[Closed] Microwave scrambled egg recipes

Why does it have to be a microwave? Why would you use a microwave? Whats up with a pan?

Best scrambled egg recipe is to break all your eggs into a bowl, then cut up a load of smoked salmon into small pieces and drop them in, get plenty of black pepper in there, and stir it all up. Leave it to stand for a while. Then cook your scrambled eggs, with added salmon, as you would do normally. It lightly poaches the smoked salmon as it cooks. Serve on toasted bagels with loads of butter

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm. A regular Sunday Breakfast at our house, that one.

What you are asking for isn't scrambled eggs

eggs (2-3 pp depending on hunger)
butter
salt
pepper
whisk a bit (leave it marbly)
put some toast on
microwave eggs, taking out to stir regularly.
butter toast
put in face

I like to put my smoked salmon in towards the end. less poached.

And given the choice, not in the microwave.

Pan with butter, low heat
Eggs in bowl with milk and Double Cream/Creme Fraiche then some pepper, whisk then into the pan. Once very little stirring then when nearly ready off the heat and stir at the end. Takes 6 mins.

3 eggs, two slabs of butter.

one slab melted in pan, add in ever so slightly whisked eggs. When eggs are almost cooked but still runny, add in second slab of butter, and turn off heat.

Give it a minute, mix again and pour on top of a massive piece of thick crusty toast.

None of this cream/creme nonsense, and certainly no salmon!. 😀

He asked for microwave recipes. Presumably because like many of us, he only has access to a microwave in the work kitchen.

He asked for microwave recipes.

Eggs, pesto, cream.

nedrapier - Member
I like to put my smoked salmon in towards the end. less poached.

+1

Maybe with a splash of double cream, if it's Christmas morning. 🙂

He asked for microwave recipes. Presumably because like many of us, he only has access to a microwave in the work kitchen.

Eggsactly !
try a bit of grated cheddar, chop a bit of chilli the night before, what about a snippet of chorizo, maybe you would like to steam a few veggies and crumble in a bit of feta !

He asked for microwave recipes. Presumably because like many of us, he only has access to a microwave in the work kitchen.

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mikewsmith - Member
What you are asking for isn't scrambled eggs

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If you do it right there is no difference between scrambled eggs done in a pan or a microwave except that you might miss out on the burnt bits .

I don't own a microwave so I do proper scrambled eggs.

You're all wrong though.

Butter in pan, 4 eggs whisked lightly with black pepper, cook until JUST set, small spot of single cream.
Smoked salmon served separately in slices not chopped up and put in the eggs.
Wonderful with walnut bread.

BTW a friend of mine did do scrambled eggs in the microwave and they were fine.

If you do it right there is no difference between scrambled eggs done in a pan or a microwave except that you might miss out on the burnt bits .

Can we get some scientists in here and validate this please because my survey of one says it is nonsense.

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If you burn them in a pan then you did it wrong
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Alex Horne did a recipe for microwave scrambled eggs on 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown last week. Didn't look too impressive though.

(22mins, 20 seconds in since YouTube linking with a start time doesn't seem to work)

four pieces of chorizo four pieces of pepperoni in a frying pan get them sizzling in their own fat, add 2-3 eggs whisked with pepper serve on toast with ketchup.

are we getting a little close to omelets here?

Scrambled eggs go in the microwave. They're for 1 pot cooking where you really can't be bothered to faff with the washing up - eggs in bowl, butter splash of milk loads of pepper and nuke. Throw in salmon at the end if you've been watching a bit of Delia or you're trying to impress the missus.

Eat from same bowl with spoon used to stir. (This step may or may not be compatible with trying to impress the missus)

If you're going to get a pan out you may as well go the whole hog and do a full english/welsh/scottish!

When at work amaze your colleagues by

1) making boiled eggs in the microwave
2) using metal to do it and not causing a runaway chain reaction that causes the multiverse to implode like most people seem to think would happen*

http://www.spatulaspoonandsaturday.com/2009/06/03/how-to-boil-an-egg-in-the-microwave/

*exaggeration for effect

Microwaves are for heating up last night's take-away.

Microwave scrambled eggs are ok, easier to clean bowl than a pan. On the occasion I do them this way it's just eggs, milk, salt and pepper. Key for me is to cook for a min, then fork through, then cook etc, makes sure they are not over done which is easy to do in the microwave.

so nickdavies (edit - jambalaya also) is the only person on the thread who isnt so selfobsessed that he can answer the question.

i know how to make scrambled eggs properly

however, if i could knock something together via the microwave in the same time the porridge takes* - im interested.

Is the milk essential?
how long?
how many stirs?

*0.5 scoop porridge
1.0 scoop water
micro 1:30
leave to set while $h1T/Shave/shower
eat

soobalias - Member
so nickdavies (edit - jambalaya also) is the only person on the thread who isnt so selfobsessed that he can answer the question.

i know how to make scrambled eggs properly

If you "know how to make scrambled eggs properly" then do it exactly the same way except cook it in the microwave and if you don't like milk then leave it out . The question of how long and how many stirs depends on how much you are making and the power of the microwave . Expect it will be pretty cold after you sh1t / shave/ shower though .

Tomorrow morning I will be eating some great pan cooked scrambled eggs, go the microwave route and your down to the bad American cafe thing of just eggs...

eggs, salt, pepper. stir. ding. stir. add to toast.
err on the side of under-done. if it has to go back in, only for 15s at a time.
was first lunch today. 8)

oh, and for those 'eww, a microwave?' comments, you may just as well be suggesting that induction hobs are the work of the devil or something. yeah, it's a different way of heating stuff up. think of it like, I dunno, magic. 🙄

Its witchcraft, is what it is!!!!!

😀

you gotta get the timing right in the microwave, eggs, milk, seasoning, beat them. heat until they are almost set then beat them again, heat again

Im obviously a bit borring but I just like a bit of black pepper in with mine, whisk well

stir a few times and i like to leave it a wee bit runny in the middle, mix it up and let the superheated microwaved bowl keep it warm

whack on some buttered toast

i also find orgeano goes well with eggs, but not sure id want to dilute the purity of my scrambled eggs

oh and cooking it in a pan is the culinary equivalent of choosing to ride v brakes and elastomer sprung forks

Ahem, I've got a degree in food science and worked in the industry for many years. I make scrambled eggs in a pan, MrsP makes them in the microwave. I'll eat them both. Despite making irritated noises when she uses the microwave I can taste no difference. But then my sense of taste is rubbish which is perhaps why I don't work in food development any more! Not sure that any of that helps. 🙂

my breakfast every day:

2 eggs scrambled.
hot sauce.

don't need to add anything to eggs to scramble them either pan/ microwave.

I make scrambled eggs in a pan, MrsP makes them in the microwave. I'll eat them both.

So she has to make more for herself? Bit unfair.

Fry bacon in pan(usually full pack),microwave 4 eggs a splash of milk until just a bit runny, when bacon cooked remove and chuck in the eggs.everthing taste good cooked in bacon fat.

Surely it's just a case of:

Break eggs in bowl
Whisk
Add salt and pepper if wanted
Microwave for 20 seconds - check, break up skin
Repeat until just a bit runny
Stick on buttered bread
Stuff face

But if I am feeling hungry, scrambled eggs normally consist of:

Kale and diced pepper in the wok in a bit of rape seed oil and cook them for a few minutes
Add some cubed chorizo or black pudding, cook a bit more
Add some mushrooms and halved plumb tomatoes
Add a knob of butter and then eggs mixed with a splash of milk
Add some sliced spring onion or chives and then sprinkle on some poppy and sesame seeds just before serving.
Serve with a side of granary toast with plenty of butter and cut into triangles 😀

Extract / decant the white of the egg and mix with instant porridge add a little milk heat in the micro for about a minute and a half.

cheese + chilli

2 eggs 1/2 teaspoon of english mustard tiny bit of milk...whisk..
1min stir 1 min

trust me its gorgeous.

It takes a lot to shock me and this thread is one.

Next you'll be telling me a baked spud done in the microwave isn't a baked spud!
(not that I actually eat them)

Microwave scrambled eggs are ok, easier to clean bowl than a pan

It's really not with a non stick pan and enough butter.

oh, and for those 'eww, a microwave?' comments, you may just as well be suggesting that induction hobs are the work of the devil or something. yeah, it's a different way of heating stuff up. think of it like, I dunno, magic.

EXACTLY!

that's why i fry pork belly and cook my rice under the grill. 🙂

...it's a texture thing. personally i can't stand the texture of microwaved eggs and always use a pan on the lowest possible heat (unless i'm being extra poncy and doing it in a bain marie, which is the ideal but a bit of a faff...)

on the subject of throwing things in, spinach is a good one to try towards the end, just wilt it a bit 🙂

I'm a bit non-plussed by the concept of taking something as delicate as scrambled egg and adding chilli or hot sauce.

[i] i can't stand the texture of microwaved eggs[/i]

It ain't eggs, it's [i]scrambled[/i] eggs. I bet I could do you a blind taste test and you couldn't tell which was which. Come on, I dare ya!

Way too much faffage above!

Melt a knob of butter in a pan. Just as it starts to sizzle crack 3 eggs straight into the pan. Pinch of salt, good bit of pepper and gently whisk in the pan. Takes about 30 - 40 seconds to cook, minimal washing up required and very tasty.

Microwave indeed.

I do scrambled eggs in the microwave for the kids sometimes as they don't care.

If I do them for me though, it's always in the pan.

Whisk a couple of eggs, melt some butter in a pan, put eggs in pan and keep it moving, take it out the pan when it's just under cooked. put it on some toast with some sauted mushroom and a dollop of brown sauce on the side.

only me who finds the post that resurrected this thread a little odd?

Next you'll be telling me a baked spud done in the microwave isn't a baked spud!

Correct. It is a microwaved spud.

eggs (2-3 pp depending on hunger)
butter
salt
pepper
whisk a bit (leave it marbly)
put some toast on
microwave eggs, taking out to stir regularly.
butter toast
put in face

This but with a splash of water added, approx 1:20 in the microwave.

It's not artisan, its not flowery **** but it tastes great.

There is no added taste benefit to cooking it in a pan. If it makes you feel smug then that's fine but don't pretend it tastes better.

Smoked salmon, cooked bacon, cheese, etc go in after the eggs are cooked.

[i] personally i can't stand the texture of microwaved eggs and always use a pan on the lowest possible heat[/i]

If you stir a couple of times during cooking and don't over cook then there's no difference in texture

only me who finds the post that resurrected this thread a little odd?

Hmm, now you mention it. How about some spam with your eggs!!

So in summary, we're saying microwaved scrambled eggs are ok as long as you keep taking them out to stir. I thought microwaves were supposed to be more convenient?

2-3 eggs, Pepper, Salt,Milk and then quickly mix them up.

Add a small chunk of butter.

Microwave for 1 minute, stir, Then 30 seconds, stir, another 30 seconds stir and eat.

Found that the chunk of butter in it makes it taste the same as made in the pan stuff

minimal washing up required

I use microwave as it's so much easier and quicker. I honestly can't tell the difference, as long as they're not overdone

Mine is 3 eggs, splash of milk, lots of pepper and some tabasco.

Whisk with fork, 30-40 seconds in microwave, quick stir with fork, then another 30-40 seconds. See how it's doing through the window and add more time if needed

Either eaten out of the pyrex measuring jug I do them in or put on top of some toast

[i]So in summary, we're saying microwaved scrambled eggs are ok as long as you keep taking them out to stir. I thought microwaves were supposed to be more convenie[/i]

Once or twice in around 80 seconds doesn't define 'keep taking them out' to me.

Never tried micro scrambling before - but inspired by this thread we have just given it a go - very nice! 🙂

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Just pepper and eggs for me. 2mins in the "nuke-o-tron" at home.
Goes nice on brown toast with a bit of chili jam on the side. 😀