Scrambled eggs are one of the most familiar dishes on our breakfast tables. Why not? They are plain and easy to make, even with our eyes closed. But they can get really boring and uninspiring too.
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Luckily, we’ve got hacks to restore the thrill to your scrambled egg experience. These ingredients will add the much-needed spice to your eggs both in appearance and taste.
Masala Spices
India is arguably unrivaled when it comes to a rich assortment of spices. The Southern Asian country also has an answer to bland scrambled eggs—the masala spices.
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It’s a wide collection of spices, herbs, and vegetables that will feel very much at home in your eggs. You can use a milder chili alongside the regular guys such as garam masala and cumin.
Chopped Jalapenos
Jalapenos, the well-known medium-sized chili peppers, are very much welcome in your scrambled eggs. Besides the added enjoyment, texture, and flavor, they bring along a rich vitamin A and C content plus antioxidants.
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You can chop them anyhow you deem fit, pour them into your scrambled egg mixture, and cook. Don’t worry, they won’t set your tongue on fire like some of the other peppers.
Ramen Seasoning
It’s almost impossible to find ramen seasoning all on their own. So, you would have to source them through a less than noble means – by separating them from their noodles. But don’t feel too guilty about it.
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Ramen will add the same rich flavor to your scrambled eggs that noodle eaters enjoy. Just add them to your eggs as you would normally do with salt, and you are good to go.
Akuri Spices
We tend to think that sweet vegetables like ginger shouldn’t have any business with eggs. But when we give it a deeper thought and consider the delicious meals we eat alongside our eggs, the argument falls flat on its face.
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Just like Akuri, the renowned Parsi dish, we can put ginger in our eggs and get away with it. Together with the other Akuri ingredients like turmeric, dried red pepper, and cilantro, ginger will provide a delightful and special taste.
Chili Oil
We use oil to prepare our scrambled eggs primarily because we don’t want them sticking to our pans. It also saves us time spent on cleaning up.
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But we’ve got another oil that can serve this purpose as well as provide spice to your eggs. Talk about killing two birds with one stone. Chili oils are a perfect replacement for your butter and olive oil. You won’t require any additional activity or step. Just pour some chili oil into your pan before frying as you would normally do.
Calabrian Chili Paste
For renowned chef, Giada de Laurentiis, no food is complete without the presence of Calabrian chili paste. Scrambled eggs too. Made with Calabrian crushed red peppers, this condiment will transform the flavor of your eggs.
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You can choose to either drop some into the whisked egg before cooking or spread it into the cooked eggs and then stir. Use small quantities until you get the quantity of paste your tongue can handle.
Carolina Reaper Peppers
For some reason, this name may sound like that of a notorious pepper species. Interestingly, this suspicion is correct. Carolina reaper peppers once held the top spot as the hottest pepper around until the discovery of the curiously named Pepper X.
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Carolina reaper pepper will provide more than hotness to your scrambled eggs. It has some sweetness and chocolatey flavor too. Dice a little and cook in your oil before introducing the eggs.
Powdered Garlic
Since we are talking about adding some spiciness to scrambled eggs, garlic would be pretty unexpected. But it’s flavor content is difficult to ignore. A spoonful of the powdered bulbous plant into your egg mixture is all you require to achieve that extra flavor.
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Homemade garlic powder will provide the most flavorful results. Simply peel and slice some peeled garlic cloves, dry them in the oven, and grind them to powder.
Green Chilies
Of all the chili candidates for scrambled eggs, green chilis is the most attractive choice for many chefs. That’s because, besides its spiciness, the chilis suppresses the hotness and releases its flavor most tantalizingly. This is contrary to the others that supply only hotness.
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We recommend cooking the green chilis with some minced onions in the pan before introducing your egg.
Sriracha
If you don’t mind your scrambled eggs with some hot sauce magic, then you will appreciate this new idea. Sriracha is one of the most widely used hot sauces in the world. This is not just because it is easy to find, but it possesses a unique flavor too.
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Sriracha also stays in the middle in terms of its hotness. For the most flavorful result, add a few drops to your eggs while you whisk them.
Paprika
Paprika isn’t one of the strongest spices. But if you want your eggs very hot, you can go for the smoked ones. Whatever choice you make, powdered paprika will contribute lots of much-needed flavor.
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If you want the paprika to pop, then consider the cooking method that demands taking your eggs in and out of the pan at intervals. This will bring out the beauty of the paprika and your eggs and scrambled eggs will never be boring again.
