Creamy French-Style Scrambled Eggs

👨‍🍳 Method

1. 1
   Beat the eggs in a bowl with the cream, salt and black pepper.

   Bowl
2. 2
   Heat the butter in a skillet over medium-low heat, until it melts.

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3. 3
   Pour the eggs into the skillet and leave for 30 seconds without stirring.
4. 4
   Stir slowly with a spatula, in wide strokes from the edges to the center, until the eggs are set but still moist and soft.

   StoveSilicone spatula

   💡Low heat and patience: eggs that cook slowly stay in soft, creamy curds, while over high heat they dry out and weep water.
5. 5
   While scrambling, lift the skillet off the heat and return it now and then, so the eggs don't overcook.
6. 6
   Take off the heat: the eggs keep setting in the heat of the pan.
7. 7
   Sprinkle the chives on top and serve immediately On toast.