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How do you fry an egg properly?
I'm at Uni and this is one of the hardest things i've done. Everyone else seems to be able to fry the perfect egg so I must be doing something wrong.
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Oil in frying pan, wait a few seconds, then crack the egg open and leave to fry for about a minute. Should be good. Enjoy
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Oil in frying pan, wait a few seconds, then crack the egg open and leave to fry for about a minute. Should be good. Enjoy
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When I was at Uni they did the sausages and eggs in massive deep friers and they were great. I think they also finished the fried toast in there.
At home I use a little oil and flip the egg. |
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You either need to flip it, crack it into oil (as opposed to onto - into submerges the egg), or splash oil onto the top.
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I don't do any of them, ever heard of sunny side up?
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Make sure it's a small non-stick frying pan (eggs sticking are part of the problem), use a few good glugs of oil, plain vegetable oil's fine. Crack egg into pan and leave it!
Let the heat cook the underside for a couple of minutes, then tilt the pan slightly and using the spatula, gently drag the oil up and over the eggs, so it flows over the yolk and 'skins' it so it turns white but still runny, you can do this over any uncooked white too. If you don't like yolk, you can flip them and cook them right through. Job done. And use plastic spatulas in non-stick pans, an old pan losing it's coating is awful for snagging fried eggs and breaking them. |
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It's probably best to use butter instead of oil. I think Marco Pierre White said once that a fried egg should really be poached in butter, but I wouldn't go that far.
Basically, pan hot, butter in until it sizzles, then crack the egg into it and turn heat down but not off. When it looks done enough for you (about as long as toast in the toaster takes), serve it and eat it. It's easier than boiling eggs because you can see how well done it is. |
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I don't do any of them, ever heard of sunny side up?
You do realise that even with a "sunny side up" egg, you still need to somehow cook the top...? |
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I'm at Uni and this is one of the hardest things i've done.
![]() What course are you on?
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I'm not keen on "snotty" eggs so I always baste the yolk with oil. I don't flip it as the yolk can (and does) break.
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For a slightly healthier fried egg, use a bit of kitchen towel to wipe a small bit of oil around the base of a frying pan, put the pan on the heat to get nice and hot. Crack the egg into a glass, and then pour into the frying pan. Take off the heat, and cover with a lid. Egg will fry/steam in about two minutes.
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If I have the grill on, I put the pan under it to cook the top of the egg, otherwise baste with a spoon.
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For a slightly healthier fried egg, use a bit of kitchen towel to wipe a small bit of oil around the base of a frying pan, put the pan on the heat to get nice and hot. Crack the egg into a glass, and then pour into the frying pan. Take off the heat, and cover with a lid. Egg will fry/steam in about two minutes.
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I 'fry' my eggs the healthiest way possible. Small non stick frying pan, a little spray oil, crack the egg on it while hot, leave a few seconds, add one teaspoon of cold water to pan, top with lid, leave for one minute. The end result is a non-greasy fried egg with a beautifully cooked (semi-runny) yolk, and no 'snotty' bits!
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my way - frying pan, smoking hot oil - crack egg into pan and cook for a bit - this way you'll get a nice crispy brown edge
once its firm enough, flip it over to cook the top - don't cook for too long once flipped, or the yolk will go hard.
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While the egg is frying, I put the plate I'm going to eat it from on top of the frying pan as a lid; it warms the plate and makes the egg cook over the top.
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No offence OP but you need Delia's How To Cook (Book One!
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I cannot stand runny fried eggs. The yolk must be broken and spread out so it is completely cooked through.
Ironically I cook my soft boiled egg up to the point when the white is just past runny and the yolk is warmed up. The aim is to not only get an egg to dip in soldiers, I want an egg where I can pour it into my mouth in two shots. Total cooking time for this from a fridge cold egg put into cold water brought to boil then simmer is 10 minutes maximum. |
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No offence OP but you need Delia's How To Cook (Book One!
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Google 'egg in the basket' and find a great way to do your fried eggs.
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Does anyone ever crack their eggs into a frying pan of COLD oil. Cooking from cold? My mate does it this way claiming it doesn't spit oil everywhere.
I don't know if this is true or not? |
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Google 'egg in the basket' and find a great way to do your fried eggs.
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Butter! You just have to fry eggs in butter!
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Make sure it's a small non-stick frying pan (eggs sticking are part of the problem),
I prefer this method to non-stick pans as non-stick coatings don't last. |
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