Scrambled Egg Challenge - Part 2 of 6 - Delia Smith

Cooking’s modern day Mrs Beeton steps up to the plate….

Using the same eggs, same bread etc, it was English gastronomy’s matriarch’s turn in the firing line. Delia says fresh eggs are best (no s*** Sherlock) but anything up to two weeks old is fine! The first difference was the egg-blending. Delia said “break the eggs into a bowl and use a fork to lightly blend the yolks into the whites, whisking gently”. You then add salt and black pepper. Delia’s very precise about how you swirl the melted butter around the pan before you add the eggs - 2.5 cm up the side of the pan.

When the melted butter starts to foam you add the eggs, and using a wooden fork you stir briskly, using “backwards and forwards” movements, all through the liquid egg. Delia’s very insistent that you keep the heat constant, and then when three-quarters of the mixture is solid you remove the pan from the heat. You then add more butter and keep stirring until all the egg is solid, then serve.

Check it out for yourself here: http://www.deliaonline.com/cookery-school/how-to/how-to-scramble-eggs,9,AR.html

Very easy. So to the scoring:

Taste - 3.5 - the pepper added a little extra something compared to yesterday‘s version.

Texture - 2.5 - this was more liquid than Mr Breakfast, which I generally would prefer. However, the advice to “lightly blend” and “whisk gently” meant that the solid egg was nowhere near as voluminous, which was a shame. I’d like slightly moister scrambled egg like this, but much fluffier - is that possible? This version also looked slightly less appetising too.

Ease/Effort - 2.5 - Fairly easy to follow the recipe, BUT the mixing instructions were very vague. Had there been more specific directions at this point then this recipe would have scored higher. A good effort by England’s Big Momma Cook.

Total score = 8.5 out of 15. Texture was better, but the amount of scrambled egg produced by the same number of eggs seemed less - shame. A solid attempt from the Gourmet Godmother.

Results so far:

9.5 - Mr Breakfast

8.5 - Delia Smith

Tomorrow - Jamie Oliver