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Scribbled Eggs

This recipe was found in Githima, a small town outside the city of Nakuru in Kenya. If you ask for fried eggs in the West of Kenya, you'll probably have the eggs scribbled.

Ingredients

  • Oil
  • Tomatoes (optional), chopped
  • Scallion (optional), sliced
  • 2 eggs

Instructions

  1. 1
    Heat a small amount of oil in a skillet over medium heat.
  2. 2
    If using tomatoes, add them to the pan. Fry for a minute.
  3. 3
    If using scallion, add to tomatoes. Cook for another minute.
  4. 4
    Beat the eggs well, and pour into the pan.
  5. 5
    Start stirring the eggs—Kenyans call this scribbling. Cook like this until the egg is done.

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