Frying fried eggs is quick and easy. Nevertheless, there are some tricks for the perfect fried egg. We’ll tell you here how to season it and fry it properly.
Fried eggs are popular for breakfast, lunch and dinner for a reason: It only takes a few minutes to fry a fried egg, it tastes delicious and is healthy. You can also put it on bread, but it goes just as well with fried potatoes and spinach. In order for your egg to be perfect, you not only need the right technique, but also the right ingredients.
Suitable oil and the right pan for fried eggs
The most important ingredient for a fried egg is of course the egg. Use fresh organic eggs. When eggs are older, the yolk will melt in the pan. You should also enjoy eggs that you have been storing for a long time that are well cooked. However, fried eggs taste particularly good when the yolk is still slightly runny.
It is best to use a cast-iron pan for frying. If properly cared for, the egg white won’t stick to it. You can also make the egg in a coated pan, but they are very expensive to produce, difficult to recycle and harmful to health if used improperly. Stainless steel pans have not proven themselves for fried eggs.
Both heatable, tasteless oils and butter are suitable as fat. If you’re frying your egg at high heat, you should use a high-heat frying oil.
This is how you fry the fried egg
Heat a little butter or oil in a pan. If you use butter, don’t overheat it: be careful not to brown it.
Crack the egg on the edge of the pan and slide it in.
Let the egg set over medium heat. It should not really sizzle, but be gently fried. After a few minutes, the egg white is already firm.
Remove the egg from the pan when you like the brownness of the white and the consistency of the yolk. You can put the lid on the pan again shortly before the end of the frying time and let the egg yolk thicken.
Season the egg with a little salt and, if you like, pepper and fresh herbs.
Tip: With the classic fried egg, either only the butter or only the egg white is salted. The yolk forms small lumps when it comes into contact with salt.
Also: You can get creative when seasoning your fried egg: Try fried eggs with curry, nutmeg, paprika or finely chopped chives.
variation tips
Of course, everyone has their own idea of the perfect fried egg: maybe you prefer it well-done or still nice and soft and untanned? Here are a few tips on how to customize the fried egg to suit your taste:
If you don’t want the egg whites to brown, you can crack the egg directly into the greased but still cold pan. Heat slowly until the egg white starts to set. When the egg white is no longer transparent, you can put the lid on the pan for about a minute. This will thicken the yolk a bit.
If you prefer your egg cooked through, you can try the “Sunny-side down” variant. To do this, fry the egg as described above up to and including step 3. Then turn it over again for about a minute. This is how the yolk hardens.
Your fried egg will be particularly low in calories if you prepare it without any fat. Simply fry the egg in 1-2 tablespoons of boiling mineral water.
If you want to make a lot of fried eggs at once, you can also cook them in the oven. To do this, break the eggs into ovenproof molds and then add the spices. Now place the molds in the oven at 175 degrees top/bottom heat for 5 to 10 minutes. The fried eggs are cooked particularly gently in the oven.
