Tim Ferriss 2: Middle Eastern Scrambled Eggs

Every good morning should start with an egg dish, Tim says! A Saturday morning seems perfect to create recipe No. 2: Scrambled eggs. After a brief consultation the Middle eastern variation was the only technically possible option. All you need is eggs (I used 5, instead of the recommended 4), dried parsley, 1 lemon, salt and pepper.

Ingredients for scrambled eggs (to serve 2)

The whisk is not necessary and was not used, as the eggs can be scrambled in the pan with a spatula. One confession and one admission: Instead of grapeseed oil I used butter; Tim’s trick with the lemon juice works like a charm (not even Darina knows!).

The lemon juice hack: roll the lemon on a surface, cut a small slid on the side, and squeeze!

The procedure is simple and straightforward: temper the eggs (bring them to room temperature), low heat, give the eggs a stir once a minute, add salt, pepper and the parsley. Just before they are ready add the lemon juice and stir once more. Monique could not resist the temptation of preparing  a few slices of bacon in parallel. And this is the final product.

Middle Eastern Scrambled Eggs with Bacon (Monique’s creative contribution!).

A hint of citrus and scattered parsley are a perfect combination for soft creamy scrambled eggs.

The Tim Ferriss Challenge

Tim Ferriss has just published his latest book “The Four Hour Chef” and the challenge is on: Cook all the recipes!

And here is the report on the first experiment: Osso Buko (yes with k). All you need is here

All you need for Osso Buko: Lamb shanks, carrots, can of peeled tomatoes, a bottle of white wine, garlic cloves, olive oil, salt and pepper.

The procedure is very simple. Tim recommends to use a Dutch Oven. As we do not have one at home, we put everything in our Le Creseut Casserole: first the carrots, then the lamb shank. You cover it all with the tomato and the wine, add the garlic and a splash of olive oil, a good grinding of black peppercorns, sprinkle the salt and into the oven at 180C.

First the carrots
… then the lamb … 

… add the canned tomatoes, the wine, the garlic, the salt and freshly ground black pepper and ready to go in the oven.

And here it is 2 hours later!

Just out of the oven.

and ready to be served

The Osso Buko is ready for dinner.

and eaten. Considering that it is a very simple recipe it turned out to be a great dish. It could have spent some more time in the oven. Probably, not using the proper cookware needs some more time. It was delicious and we are looking forward to eating the leftovers!