Last year I went to a launch party for Russian Standard held by a Russian Billionaire. Now please understand that I don’t start off every post with a line like this and billionaires aren’t my usual folk. It was held at one of the most expensive places to hold a function (on the North side of the Sydney Opera House under a huge marquee). Models in fluffy white hats slinked past and hors d’oeuvres laden with caviar and sashimi wafted past in lavish amounts. At about 9pm the Russian billionaire arrived and left a few hours later citing an early breakfast with Lachlan and Sarah Murdoch as the reason for not staying out later.
I wondered to myself, how do they know each other? Do billionaires join a secret billionaire club and was rule No.1 “Please photocopy all bank statements and post them to us for verification”? And sure he may know Rupert but how does he know the kids and most importantly… what did they serve for breakfast? Caviar may seem a little extreme for an Australian breakfast (and he probably bathes in the stuff) but toast with jam or cornflakes seems like you haven’t quite made an effort for your international guest.
Tetsuya’s Truffle Salt
Then a month ago I went to a cooking class with Tetsuya Wakuda and he taught us how to make scrambled eggs with his secret ingredients – creamed corn and ricotta. He taught us that the creamed corn and ricotta ensures that the eggs never turned rubbery even if they weren’t eaten straight away. A unusual tip but when he gave us a taste of the eggs they were lovely and fluffy. I can’t say that we tested whether they went rubbery after a while as we all quickly demolished it. My memory (a strange beast that it is) recalled my breakfast for a Russian billionaire dilemma and thought “Now I bet this would be acceptable to serve a billionaire for breakfast especially if you added some of that truffle salt!”. It was something easy, casual but a little bit pimped up too and I used the truffle salt that he gave to us in our gift bag.
I have to confess that since then, we’ve made this about six times as it’s a great easy brunch item but we have also had it for dinner as it’s great for times when you just cannot be bothered with something beyond 5 minutes cooking. And although I’ve never had occasion to cook this for a freakishly wealthy person I feel better knowing that I have something up my sleeve, should any drop by in a helicopter.
So tell me Dear Reader, since I did some name dropping, tell me about a famous encounter of yours!
And don’t forget, you still have a couple more weeks to enter the competition to win an all expenses paid place in the Tetsuya Masterclass!
Tetsuya’s Scrambled Eggs with Truffle Salt
Serves 2
- 4 large free range eggs
- 1.5 tablespoons creamed corn
- 1 tablespoon cream
- 1 tablespoons ricotta
- 1 tablespoon butter and 1 tablespoon oil for frying
- Pinch of truffle salt (Tetsuya’s truffle salt, optional unless you are serving it to a billionaire in which case it’s mandatory
)
You will also need a non stick pan.
1. Lightly beat eggs and creamed corn in a bowl and add cream. Heat tablespoon butter and oil in the frypan and cook on low to medium heat gently folding occasionally until almost done (do not over stir as it will become watery). Crumble over ricotta and fold gently and let the heat of the eggs melt the ricotta. Serve with an excellent bread (I used a Luxe sourdough) and sprinkle truffle salt on top.
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I love the idea of using the corn and ricotta. I bet these are fantastic! Thank you for sharing.
When I first read truffle I thought of truffle oil and was thinking whether you have changed your opinion about it! LoL But truffle salt must be a whole different story. I love scrambled eggs, you should try those at Berry!
Famous encounters…Does seeing Eric Bana at the Mosman gym count?
Those look irresistible! I am a big fan od scrambled eggs with beans on toast ;-P…
Cheers,
Rosa
That looks so good! I love scrambled eggs with beans on toast ;-P…
Cheers,
Rosa
Oh yum!
We’re off to Bill’s this morning for our slothful Sunday breakfast… and I’m actually considering not having the hotcakes {mainly because I had them on Friday}. I’m gasping at myself. No hotcakes… do I dare?
I never would have thought to add creamed corn to scrambled eggs. I’m curious as to what it is about creamed corn that stops eggs from going rubbery.
How … deluxe!
It must have been an interesting party for the billionaire. I remember reading an interview about him at the time Russian Standard was being launched. Lots of mysterious blanks in his history.
SSG xxx
Oh, thank you so much for sharing this. I am definitely making this. Tetsuya’s truffle salt is sitting in my fridge now. I used it for french fries and mashed potatoes and it smells amazing! Tetsuya’s restaurant is one that I would love to go to when I travel to Sydney… soon, hopefully very soon!
Hi Lorraine! I’ve been meaning to learn how to make these scrambled eggs since I read about how good they were from yours and other blogs! Thanks for sharing the recipe. As for me, famous encounter – I met Ethan Hawke and asked for a picture with him but he refused!
I shook hands with Prince Charles & Prince Phillip & waved to the Queen when I was a child & they visited Mackay.
Creamed corn in scrambled eggs? Who would have ever thought to do that except a world-famous chef. What a genius idea. Creamy goodness inside more creamy goodness can’t be beat.
I’ve met (more than shake hands) three billionaires – and two were very pleasant!
Your life is such a trial sometimes, isn’t it?
This does look good, but my version of creamy scrambled eggs is probably going to stay in rotation, as I don’t often have truffle salt or creamed corn in the house! My secret is just lots of cream 
We made this for Easter Breakfast (minus the truffle salt as there were no billionaires present surprisingly enough) and it was great = even my husband whose least favourite type of eggs are scrambled said that they were pretty good, which is high praise!
eggs for breakfast is always welcome, but this sounds extra divine. I definitely wouldn’t have thought of this ingenius ingredient!
And yea, billionires have secret clubs and apparently so does everyone else. Where’s mine?!
I’am sure if the Russion billionaire happens to drop by for breakfast, he would be pleased with your posh version of egg & toasts.
Now I have wait patiently until June to get my hand on the truffle salt in Orange.
I had a job in the early noughties which meant I had dealings with the Infanta from Spain, a Princess from Jordan (now that girl knew how to dress!!) and the Moroccan royal family. Sadly the Moroccan royal kitchen gave me terrible food poisoning and I ultimately ended up in the American Hospital in Paris, but that’s another story!
been seeing tetsuya’s scrambled eggs with creamed corn all over food bloggers’ blogs, yet to try it though!
maybe because i wouldnt know what to do with the rest of the can of creamed corn!
I had a drink with Kamahl at the Hilton after the cricket – is he famous?! He was lovely – we got excited to see someone “famous” at the Hilton so he came over & had a drink with us. Certainly made our day!
This looks so yummy, look at those huge pats of butter on the toast!
yums! the idea of putting creamed corn and ricotta is amazing!! Will have to try them soon! Truffle salt, love love love it! (: Just love scrambled eggs and toast for a hearty breakfast anyday!
Sounds delicious! So delicious, in fact, that I have just requested that my father fetch some ricotta and cream as he is going grocery shopping
Hmm, famous encounters… Julian Morrow MC’d a charity event at my college, and I, slightly liquidly emboldened, launched at him, trying to sell him glow sticks. For charity, I might add, which excuses all of my actions
. He politely declined, to which I apparently stroked his face and said “Please buy one, just one, they’re so pretty!”
These eggs sound great and will try them on the family! after reading your blog last week, we’ve just been to Luxe and had GREAT scrambled eggs- not sure what was added, if anything, but they were cooked to perfection. Not to mention the fig preservr that came with my daughter’s croissant. I could eat the jar!!!
Had one “famous ” encounter with Stefano Manfredi -I was buying rice paper to make panforte and he asked me what i was doing with it, what recipe was I using. Not until after he left did the shop assistant ask me if I knew who I had been talking to. i wish i had – i would have asked more questions!!!
I have tried Tetsuyas eggs and they are very nice. You can certainly taste the corn coming through. That being said whilst this a great to try you still can’t go past plain and regular scrambled eggs cooked perfectly.
Yum! I love making eggs with truffle salt too! The additions of creamed corn and ricotta are excellent!
Yum, these look great!
I used to share a house with a guy who went on to be in Home and Away, Blue Heelers and a few other Aussie productions. He also had minor roles in a couple of movies. But, I wouldn’t really call him famous. And he teaches primary school now so any fleeting fame is well and truly gone LOL
Rich and decadent scrambled eggs that are light and fluffy to boot? I would only feel worthy of eating this if I were wearing a puffy regal gown!
That looks so easy to make…
On my way to Bourke Street Bakery yesterday we drove past Justine from Masterchef. I tried inconspicuously taking photos as evidence to present to my sister but failed dismally lol.
Scrambled eggs!Yum I say! And the ricotta and truffle salt, well I don’t have truffle salt but I’ll manage. Besides, no billionaires around here coming for breakfast
Magda
I have had no famous encounters. But, there is this very special person that I have found and I get to visit her site as often as I want (NQN). You are not a Billionaire, but you do not have to be. I would much rather visit your site any day. I have seen a lot and learned a lot from you and you make me laugh and feel as though I am right there. I find this recipe interesting with creamed corn and ricotta and will have to try it some day soon. Thank you for visiting my Blog. Oscar loved his B/D Tilapia.
Haha, breakfast fit for a king! And, if not, then at least a billionaire =p
Sounds absolutely wonderful! Lovely photos
I’m always cooking brekkie for billionaires being the social climbing ho that I am so this’ll come in handy…Just joking, this looks prefectly lovely even for humble ole me in my flannel jamies. I liked the Austrian post – I had no idea about the bull washers but coincidentally I did a post on Austrian food too so I made a link ;P
Lorraine, I can’t imagine you ever being slothful.. I see you as a perpetual whirlwind of creative activity! Love the tip on the eggs… great thing to do for my Sunday breakfast!!
Hubby and I were in Waterloo yesterday for the Vittoria Coffee event at the 30Days of Home & Entertaining ( which was very interesting and enlightening even for a hardened coffee fan like me) and then saundered down to Danks St for some lunch when we were “this close” to Tim Finn, lead singer from the group Split Endz. I did a ‘double take’ but that’s all as I don’t like to bother celebrities when they’re out and about enjoying their weekends with family and friends.
I’m sure Tetsuya’s scrambled eggs are delish but I have to agree with Mark@ cafe Campana that the unadulterated taste of perfect scrambled eggs cannot be beaten.
Thanks for passing on the tip about the creamed corn and ricotta. I also have a jar of Tetsuya’s truffle salt but all I ever do is dip a soft-boiled egg into it. And it’s perfect!
I saw this recipe elsewhere and tried it but not being a lover of scrambled eggs didn’t eat it – but I did ask a friend today if scrambled eggs keep for later – Sylvia never finishes hers – now you have me wondering if these ones would keep til later – I can only rely on E’s feedback for how they taste!
Ooh this does look scrumptious! Might have to try this next weekend (normally I scramble my eggs the way Bill recommends).
I’m not normally one for name-dropping either, but I do have two particular food memories. When I was working as a political advisor in Australia, the Prime Minister stopped by our office one day. My boss (a rather eccentric former Cabinet minister who used to make Thai red duck curries and roasts for lunch in the office kitchen) went down to the market and there I was making a tropical fruit smoothie for the Prime Minister! Another time working in Washington, I would frequently share a lift with Ted Kennedy (who worked in the office next to mine) and his two oversized poodles. He was so friendly and such a character that we would trade food notes about DC eateries we’d tried on the weekend.
Briony xx
Fascinating! Ricotta I can see and truffle salt, because I use it a lot. But creamed corn in my eggs? (It was my father’s favorite vegetable.) And it is fairly flavorless…I’ll try it on your say so, but I am skeptical!
I need to get my hands on the truffle salt. On the famous people front, my contributions are:
- Peter Costello (no longer in power)
- Malcolm Turnbull (no longer in power)
sadly, i have no names to drop. regardless, i needed to leave a comment and say that those eggs look amazing–i love the corn component!
LURVE your posts Lorraine, and you crack me up with this one. So much food for thought…then these perfect scrambled eggs! Beautiful!!
I never would have thought to add creamed corn. I sounds interesting, I’ll have to try it soon. As far as famous people go, I had Dennis Rodman yell at me at the airport once. How he married Carmen Electra is beyond me.
I’m glad you shared this, Lorraine! The creamed corn and ricotta are brilliant additions!
Come on Lorraine, I’d never think of serving Corn Flakes to a billionaire – I’d be sure to offer him his choice from the Kellogg’s Variety Pack! (Oh goodness it was exciting when faced with one of those when I was little… which one would I choose?)
mm what bread is that it looks so good :O)
& i love eggs and bought a can of creamed corn not too long ago so that i could try this out but i ended up eating the canned corn with toast instead oops hehe
I would have never thought of trying creamed corn and ricotta! Looks like I’m getting up earlier tomorrow to try that – not waiting for the weekend
how much milk do you add ? i always tend to add too much and my eggs come out runny..
I like using my trufflesalt
these eggs look tasty! for starters, i wouldn’t have thought to add creamed corn and ricotta but from your description of it,sounds like it’s a winning combo. definitely will give this one a go
Oh yum! They look delicious and sounds heavenly..
Still yet to try Tetsuya’s method of scrambled eggs… it does sound so decadent with the truffle salt though.
Erm… my famous encounter? I think the most recent one was when I bumped into what’s her name from Masterchef Season 1 at Essential Ingredient a few weeks ago when I was buying the birthday goodies. (I found out her name http://www.masterchef.com.au/michelle-darlington.htm)
Oh man…. truffle salt?! I didn’t know it existed! I’ve been too busy smothering his truffle butter on everything. YUM… I’ll be sure to give this a whirl
How much milk is it? I re-read the recipe planning to make one, but no measurement of milk in the recipe.
I once walked past Hamish (the comedian of Hamish and Andy fame) as he was trying to work out where the entrance to Tetsuya was. He looked lost and grubby, and he was carrying a large bag as if he had just got off a plane.
Hi Julie-You’re welcome, it’s an interesting tip isn’t it!
Hi Maria-Hehe no I haven’t!
Good memory Maria! I know, I definitely have to go back 
Of course it does, that’s a major star spot! 
Hi Rosa -Thankyou! Yum, that does sound good
Hi Chantelle-Thankyou! Oh goody! No really? Did you get them?
Hi Melissa-I know, I’m not sure either and to be honest, we didn’t test it. We were too busy gobbling them down!
Hi Sydney Shop Girl-Hehe indeed!
Yes I can imagine! I think billionaire are quite a mysterious breed! 
xxx
Hi shirley-You’re welcome Shirley!
Ahh that must make for some great french fries! Sounds like an excellent idea 
Hi Trissa-YOu’re welcome! Oh no, was he nice about it?
Hi Mary-Oh how exciting!
Hi Carolyn-Hehe I know
Crazy genius huh!
Hi Granville-Hehe now you have to spill about the third one and who were the nice ones!
Hi Hannah-Hehe yes I do suffer
Ahh well when in doubt, add cream! 
Hi Claire-Ahh cool! Yes that is high praise from those who don’t even like scrambled!
Hi Sweets By Vicky-I know, it’s very random isn’t it!
Yes you should have one too! 
Hi Emily-Hehe thankyou!
I think you can mail order it from Peters of Kensington perhaps? 
Hi Ellen-Oh no, but what an adventurous life you led! :O
Hi isLa-Ahh you must!
Can you buy those little tins?
Hi Karyn-Yes he is
What a nice guy! 
HI Moya-I know, butter completes everything!
Hi Lianne-*I know, so filling and creamy, what’s not to love!
Hi Michele-Thankyou! Ahh fantastic idea! LD Haha how cool, I love Chaser!
That’s hilarious!
Hi Kristina-Ahh great, I’m so glad you liked it!
Aww what a friendly guy! 
Hi Mark-Yes you definitely can. Hmm yes but it’s nice to have a change every now and then!
Hi 5 Star Foodie-Thankyou!
Hi Red Dirt Mummy-Thanks!
Ahh well, I wonder if he’s happier? 
Hi tangerine eats-Hehe now that would be cool!
Hi BuBbles-It’s very easy to make which is why we sometimes have it for dinner
Hehe how funny! 
Hi mylittleexpatkitchen-Hehe thankyou!
Yes you don’t really need it if you don’t have any billionaires! 
Hi Darlene-Aww you are so sweet Darlene!!
What a lovely thing to say and I’m glad Oscar had a good birthday!
Hi mlle délicieuse-hehe why thankyou!
Hi Dimah -Thankyou very much!
HI Sasa-Haha !
Thankyou so much! What a coincidence! 
Hi deana-Hehe I do have my moments!
Thankyou so much!
Hi Matilda-OH how cool! I remember Split Endz! Yes I tend not to talk to them much myself either
Hi Belle-You’re welcome! Ahh sounds like a good idea for this weekend’s breakfast!
Hi Johanna-Oh what a shame! Hehe well according to him ti does, but we haven’t tested it
Hi Briony -Ahh yes Bill’s method is great isn’t it!
Haha what a great memory! I love it! I had no idea Ted K was such a foodie 
xxx
Hi Barbara-I know, it’s quite unusual and strange isn’t it
Hehe that’s ok, try it and let me know 
Hi foodwink-It’s good stuff to have on hand! Ahh interesting!
Hi grace-Thanks darlin!
Hi deeba -Hehe thankyou so much Deeba!
Hi Deanna-I know, I wonder how he came up with it!
Yes one wonders about that!
Hi Faith -Thankyou so much Faith!
Hi Conor-LOL yes well that’s the billionaire sorted isn’t it!
Which one did you choose?
Hi Betty-Thankyou! It’s a Luxe grain sougdough-so yummy!
Hehe!
Hi Lauren-Hehe good idea!
Hi JO-Ah just cream for this!
HI Fiona-It’s fun isn’t it!
Hi Panda-Wonderful! I hope you like it!
Hi foodie-central-Thankyou so much!
Hi angie-Yes it gives it a bit of a lift!
Oh yes she manages the store now!
Hi Nimity-Hehe that sounds just as good!
Hi Lilia-It’s just cream in this one
Hi Adam-Hehe what a funny encounter!
I suppose he must have been going in for dinner?
Namedropping? Love yours
I worked on Hayman Island in the 90s when Mr Murdoch owned it! loads of names but Keith Richards
comes to mind. He didnt want to leave & stayed for 3 weeks & partied with us most nights! &
more recently , i cheffed privately & one of the most interesting dinners was Tracey Emin,& then Sam Chisholm & Jana Wendt (Christmas lunch) Not all at the same time, mind you!!
My partner and I ended up being seated next to Grey’s Anatomy’s McSteamy and his wife at Paris restaurant Joel Robuchon L’Atelier. And then shared a dish sent over by the chef. All delicious.
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