James's Eggs with Dried Beef
2 1/2 oz beef, dried Lynn's Dried Beef B116
1 tbsp butter, unsalted
1/2 tsp chile, pequin, crumbled
1 each onions, finely chopped
1 salt
1 pepper, black
4 each eggs
2 tbsp heavy cream
Pour boiling water over the dried beef; drain and chop coarsely.
Heat the butter in skillet, saute onion until limp. Add beef and
chiles, cook gently for 2-3 minutes.
Beat the eggs with the cream and scramble them into the beef
mixture over moderately low heat. Stir, with a wooden spoon, slowly
and constantly, to reach the entire surface of the pan, until the
eggs are set, about 3-4 minutes. Serve immediately.
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