Easy Fried Egg Recipe

5 from 4 votes

This simple fried eggs recipe calls for large eggs, butter or oil, and a nonstick pan. For over-easy, cook over medium heat for 2-3 minutes and over over-hard cook for 4-5 minutes.

Prep 2

Cook 5

Total 7

Fat 21

Carbs 1

Protein 13

Yield

Ingredients

4 large eggs
2 tablespoons unsalted butter or oil

Instructions

Heat a non-stick frying pan over medium heat (8-inch or 10–inch work best). Add butter.
When the butter has melted, crack the eggs into the pan. Try not to overcrowd the pan with more than 2 eggs.
Cook the eggs over medium heat until the egg is cooked to your liking.
- For over easy eggs: cook the eggs over medium heat until the egg white is just cooked (about 2-3 minutes) and your egg yolk is just set but still jiggly. Remove from heat and enjoy.
- For over medium eggs: cook the eggs over medium heat until the egg white is cooked and there is no sign of any raw egg white. Cook until the yolk is set and only jiggly in the center of the yolk (3-4 minutes).
- For over hard eggs: cook the eggs over medium heat until the egg white and egg yolk are completely cooked (4-5 minutes). To ensure the egg is completely cooked, flip the egg over and cook the egg for an additional 20-30 seconds.
Remove the eggs from the pan and enjoy with salt and pepper.

Tips & Notes

What pan you use matters, we recommend using a non-stick skillet and still using butter. You want a pan that has a slippery surface so the eggs are easy to move and flip. We do not recommend using a cast iron skillet.
Try not to overcrowd your eggs in the skillet. For more eggs, use a larger skillet.
We use butter as the fat to cook the eggs in so we end up with consistently cooked whites. If you like crispier edges on your egg whites, use olive oil .
This recipe is written for a sunny side up fried egg. Feel free to flip the egg, no matter how you like your eggs. The longer you cook the egg after flipping the harder your yolk will be.

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