Fried Eggs (All the Ways) are an easy and quick meal. Follow my directions for the perfect sunny-side up, medium fried, or hard fried eggs.
Simple Fried Eggs are a breakfast staple. They’re an easy addition to your morning menu and a great savory option to go with sweet Breakfast Recipes like French Toast, Pancakes, or Waffles.
Sabrina’s Fried Eggs (All the Ways) Recipe
Once you’ve mastered the perfect Fried Egg, there’s no end to the ways you can incorporate them into your breakfast menu. They make a great side dish along with other savory breakfast dish options, like Oven-Baked Bacon and Classic Breakfast Potatoes. You could also let the Fried Eggs take center stage on your breakfast table with some avocado toast or turn them into a breakfast sandwich. No matter how you serve them, learning to make a fried egg is a cooking skill you will use often!
Ingredients
- 4 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
Instructions
- To a large heavy bottomed skillet (that you have a lid for) on medium heat add the butter.
- Break the eggs one at a time into a small bowl, then gently add to the pan (this will prevent broken yolks and shell pieces in the pan).
- Cook for 1 minute (just when the edges of the eggs are turning white) then cover with lid and reduce heat to medium-low.
- For sunny side up cook for 3 minutes covered.
- For medium fried cook for 5 minutes covered.
- For hard fried cook for 7 minutes covered.
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