Gordon Ramsay cooks scrambled eggs – answers to exercise 2

By number:

1f chance
2c over-cooking
3n whole
4k flat-capped
5t low
6q soggy
7m sourdough
8g chunky
9a Whenever
10v properly
11o watery
12h knob
13e velvety
14s whisking
15l to break down
16p generous
17w on and off
18b fluffy
19x tablespoon
20i brings down
21u seasons
22d sets off
23y touch
24j folds
25r drizzles

By letter:

a9 Whenever
b18 fluffy
c2 over-cooking
d22 sets off
e13 velvety
f1 chance
g8 chunky
h12 knob
i20 brings down
j24 folds
k4 flat-capped
l15 to break down
m7 sourdough
n3 whole
o11 watery
p16 generous
q6 soggy
r25 drizzles
s14 whisking
t5 low
u21 seasons
v10 properly
w17 on and off
x19 tablespoon
y23 touch

In context:

Gordon Ramsay never gets the chance ¹ to eat breakfast from Monday to Friday.

The most important thing about making scrambled egg is to stop it from over-cooking ².
He keeps the mushrooms whole ³ .
The mushrooms he uses are flat-capped ⁴ mushrooms.
He puts the first few ingredients on a low ⁵ heat.
There is nothing worse than having soggy ⁶ toast with scrambled eggs.
He uses sourdough ⁷ bread.
He cuts a chunky ⁸ slice of bread, not a thin one.
Whenever ⁹ they get a new chef in the kitchen they ask them to cook scrambled eggs as proof that that they can cook properly ¹⁰.
Seasoning scrambled eggs early turns them watery ¹¹.
He puts a knob ¹² of butter into the pan right at the beginning to give a velvety ¹³ finish to the dish.
He starts whisking ¹⁴ the eggs in the pan.
You don’t want the eggs to break down ¹⁵ before they are in the pan.
The secret is to start the cooking on a generous ¹⁶ heat.
You have to take the pan on and off ¹⁷ the heat three or four times during the cooking.
He still doesn’t season the mixture because he wants it to be creamy and fluffy ¹⁸.
He adds half a tablespoon ¹⁹ of crème fraîche.
The crème fraîche brings down ²⁰ the temperature of the eggs.
He seasons ²¹ it with pepper and salt.
He nearly sets off ²² the smoke alarm.
He puts a touch ²³ of chives in to lift the flavour a bit.
He folds ²⁴ the chives in.
He drizzles ²⁵ some olive oil over the sourdough bread.

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