Fried Egg

Name: Fried Egg
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons butter; 2 large eggs

Total Time Prep/Total Time: 10 min.

Yield 1 serving

Test Kitchen Approved

Few things are as beautiful as a dish topped with a perfectly fried egg! A former restaurant chef breaks down how to fry an egg perfectly in every style, from sunny-side up and basted to over-easy, over-medium and over-hard.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
2 large eggs

Directions

In a small small nonstick skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Break eggs, 1 at a time, into pan; reduce heat to low. Cook slowly until whites are completely set and yolks begin to thicken.
For eggs sunny-side up, cover pan and cook until yolks thicken, but are not hard. For basted eggs, spoon butter in pan over eggs while cooking. For an over easy egg, carefully flip the egg over once the egg white has cooked and solidified. Cook very briefly on the second side for up to 30 seconds.

Nutrition Facts

2 eggs: 347 calories, 33g fat (18g saturated fat), 433mg cholesterol, 325mg sodium, 1g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 13g protein.

If you're watching calories, fry eggs in a nonstick pan coated with nonstick cooking spray.

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