Fried Eggs All the Ways

For yolks that ooze at the pierce of a fork, remove eggs from the heat when the yolk edges are barely opaque. For more set yolks follow our over-medium and over-hard directions.

Fried Eggs All the Ways
Photo: Carson Downing
Hands On Time:
5 mins
Total Time:
8 mins
Servings:
2
Yield:
2 eggs

Ingredients

  • 1 - 2 tablespoon butter and/or olive oil as directed for your desired doneness

  • 2 eggs

Directions

Sunny-Side Up

  1. Heat 2 Tbsp. butter over medium until melted and foamy. Add eggs. Cook 3 minutes.

Over Easy

  1. Heat 2 Tbsp. butter over medium until melted and foamy. Add eggs. Cook 2 minutes. Flip with a spatula. Cook 1 minute more.

    For over medium, cook an additional 30 seconds. For over hard cook an additional 1 minute.

Crispy

  1. Heat 2 Tbsp. olive oil over medium-high 2 minutes. Add eggs. Cook 2 minutes, rotating pan occasionally

Extra Crispy

  1. Heat 1 Tbsp. butter with 1 Tbsp. canola oil over medium-high for 2 minutes. Add eggs. Cook 2 minutes, rotating pan occasionally.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

122 Calories
11g Fat
6g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 2
Calories 122
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 11g 14%
Saturated Fat 5g 25%
Cholesterol 201mg 67%
Sodium 117mg 5%
Protein 6g
Calcium 30mg 2%
Iron 0.9mg 5%
Potassium 71mg 2%
Folate, total 17.8mcg
Vitamin B-12 0.4mcg
Vitamin B-6 0.1mg

*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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