Learn how to fry an egg with our super-easy step-by-step guide. You'll never guess what!

Learning how to fry an egg is very important. One of the nicest things you can do to a simple, hearty dish is top it with a fried egg - check this out if you don't believe me. And as far as easy breakfasts go, this recipe doesn't require the washing of a big unwieldy bowl coated with gooey pancake batter.



The best thing about starting off a Test Kitchen shoot with How To Fry An Egg? Eating the very egg you see above about two seconds after it was finished being photographed, along with a couple of the sausage patties I made for Toad In The Waffle. Cause what's the most important thing? Breakfast.

Here's what you'll need:

- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon of butter per egg (if frying 2 eggs at the same time, use 2 tablespoons of butter)
- A nonstick or well-seasoned cast-iron skillet, lid optional if you want your egg more well-done

Step 1
Melt the butter
Melt the butter over medium heat in the skillet or pan.

Step 2







Tilt pan to coat
Tilt pan to coat the bottom evenly with butter. It should be hot and foamy but not browning at all.

Step 3






Crack the egg into the pan
Crack the egg into the pan, keeping the yolk as close to the center as possible. This will help the white cook evenly.

Step 4



Fry the egg
Fry the egg for about two minutes or until the white is almost set. At this stage, you can cover it with a lid until the top is cooked to your liking. This will result in a well-done sunny side-up egg.

Step 5



Flip for over-easy
For an over-easy or over-medium egg, gently loosen any stuck edges of the egg from the pan using a thin spatula (a thick one might mangle the still-cooking white) until you can move the egg around by shaking the pan.

Step 6


Cook the other side for over-easy
Flip the egg with the spatula and cook the other side for another 30 seconds for over-easy or another minute to minute and a half for over-medium. The longer you cook after this step, the less ooziness you'll get from the yolk.
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