How to fry an egg

Sunny side up eggs

Fried eggs

Sunny side up eggs

It is beast to use fresh eggs for frying in a non-stick heavy skillet. All you need to do is use a tip of butter or cooking spray.

Do not over-heat the pan. It is best to fry the egg on low flames and let it slowly cook. A sunny side egg is done when all the white is firm especially around the edges of the yolk. The yolk should look fresh and shiny but not opaque.

If the flames are too high, the edges of the white will be rubbery or burned.

Over easy eggs

Over easy eggs

For my over easy egg I use butter instead of oil and I omit salt altogether. I find that oil tends to make the edges of the egg too crispy before the rest of the egg is cooked. As before, use a heavy non stick skillet for your fresh eggs.

For one egg use a teaspoon of butter (salted or unsalted - your choice). Melt the butter and add the egg. While the egg white is setting spoon some of the butter over the yolk to help set it. A thin white film will form. Using a wide spatula/egg lifter flip your egg, being careful that you do not break the yolk. Turn off the flames and let the heat from the skillet finish cooking the egg.

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