Types of scrambled eggs: photos, names, recipes

One of the options for a hearty and healthy breakfast for adults and children is just scrambled eggs. A number of studies have been carried out by American scientists that have proven that this dish is ideal for a morning meal. Egg protein is easily absorbed by the body, does not contain fat and cholesterol, while in the yolk, amino acids and antioxidants, protein, trace elements and vitamins are concentrated in a large amount. The calorie content of the dish is only 135 kcal, which means that it can be consumed for breakfast at least every day, without fear for your figure.

Our article presents the main types of fried eggs, their photos and step-by-step recipes for cooking. Thanks to our selection, you can cook a delicious and healthy breakfast every day in a new way.

What types of scrambled eggs are there?

This dish is one of the most famous and popular in European cuisine. It is prepared very simply: from broken eggs in a very hot pan. Special skills are not required for this. There are different types of scrambled eggs. Their names sound like "fried eggs" and "talkers." These two dishes differ in the way of cooking.

Fried eggs means maintaining the integrity of the yolk during cooking. The name of the dish has Russian roots and comes from the word "eye", which means "round" or "ball". The yolks in the scrambled eggs began to call such a word much earlier than the eyes on the face (until the 16th century the word “eye” was used).

The scrambled eggs in the method of preparation is more reminiscent of a French omelet. But since unlike omelettes, dairy products are not added to it, in cooking it is believed that this is still fried eggs. The types of preparation of these two dishes are significantly different: if you try to keep the yolk in the fried egg, then in the talker the whole egg is well shaken or mixed directly in the pan during the frying process.

Methods for preparing scrambled eggs vary widely from country to country. For example, in Italy, an egg is beaten directly into a bun and baked in the oven, in the UK, a fried egg is served with bacon, in Israel, fried eggs are prepared with thick vegetable sauce and national spices, in Spain they are served directly on tortillas, etc.

Classic Fried

Any person can cook fried eggs, even completely far from cooking. Hearty, simple, fast and very tasty - just like that, short and clear, you can characterize this dish. To keep the yolks of the eggs intact, just gently pour the egg into a pan with butter and fry them on one or two sides.

Depending on the method of preparation, the following types of fried eggs are distinguished:

• classic fried eggs;
• with bacon;
• fried eggs in the shape of a heart, flower, sun, etc .;
• egg fried in bread;
• fried eggs baked in tomatoes, rolls or potatoes;
• egg in pepper.

And this is not counting the national dishes that are prepared in different cuisines of the world. In fact, there are a lot of ways to make scrambled eggs. It all depends on the imagination and financial capabilities of the person himself.

Classic fried eggs are prepared in the following way:

1. Put the pan on the stove and heat it well for 40 seconds.
2. Add a tablespoon of vegetable oil.
3. Using a brush, oil must be evenly distributed over the pan.
4. While the oil is warming up, the egg must be broken into a bowl, being careful not to damage the yolk.
5. Further, the egg from the bowl is slowly poured into the pan. Salt and pepper are added.
6. Fried eggs on medium heat until cooked. This will happen as soon as the protein becomes milky white, while the yolk in the fried egg should remain liquid.
7. Fried eggs are spread on a plate, sprinkled with green onions and parsley.

In the UK, such a dish is served with bacon, which is fried in a separate pan and transferred to a plate to a fried egg. And for the holiday of all lovers, an egg in the form of a heart is preparing. You can also cook fried eggs in the form of a flower, which will be the original beginning of the celebration of International Women's Day.

Scrambled eggs

The complete opposite of fried eggs is scrambled eggs, in the preparation of which the eggs are first beaten with a fork with salt, and then fried in a pan with butter.

Depending on the characteristics of the cooking process, there are different types of eggs. Recipes from the preparation are as follows:

1. Scrambled eggs in English. To prepare the dish, beat 2 eggs with a fork with a pinch of salt and pour into a pan with warmed butter (20 g). During frying, they are constantly mixed with a spatula to form slightly fried lumps. It is recommended to serve the finished scrambled eggs, laying them directly on the fried toast.
2. French scrambled eggs. To prepare such a dish, beat 4 eggs with a whisk with salt, and then directly in a bowl, heat in a water bath until tender. The cooking time of such an egg is at least 10 minutes, while it also needs to be mixed with a spatula to form lumps.

The general principle of making talkers is that neither yolks nor squirrels should remain intact.

Scrambled Egg with Heart Sausage

One of the most original and at the same time simple options for cooking fried eggs is a fried egg with a heart-shaped sausage. And it’s not necessary to wait for a suitable holiday in order to please your soulmate with such a breakfast. A fried egg with a sausage in the form of a heart is cooked no longer than a traditional fried egg with a sausage. At the same time, the dish looks much more appetizing and interesting.

The sequence of preparation of fried eggs in the form of a heart:

1. The sausage is cut along in such a way that one edge of it remains uncut.
2. The cut sausage is divided into two halves, inverted in the opposite direction and laid out in the shape of a heart. The free edges of the sausage are held together with a toothpick.
3. Pour a little vegetable oil into the pan, heat it and put the heart out of the sausage into the pan.
4. Slightly fry the heart on one side, turn on the other and break the egg into the center. Add a little salt and pepper to taste.
5. Fry the eggs until cooked, then put on a plate, garnish with greens and toast.

There are other types of fried eggs with sausage, which when served on the table also look original. Below we consider the step-by-step preparation of some of them.

Scrambled Flower Theme

Egg and sausage - a traditional combination of products for cooking eggs. But from these two ingredients, you can easily make an original dish. A fried egg with a sausage in the form of chamomile is prepared in the following sequence:

1. The sausage is cut lengthwise into 2 halves. Then, cuts resembling a fringe are made on each part. After that, both halves are folded into a circle and fastened with toothpicks. From the second sausage, you can make a couple more colors.
2. Prepared sausages are laid out in a pan with vegetable oil. In the center of the flower, 1 egg is broken. The egg yolk should take the place of the middle of the flower.
3. Once the eggs are fried, they can be transferred to a plate and decorated with a sprig of parsley.

Such scrambled eggs with sausages in the shape of a flower will be an excellent option for a festive breakfast for a woman or a child. Prepare it is very simple and the strength of every man.

Fried eggs in bread

The scrambled eggs, which have clearly defined edges, look very neat and appetizing. So that the protein does not spread ugly in the pan, but takes a certain shape, special limiters are used. This function can be performed by special silicone molds, sausages fastened with a toothpick in a certain way, vegetables (peppers, onions) and bread. Thus, new and original types of fried eggs are obtained.

Appetizing and delicious scrambled eggs in a pan can be fried at the same time as bread, thus obtaining an interesting snack, breakfast or snack. A fried egg in the form of a heart in bread is prepared in the following sequence:

1. White or rye bread is cut into slices 1-1.5 cm thick. You can also use already sliced ​​bread for toast.
2. With a cookie cutter, a hole is cut in the crumb. You can also use an ordinary knife, but the edges of the form may turn out not so neat.
3. A little butter and vegetable oil is heated in a pan.
4. A piece of bread is laid out in the center of the pan and fried on one side until golden brown. Then the bread is flipped to the other side and an egg is broken into the hole made by cutting. Salt and pepper are added.
5. The egg is fried in a pan for about 5 minutes. After that, it is recommended to place the eggs in a preheated oven at 180 ° for 5 minutes, so that the protein thickens well.

Instead of cutting down for cookies in the form of a heart, you can use another shape, for example, a circle, asterisk, flower.

Fried eggs

A very tasty and healthy dish of eggs and tomatoes can be prepared according to the following recipe. Different types of fried eggs are cooked with tomatoes, but most of their recipes are based on frying chopped tomatoes. In our recipe, tomatoes will serve as a pot in which eggs will be baked in the oven.

Step by step cooking of eggs is as follows:

1. First of all, the oven is heated to a temperature of 180 degrees.
2. The top of two large tomatoes is cut off (on the side where the stem is located).
3. The tomato core is carefully removed with a spoon. The result should be two hollow containers that need to be filled with filling.
4. A pinch of grated hard cheese is laid out inside each tomato, a little sweet paprika and turmeric are added.
5. The egg is carefully broken so as not to damage the yolk, and poured into a tomato, on top of the cheese with spices. Salt, pepper, parsley and cheese are added.
6. Tomatoes with filling are placed in a baking dish and sent to the oven for 35 minutes.

During cooking, the tomato will remain slightly solid, and the yolk will turn out liquid. If desired, you can increase the baking time of the eggs by 10-15 minutes.

Baked scrambled eggs

This dish is nothing more than a real rustic Italian breakfast. Many people believe that there is nothing tastier than a fresh bun and fried eggs in the morning. In an Italian dish, these two products are combined and complemented by other ingredients. Italian style fried eggs are always cooked with mozzarella, but in our recipe the dish is presented in a more budget version - with ham and pickles.

The step-by-step preparation of fried eggs in a bun is as follows:

1. At round Kuntsevsky buns, the tops (like covers) are cut off, after which the crumb is carefully pulled out with the hand. The result should be an edible pot with a round hole inside.
2. For three buns, pickles and ham (50 g each ingredient) are cut into strips.
3. 2 cups of milk are poured into a plate. Each bun is dipped in milk for 30 seconds, and then laid out on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper.
4. Meanwhile, the oven heats up to 200 degrees.
5. Inside each bun, a piece of butter is laid out (20 g each). Top with literally a teaspoon of cucumber slices and ham. As a result, a small depression should remain, where an egg is hammered after the ham.
6. Salt and pepper are added last.
7. Scrambled eggs for 5 minutes at 200 degrees and 10 minutes at 180 degrees.
8. Before serving, scrambled eggs can be garnished with a pinch of grated Parmesan.

How to cook scrambled eggs in the form of a face?

Want to surprise your loved ones not only with a delicious, but also with an original breakfast? Get a special silicone food form for cooking eggs. It is made of safe silicone and has no unpleasant odor. Using this form is very easy. It is enough to spend only a few minutes of your time, and the fried eggs in the form of a face for breakfast will be ready.

Cooking sequence:

1. Place a non-stick pan on the stove.
2. Put a silicone mold in the center of the preheated pan.
3. Break the egg carefully so as not to damage the yolk. First, the whole part of the form around the eyes is filled with protein, and lastly, the yolk is poured into the circle. Similar actions are repeated with the second egg.
4. You can garnish fried eggs with sausages or sausage right in the pan. For example, you can cut a butterfly from a sausage and attach it to the head, in the place where the neck should be.
5. After 5 minutes, the fried eggs will be ready. With the help of a special protrusion, the form is easily taken out, while the fried eggs remain in the pan.
6. Further, the dish is transferred to a plate and optionally decorated with ketchup (mouth), olives (eye pupils), thin circles and strips of pepper (glasses), etc.

On sale you can find very interesting shapes in the form of the face of a cat, rabbit, cloud, smile, etc. Such a breakfast will surely please not only an adult, but also a baby.

Israeli scrambled eggs - shakshuka

Many of us are fond of fried eggs and tomatoes, which becomes especially popular in the summer "tomato" season. In general, with the addition of tomatoes, many types of this dish are prepared in different countries. In Israel, such scrambled eggs with tomatoes, peppers and aromatic spices are often served for breakfast, and this is called shakshuka. It is quite possible to cook it at home.

Shakshuka is prepared in the following sequence:

1. On tomatoes (4 pcs.), Cruciform incisions are made, after which they are dipped in boiling water, peeled from the skin and crushed into cubes.
2. Finely chopped onion, bell pepper (½ pcs.), Green chili pepper, green onion, dill and cilantro to taste.
3. All chopped vegetables and herbs are laid out in a cold pan, salt and paprika (1 teaspoon) are added. Stew vegetables in a pan for 8 minutes.
4. To prepare a mixture of spices in a coffee grinder, black pepper is ground with peas, cardamom, bay leaf (3 pcs each), as well as cloves (5 inflorescences) and cinnamon (½ teaspoon). Add the spice mixture to the vegetables and warm for a minute.
5. In the stewed vegetables, make indentations and drive eggs into them (6 pcs.).
6. Continue stewing until eggs are ready.

Served hot shakshuka with fresh bread or toast.