What happens when you cook your eggs in caramelizing cream?
Absolute flavor bomb eggs that taste like fried and poached eggs all at once. 🙌
Why does this work so well?
If you’re a fan of browned butter, you already know that as the milk solids caramelize they take on hazelnut aromatics that add a wonderful depth of flavor.
What is cream?
It’s just butter that hasn’t been churned yet with more water content. 💡
As you fry eggs in simmering cream, the milk solids will brown slowly but also the water in the cream allows the egg whites to cook slowly giving an almost fluffy, souffle-like quality which I love. Keep the yolk runny in the center and you’re at perfection.
Breakfast will never be the same.
I’m dropping the recipe first then will follow with tips to scale and foolproof
Cream Fried Eggs
You will need
(1) 8-inch, nonstick (or very well seasoned) pan
(3) large eggs
(3) TB heavy cream
Salt & Pepper for finishing
Craken Dragon seasoning for heat!
Pour the cream into the pan at room temp (do not turn on the heat yet) Season generously with sea salt Add your 3 eggs gently on top and turn on your heat to medium high.
You will see the cream start bubble and then simmer What is happening is that the water in the steam is evaporating, this will almost shuffle the whites Meanwhile the fat will separate from the solids, which will caramelize.
After 2 mins or so you should see some browning on the edges. This is normal… we are developing flavor already. Keep cooking. If you feel like the edges are turning black, turn the heat down slightly but you definitely want a caramel brown color.
Once all the water has evaporated and the whites are mostly set, turn off the heat and cover the pan with a lid or plate and wait 60 seconds. This will lightly steam the tops to finish for perfect runny yolks, and tender fluffy whites.
Sprinkle with some Malden sea salt and pepper; I add my Craken Dragon pepper seasoning because it’s fruity and has a really nice kick!
Now you’ve got “fried” eggs that have a punch of flavor from the caramelized cream The whites should be fluffy and pillowy… with runny yolks adding richness to every bits.
These are a breakfast gamechanger. I hope you give these a try and report back!