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Fried Eggs

Fried Eggs
BreakfastInternational⏱ 15 minServes 1Easy⚡ Five & FastGluten-freeDiabetic-friendlyVegetarianNut-free
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Ingredients

  • 2 tsp butter or olive oil
  • 2–3 large eggs, depending on appetite
  • Salt to taste
  • Pepper to taste (optional)

Method

  1. Melt the butter in the pan over low to medium heat.
  2. Crack open the eggs into the pan and let fry until the yolks begin to harden at the edges (indicated by a lightening in the yolk color).
  3. Using the spatula, flip the eggs over and allow to cook 10 seconds for over-easy, 30 seconds for over-medium, or up to 1 minute for over-hard.
  4. Add salt and pepper to taste, and serve.

Recipe source: Wikibooks Cookbook · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikibooks contributors (history) · Wiki markup removed and reformatted
Photo: Fried egg, sunny side up by David Benbennick (Public domain) · source