I promise the next seven Resolution Recipes won't be sous vide

[madbaker]

Even though it's tempting to sous vide! All! The! Things! I just took out a chunk of ribeye that I cooked to 134 (medium rareish) for a couple hours. Brussels sprouts are going in at 183 for 40 minutes next. That means tomorrow's dinner should take about ten minutes prep to finish the two items. Plus lighting candles and opening a bottle of wine. But anyway...
This week's Resolution Recipe: Sous Vide Scrambled Eggses.

4 eggses
1 1/2 Tbsp butter, melted
2 Tbsp cream
salt & pepper

Fill the water bath and set the temperature to 167. Whisk together the eggses, butter, and cream. Place into a quart Ziploc. Slowly lower the bag into the water, which allows the air to escape. When it is 1" from being submerged, zip it shut.

Cook sous vide for 20-25 minutes. Every 5 minutes, take the bag out and massage it in your hands. Use a towel to protect your hands from the heat. Spoon the eggses onto two plates, season with salt & pepper, and serve immediately.

What worked: This was a wonderful semi-lazy Sunday breakfast with house-made breakfast sausage and buttermilk biscuits. The texture was faboo: creamy, light, and fluffy.

What didn't: I am still working on technique. I accidentally turned off the circulator for the first five minutes, so the butter rendered out slightly. Also, I did not massage the bag enough and the eggses had some ziploc shape going on rather than pillowy scramble.

Will I make it again? Damn straight, although not every time I want a scramble. It was a very successful first try using the Anova.

Comments

[joycebre.livejournal.com]

You'd make them again? I'd hate to do all that and take that much time for scrambled eggs. They're really that much better than properly scrambled eggs in a skillet?

[madbaker.livejournal.com]

No, they are pretty much exactly properly scrambled Fronch-style eggses in a skillet. However, I almost never properly scramble them in a skillet.

[joycebre.livejournal.com]

Fair enough. I don't usually either.