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Perfect Fried Eggs

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Carissa Erzen
Learn the different types of fried eggs, along with essential success tips and trick to fry the perfect egg every time. Make sunny side up eggs, over easy eggs, over medium eggs, or over hard eggs for the breakfast of champions!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 1 serving
Calories 88 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • ½ tablespoon unsalted butter
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 pinch fine sea salt or non-iodized table salt (about 1/16 teaspoon)
  • 1 pinch ground black pepper  (about 1/16 teaspoon)

Instructions
 

  • Melt the butter in a non-stick pan on medium-low heat. Allow the butter to melt completely and start bubbling.
  • Crack the eggs into the pan. Try to crack them quickly, so there isn’t much time in between adding them, so they cook at relatively the same time.
  • Add a pinch of salt and a pinch of ground black pepper to the two eggs.
  • Sunny side up eggs: Turn the heat down to low, and continue cooking for at least one minute, until the whites are set to your preference. Use a spatula to transfer the eggs onto a plate to serve.
  • Over easy eggs: Cook the eggs for another minute or two, or until the whites on the bottom and sides are set. Use a spatula to flip each egg over, careful not to break the yolk. Cook for an additional minute, then transfer to a plate to serve.
  • Over medium eggs: Cook the eggs for an additional minute beyond over easy eggs after flipping them, to allow the whites and yolks to set more.
  • Over hard eggs: Cook the eggs for an additional two or more minutes after flipping them, until the yolks are cooked through and not runny. You can poke the yolk with the tip of a knife or a fork to check if it’s cooked through before removing it from the pan.

Notes

  • First, use fresh eggs. Use pasture raised eggs for added nutrition and brilliant orange yolks. 
  • Use a non-stick pan or a very well-seasoned cast iron skillet.
  • I recommend using a plastic spatula to flip your fried eggs. A metal spatula could risk scratching the non-stick pan.
  • Iodized table salt could add a bitter flavor to your eggs. I recommend using either non-iodized table salt or fine sea salt.

Nutrition

Serving: 2eggsCalories: 88kcalCarbohydrates: 0.3gProtein: 6gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 171mgSodium: 82mgPotassium: 62mgFiber: 0.01gSugar: 0.2gVitamin A: 325IUCalcium: 26mgIron: 1mg
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