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an egg frying in a skillet

A Great Fried Egg

Makes 1
Total Time 5 minutes
  • olive oil, butter or cooking grease
  • 1 (1) egg
  • salt & pepper

KEY: pinch (⅛ tsp) | tsp = teaspoon (5ml) | Tbsp = Tablespoon (15ml)

  • Heat a small skillet on medium heat for half a minute.
  • Add just enough olive oil to be able to scoop up a spoonful when slightly tilting the pan. Let the oil heat up over medium heat until hot.
  • Crack the egg into the pan, sprinkle with salt, and adjust the heat down.
  • Carefully tilt the skillet to pool the hot oil, and spoon it over the egg. Adjust the heat down further if it starts to sputter and spatter. You can puncture any huge bubbles in the egg whites with your spatula.
  • Continue to baste the eggs with the hot oil until cooked how you like them. 
    - If you want a sunny yolk (runny), baste mostly over the egg white.
    To set the yolk firmer, give the yolk more attention, basting it with more spoonfuls of oil:
    - For over easy, baste the yolk just until it turns opaque white.
    - For over medium, baste about a minute more.
    - For a hard yolk, or over well, baste a few minutes beyond it turning white.
  • Mill a little pepper on top and Enjoy.
Serving Suggestion
Enjoy for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Serve with a mesclun salad on the side.

Nutrition Information

Calories: 63kcal (3%) | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 6g (12%) | Fat: 4g (6%) | Saturated Fat: 1g (6%) | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 164mg (55%) | Sodium: 62mg (3%) | Sugar: 1g (1%) | Vitamin B1 (Thiamine): 1mg (67%) | Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin): 1mg (59%) | Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin): 1µg (17%) | Selenium: 14µg (20%)
Please keep in mind that nutritional info is an estimate and varies according to ingredients used.