Ralf’s Morning-After Breakfast – Schlotzig Eggs.

Scrambled eggs, plenty of bacon, something salty and a very cold Coca-Cola. Ralf’s answer to the morning after starts with breakfast — and his scrambled eggs have a surprisingly precise technique.

By Ralf The Grillmeister.

This is what I like after an evening when there was perhaps one last drink, followed by another last drink.

The important part for me is something substantial and salty. My first choice is scrambled eggs with plenty of bacon. I also like a very cold Coca-Cola on a morning like this, even though normally I hardly drink Coke unless there is rum involved.

The scrambled eggs themselves came from a trick I learned at a hotel. I asked why their eggs were always so soft — what we would call schlotzig in German. The answer was a little cream, a splash of sparkling water and a particular way of finishing them.

Ingredients.

For the scrambled eggs:

• Eggs
• A little cream
• A small splash of sparkling water
• Salt
• Black pepper
• Butter for the pan

To serve:

• Plenty of bacon
• A very cold Coca-Cola

You can try other salty foods such as French fries or steak as possibilities when you want something substantial, but bacon and schlotzig eggs are my breakfast choice.

Method.

1. Mix the eggs.
   Put the eggs into a shaker or mixing container with a little cream, a splash of sparkling water, salt and pepper.
2. Shake well.
   I usee an old Tupperware shaker with a mixing insert inside. Shake the mixture until it becomes smooth and creamy. If you have a cocktail shaker, think of Tom Cruise in the movie ‘Cocktail’.
3. Keep some mixture back.
   Do not pour all of the egg mixture into the pan. I keep roughly a third back for the end.
4. Use butter.
   Melt butter gently in a frying pan. For these scrambled eggs, I specifically prefer butter because of the flavour.
5. Cook the first part gently.
   Pour most of the egg mixture into the pan and stir as it begins to set.
6. Finish with the reserved egg.
   When the eggs have started to become firm, add the remaining fresh egg mixture and stir it through. This keeps the finished scrambled eggs soft and creamy rather than dry.
7. Cook plenty of bacon.
   Serve the eggs with a generous amount of bacon.
8. Add the cold Coke.
   Ralf puts a bottle of Coca-Cola in the refrigerator beforehand so it is properly cold the next morning.

Ralf’s Rule.

No garlic. (Yes, it’s a contradiction in my garlic-infused cooking.)

The Mayor suggested it.

My answer was immediate:

“No, no, no, no. No garlic.”

Some unwritten rules really are non-negotiable.