How to Fry an Egg (4 Ways)
How to make perfect fried eggs, 4 ways! For runny yolks, cook them sunny-side up or over-easy, for partially cooked yolks cook them over-medium, and for fully set eggs cook them over-hard. Serve with buttered toast, avocado toast or in a breakfast sandwich!
Ingredients
- 1/2 teaspoon olive oil or butter
- 1 large egg
- salt and pepper (optional, for serving)
Instructions
- 1
--- Sunny-Side Up ---
- 2
Heat the oil or butter in a small nonstick skillet over medium heat. Spread the oil/butter around the pan. Crack the egg into the pan and reduce the heat to medium low. Cook for 2-3 minutes, or until the egg white is set. (You can cover the pan after the egg cooks for a minute or two to help the white cook through.) Serve, with salt and pepper if desired.
- 3
--- Over-Easy ---
- 4
Heat the oil or butter in a small nonstick skillet over medium heat. Spread the oil/butter around the pan. Crack the egg into the pan and immediately reduce the heat to low. Cook for 2 ½-3 minutes, until the egg white is almost set. Then use a small spatula to carefully flip the egg over and continue cooking for about 30 seconds, until the egg white is just set. Serve, with salt and pepper if desired.
- 5
--- Over-Medium ---
- 6
Heat the oil or butter in a small nonstick skillet over medium heat. Spread the oil/butter around the pan. Crack the egg into the pan and immediately reduce the heat to low. Cook for 2 ½-3 minutes, until the egg white is almost set. Then use a small spatula to carefully flip the egg over and continue cooking for about 1-1 ½ more minutes, until the egg yolk is partially set (you can gently press on the egg yolk with your finger to see how firm it is). Serve, with salt and pepper if desired.
- 7
--- Over-Hard ---
- 8
Heat the oil or butter in a small nonstick skillet over medium heat. Spread the oil/butter around the pan. Crack the egg into the pan and immediately reduce the heat to low. Cook for 2 ½-3 minutes, until the egg white is almost set. Then use a small spatula to flip the egg over. After a few seconds, use the spatula to lift the egg up a bit so that you can puncture the yolk from the bottom with a fork. Continue cooking for 1-1 ½ minutes, until the yolk is firm and cooked through. Serve, with salt and pepper if desired.
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