlic paste, salt and pepper.

Whispered

Well if we're going into scramble or omelette territory my husbands favourite is black pudding, diced chillis and coriander. supposed to be an omelette. Often ends up scramble.

ednwireland

an american in a cafe in derry made scrambled eggs with celery salt and they were delicious but i havent found celery salt in any shops locally.

(it could be that i hadnt eaten for over 24 hours as i was getting a capsule endoscopy)

harr

ednwireland wrote: »

an american in a cafe in derry made scrambled eggs with celery salt and they were delicious but i havent found celery salt in any shops locally.

(it could be that i hadnt eaten for over 24 hours as i was getting a capsule endoscopy)

Tesco and super value both stock it ...

https://m.tesco.ie/mt/www.tesco.ie/groceries/Product/Details/?id=289081489

ednwireland

harr wrote: »

Tesco and super value both stock it ...

https://m.tesco.ie/mt/www.tesco.ie/groceries/Product/Details/?id=289081489

local supervalu didn't have it when i looked last, will look elsewhere when i'm out of donegal town !

hytrogen

Peig Sayers wrote:

I do mine in the microwave in 20 second bursts. Takes about 1.5 mins. Comes out perfect and no messy pot to clean!

1. It's called either "Man Oven" or "Bachelor oven" depending which side of the Atlantic you're on, we don't care how it works.
2. Every bloody cafe does the same on their brunch menus now, can't find a dacent cafe who actually scrambles eggs in this country anymore..
3. Has to be done with with Ballymaloe relish or her homemade apple chutney, whatever's closer to hand, not too much just a teaspoon and lots of cheese in the fallout after! If I can get away with raiding the last bit of her double cream or clotted cream after she's baked it's a double great success Can't be dealing with this plain stuff anymore :P

looksee

I always made scrambled eggs carefully with butter and a drop of milk and slow gentle cooking. Then one time I was in the vicinity of an open wood fire and someone made scrambled eggs by just throwing half a dozen eggs in to a bacon-y frying pan and stirred like mad then distributed random dollops onto whichever plate got there first. Heaven.

pawrick

Salt
Pepper
Parsley
Worchester sauce
Chilli flakes
Not all together

dudara

A little bit of njuda (soft spicy Calabrian salami) adds a nice kick

cee_jay

The Pepperpot cafe in Powerscourt Shopping Centre do some of the best scrambled eggs I've had out lately. They serve them with chives.

If I'm cooking at home I normally just season with salt and black pepper.

They can be quite tasty with chorizo also.

gandalf

Fresh chives would be my first choice along with black pepper. Made with cream and topped with a bit of smoked salmon.

CalamariFritti

I cook it more like an omelette I guess but spring onions & small diced smoked rasher bits. With ground paper and salt.

Tilikum

Cayenne pepper

Cheshire Cat

Just came across this and thought of this thread:

https://food52.com/blog/19172-you-ll-never-think-of-scrambled-eggs-as-simple-again

Some of the ideas are pretty adventurous

Scrambled eggs with dates, anybody?

the beer revolu

Cheshire Cat wrote: »

Just came across this and thought of this thread:

https://food52.com/blog/19172-you-ll-never-think-of-scrambled-eggs-as-simple-again

Some of the ideas are pretty adventurous

Scrambled eggs with dates, anybody?

I just tried the Thai one. Lovely.
More of an omelette than scrambled eggs.

Two eggs, half a teaspoon of cornflour, splash of fish sauce, juice of half a lime, chopped chives and a chopped green birdseye chilli.

Served with black pudding and a salad of tomato and cucumber with, lime, fish sauce, oil, soy sauce and fresh mint.

Great brunch!

Corvo

Like a lot of things in life and cooking, they are better off left simple. A few cracks of black pepper, perhaps some chives.

Whoever suggested mint needs to get back into the padded room.

Miaireland

Chive or dill would be my choice along with tarragon. I am not sure if the second two would be everyone's taste though.