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I wish my eggs wouldn't go hard and brown when I fry them....any tips? |
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I wish my eggs wouldn't go hard and brown when I fry them....any tips?
Very rarely can I make the perfect fried egg.
Most of the time the white bits go brown and hard. Not nice. Any tips for making the perfect fried egg? |
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break it into hot fat and then turn it down to a gentle sizzle.
or just cut the brown bits off. |
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Sounds like you have the pan on too high a heat. A medium heat should be fine all the way through.
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Spoon the hot fat over the top so it cooks quicker
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Err turn the heat down obviously
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What annette kutern said. Start off hot then switch it away down and cook the top at the same time by spooning the oil over the white, use a good non stick pan too.
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Well i cant add anymore than has already been said!... you are cooking them too fast............................. slow down.......
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Stand aside everyone, I am the uber master of fried eggs!!
![]() 1. Fry your eggs in margarine. Not butter, not oil. Margarine. I personally use Flora healthy heart. 2. Once the marg is melted, add the egg and turn the heat down to low. This is key. If you fry it too quick, it will bubble, pop and go crispy/brown underneath. 3. When you've turned it down low, put a lid on your saucepan. This will help to cook the top of the egg white. Otherwise you'll end up with a sloppy top and you'll be tempted to turn up the heat and will then get your crispy brown bits! 4. Keep regularly checking the egg by removing the lid. There's a fine line between a nicely cooked egg and an over cooked, hard yolk! Good luck! The key is being patient, cooking on low and using a lid! |
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Stand aside everyone, I am the uber master of fried eggs!!
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I can't fry anything
Edit: Frying in nasty marg? I no longer love you Mr jboobs. |
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Stand aside everyone, I am the uber master of fried eggs!!
![]() 1. Fry your eggs in margarine. Not butter, not oil. Margarine. I personally use Flora healthy heart. 2. Once the marg is melted, add the egg and turn the heat down to low. This is key. If you fry it too quick, it will bubble, pop and go crispy/brown underneath. 3. When you've turned it down low, put a lid on your saucepan. This will help to cook the top of the egg white. Otherwise you'll end up with a sloppy top and you'll be tempted to turn up the heat and will then get your crispy brown bits! 4. Keep regularly checking the egg by removing the lid. There's a fine line between a nicely cooked egg and an over cooked, hard yolk! Good luck! The key is being patient, cooking on low and using a lid! ![]() ![]()
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Frying in nasty marg? I no longer love you Mr jboobs.
![]() Trust me, you'd love my fried eggs. They are perfect. |
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Yep! Sounds like you're trying to cook them too quickly.
Less heat and fry for longer. I assume you baste them anyway but leave that until the egg is getting near the end of cooking time. |
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Awwh, the brown crispy bits are the tastiest bits though
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Just fry them in whale fat. If it doesn't get the job done, Greenpeace will come along and do it for you right.
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Just fry them in whale fat. If it doesn't get the job done, Greenpeace will come along and do it for you right.
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I heat the pan with a tiny amount of olive oil then add the egg and turn the heat down as low as it will go then cook it with a lid on.
Egg is cooked soft and white without any crusty brown bits. |
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To echo what been said. Browning happens because the oil is to hot or because you cook the egg for too long. The oil needs to be pre-heated so the egg starts cooking as soon as it hits the pan but you only want it at a medium heat. Basting or a saucepan lid over helps cook the top at the same time as the bottom and again reduces the amount of total time to cook and risk of browning.
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I use a mix of butter and olive oil. Combine them and then wallop the egg in. Fry on a medium heat until done. No crispy bits
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Very rarely can I make the perfect fried egg.
Most of the time the white bits go brown and hard. Not nice. Any tips for making the perfect fried egg? |
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I thought this was a thread about I.V.F.
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Use lard. Excellent stuff for frying.
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Poach them.
Then add a toasted muffin, ham and hollandaise sauce and have yourself Eggs Benedict. Bloody lovely! |
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Stand aside everyone, I am the uber master of fried eggs!!
![]() 1. Fry your eggs in margarine. Not butter, not oil. Margarine. I personally use Flora healthy heart. ! Margarine, especially light versions are not generally suitable or recommended for frying, or so I have been advised. |
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Thanks to the OP for starting this thread, now I know why my fried eggs aren't coming out well. I need to remember to turn the heat down and use a lid! Might try this later and report back.
I've only just started doing omelettes (I'm just not the most competent cook in the world), should they be done on a low to medium heat. Hubby likes cheese and onion on his, when am I supposed to add these? I do have a sister who's a Home Economics teacher (or whatever they are called today) but I'm too embarrassed to admit that I can't get fried eggs and omelettes right! |
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