How to Fry an Egg

There's nothing like a fried egg in the morning ... with some toast and coffee ... mmm. This shouldn't take you too long to learn and there's always room for adding your own flair since it's a recipe. Enjoy your fried eggs.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• nonstick cooking spray
• spatulas
• frying pan
• butter
• cooking oil
• 2 large eggs
• Nonstick Cooking Spray
• 2 large eggs
• Cooking Oil
• Spatulas
• Frying Pan
• Butter

1. Over medium heat, warm a small amount of oil or butter, perhaps 1 1/2 tsp., in a small (8-inch) skillet, or spray the pan with nonstick cooking spray.

2. 

   Crack an egg into the pan.

3. 

   Cook until the white appears solid, about 3 to 4 minutes.

4. For basted eggs, put 1 tsp. or so of melted butter over the yolk.

5. 

   For eggs sunny-side up, remove the egg from the pan with a spatula and serve.

6. 

   For eggs over easy, carefully flip the egg over onto the yolk side and cook another minute or two. (You'll probably want to turn the egg after 2 to 3 minutes, instead of 3 to 4, depending on how well done you like your eggs.)

Tips & Warnings

• If the egg's edges burn, turn down the heat.
• Most people like the egg cooked gently, as the white gets rubbery if the heat is cranked up. But some people like their fried eggs with browned edges. Turn up the heat if you like it that way!
• Some people cover the pan to make the egg cook faster, but then the yolk gets a film over the top.
• Eggs are high in cholesterol.

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[MrsT]

on 3/9/2008 I actually normally crack my eggs into cold oil so they are ready to cook when I want them, as they generally take less time than the rest of the meal and I don't want to have to crack them into hot oil whilst juggling other dishes. My husband seems convinced this is wrong and that I also cook the eggs too quickly (4-5 mins, sometimes with a plate over them is what I normally do them for, untill the white is white and the yoke has a thin white film on the top rather than clear). He seems to think that 10 mins on low heat after cracking into hot oil is what is needed, even though he likes his yoke runny, which is always what I give him! Am I doing anything wrong here, help settle an argument for me?

[iloveeggs420]

on 9/8/2007 I made a fried egg for my first time i am soo happy i love eggs

[iloveeggs420]

on 9/8/2007 This was my first time and i did it right im so happy i love eggs

[Olorin]

on 7/29/2007 Also, obviously eggs are high in protein!

Make sure you use a plastic FISH SLICE/spatula (It's so wierd how everyone here calls them spatulas, we here in nz have different names) when moving the egg on your saucepan as if you use anything metal it will scratch!

[Groundhog]

on 7/26/2007 Shouldn’t the “Things you’ll need” list contain more “or”-s rather than listing all that stuff as absolutely necessary?