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My Dad’s 1-Ingredient Secret for the Best Scrambled Eggs (I’ve Been Doing It for 17 Years!)

Paulina Jayne Isaac
Paulina Jayne IsaacSenior Editor of News & Features at The Kitchn
I always knew that I wanted to be a journalist. My love of reading and writing is something I remember even as a child. In high school, I held editor positions at my school's yearbook and I went on to study Journalism at Temple University. I interned at six publications, including ELLE and The Hollywood Reporter before beginning my full-time career in editorial. My biggest accomplishment thus far has been getting the opportunity to interview talented singers, actors, authors, and filmmakers. I've had the opportunity to contribute to publications like Bustle, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, The Cut, Marie Claire, and Well+Good. I'm passionate about telling stories and helping people relate to one another through words. I love examining culture through storytelling and hope to continue to do it in my career.
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Growing up, my dad always handled weekend breakfasts. I remember waiting on the couch in our family room with a rumbling stomach as he whipped up blueberry pancakes, crispy bacon, and of course, scrambled eggs. This also meant that breakfast was more like brunch, but that’s okay because it was always worth the wait. Once he plated our food, I’d grab a fork and dive in, marveling at the delicious flavor of his scrambled eggs and how they complemented the rest of the meal. They were so much better than any other scrambled eggs I’d had.

After I became a teenager, my dad taught me the trick to making his scrambled eggs so much more flavorful. It was so simple: hot sauce. Now, you can choose whichever hot sauce, but I always recommend Frank’s RedHot. It’s simple, spicy, and delicious. But here’s the secret: You add the hot sauce before cooking the eggs. Mixing in hot sauce with salt, pepper, and a little milk makes for the fluffiest and most tasty eggs I’ve ever had. 

So, the next time you find yourself craving scrambled eggs and want to make sure they are the furthest from bland, try this tip. Crack your eggs into a bowl and add salt, pepper, milk, and most importantly, hot sauce. Then mix everything together until thoroughly combined. Add the mixture to a preheated pan that has a little olive oil spray or butter in it and cook the eggs at a low temperature. This will ensure that they come out perfectly.

After they’re done, feel free to add more hot sauce if you’d like, but trust me, you won’t need it — the hot sauce makes them so unbelievably delicious already. That’s it. Boring scrambled eggs are now a thing of the past.

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