3 days Ago By Eleanor Burleigh
The history of scrambled eggs is a long and diverse one - from being mixed with honey for a dessert by the Romans to becoming a staple of British breakfast tables today. There's little more satisfying than tucking into a plate of homemade, perfectly creamy scrambled eggs, especially paired with a slice of crispy toast or alongside a full English . While most recipes keep it simple, stirring cracked eggs in a pan with butter, milk, and seasoning, substituting one ingredient could elevate the comfort food to even greater heights.
Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain swore by switching out milk or creme fraiche for sour cream in his scrambled eggs, and more than one food blogger has hailed the game-changing move since. Emily Dingmann, the brains behind My Everyday Table, said the hack guarantees an "incredibly rich and creamy flavour" and a "silky smooth" texture instead of the worst-case dry and rubbery alternative. Emily also shared her bonus tips for making the best possible scrambled eggs - including using full fat sour cream, high quality large eggs and serving them alongside thick-cut bacon.
"Scrambled eggs with sour cream [means] perfectly scrambled eggs - even if you overcook them," she added. "[It takes] just four ingredients and 15 minutes." One commenter admitted they were skeptical about switching out milk for sour cream in their recipe , but confessed to being "a believer now", while another described the end result as "amazing and .
.. a brunch staple in our home".
A third user confessed to pushing the boat out even further, writing: "I've been making scrambled eggs with sour cream for years! Another twist is to use ranch dressing.".
