Scrambled Eggs with Asparagus

The most important quality of scrambled eggs, as I understand them, is that they be of a smooth, voluptuous, creamy, thickly pourable consistency, without lumps or curds. To achieve this, they are cooked in a bain-marie, a large saucepan with a trivet placed in the bottom upon which to rest a smaller saucepan, the larger pan filled with enough hot water to immerse the smaller pan partially.

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