German

Ruehrei (German Scrambled Eggs)

Name: Ruehrei (German Scrambled Eggs)
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: German
Ingredients: 6 eggs; 2 tbsp whole milk; 1 tbsp butter; 2 tbsp fresh chives, chopped; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp black pepper

Birgit @birgit1978

Ruehrei (German Scrambled Eggs) is German home cooking, eaten at breakfast and dinner. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.

10 min Easy Low carb Eggetarian Pescatarian Halal Gluten free

Ingredients

Serves

The quantities follow this count.

6 eggs
2 tbsp whole milk
1 tbsp butter
2 tbsp fresh chives, chopped
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper

How to cook it

Crack the eggs into a bowl, add the milk, salt, and pepper, and whisk until just combined.
Melt the butter in a nonstick skillet over medium-low heat.
Pour in the egg mixture and let it sit undisturbed for 20 seconds.
Push the eggs gently from the edges toward the center with a spatula as they set, continuing for 2 to 3 minutes, until softly set but still creamy.
Remove from the heat while the eggs still look a little wet, since they keep cooking in the pan.
Fold in the chives and serve immediately while hot.

Watch how to cook Ruehrei (German Scrambled Eggs)

Someone making it start to finish, so you can see what the steps look like.

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Serve it with

A German dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Ruehrei (German Scrambled Eggs), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.

The cooked vegetable
- Blumenkohl mit Butterbroeseln (Cauliflower with Browned Butter Crumbs)
  
  25 min
What it is eaten with
- Bratkartoffeln (German Pan-Fried Potatoes)
  
  25 min
The sharp little thing
- Apfelmus (German Applesauce)
  
  20 min

Safe at your table

Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Ruehrei (German Scrambled Eggs) carries dairy and eggs. It is free of the remaining 8 allergens on that list.

Every tracked allergen in Ruehrei (German Scrambled Eggs)
Allergen	In this dish	Cook this instead
Peanuts	No
Tree nuts	No
Dairy	Yes	Backfisch (Pan-Fried Breaded Plaice)
Gluten	No
Shellfish	No
Eggs	Yes	Abendbrot-Teller mit Putenschinken (Cold Evening Bread Plate with Turkey Ham)
Soy	No
Fish	No
Sesame	No
Coconut	No

These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.

What it brings to the plate

Estimated, per serving

Calories: 270 kcal
Protein: 19 g
Carbs: 1 g
Fat: 21 g
Fiber: 0 g
Sugar: 1 g
Sodium: 790 mg
Saturated fat: 9 g

Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.

When to cook it

Ruehrei (German Scrambled Eggs) takes about 10 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is easy going. It is eaten at breakfast and dinner. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.