Lift the edges and let the uncooked egg flow underneath until it is set into a pancake-style omelet, flipping it to finish the other side.

The men acknowledged their gratitude with a tap or two on their cigars, the women, busy at the next table, yelled “thank you” over the click of noisy mah jongg tiles, and we kids — if we were still up at 8 at night – were thrilled. Cook for about a minute, then add the egg mixture.

I can already hear people thinking about how to modernize salami and eggs for Generation Z or whatever they are now called, but please, do not let me know if you are going to serve salami and eggs with salsa verde, Romesco sauce, or tahini. The recipe I have adapted here, Salami and Scrambled Eggs, is exactly what my grandmother cooked for us the rare times she didn't fill us up with her amazing blintzes. Using hard kosher salami (salami that is hung to dry) ratchets up the deliciousness even more.

Isaac Gellis is gone, but there are plenty of good kosher salamis available these days, including from Hebrew National, Abeles & Heymann, Grow and Behold, and Aaron’s Best. Get these ingredients for curbside pickup or delivery! The main reason was because my father’s friend Joe worked for Isaac Gellis and, occasionally, on Tuesday nights when my dad and his cronies had their weekly pinochle game, Joe would show up with a free salami for each of them. Back then, this dish wasn’t considered breakfast-for-dinner.

Meanwhile, break the eggs into a bowl and mix them with a fork.

| And if you can find a good knish, so much the better. Back in the day, by which I mean the 1950s, before all of us started counting cholesterol and Ashkenazi Jews still feasted regularly on hot dogs and pastrami, my family was devoted to Isaac Gellis deli, founded by the “kosher sausage king of America” in the 19th century.

Recommended Video. Get Salami Scrambles Recipe from Food Network You can also find 1000s of Food Network's best recipes from top chefs, shows and experts. Turn heat up to medium and add the salami. Set aside. Except for the accompanying potato knish, the only other, Everything Spiced Malawah with Fried Egg Recipe, Chocolate Cranberry Challah Rolls with Citrus Sugar.

Don’t even think about an Italian pork product or Tevye’s ghost will come and haunt you in the night. Using hard kosher salami (salami that is hung to dry) ratchets up the deliciousness even more. One of my father’s favorite suppers was salami and eggs: you brown eighth-inch slices of kosher salami in a skillet with a little oil, pour seasoned beaten eggs over them and cook over medium-low heat.