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4 types if fried eggs on a plate: sunny side up, over easy, over medium, and over hard.
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How to Fry an Egg

This easy tutorial will walk you through how to fry an egg in 4 different ways: sunny side up, over easy, over medium, and over hard.
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Prep Time 1 minute
Cook Time 5 minutes
0 minutes
Total Time 6 minutes
Servings 1 egg
Calories 99kcal
Author Yumna Jawad

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Heat butter in a small non-stick skillet over medium-high until melted and swirl the skillet to coat the bottom.
  • Crack the egg into the frying pan and immediately lower heat to medium-low. Cook until the whites are set for each egg cook: about 1 ½ - 2 minutes for over easy, 3 minutes for over medium and sunny side ups, about about 5 minutes for over hard.
  • For sunny side up, remove from heat when the whites are set but the yolk is still runny.
  • For over easy eggs, carefully flip and immediately remove from heat when the yolk and egg whites are still runny
  • For over medium eggs, carefully flip and continue cooking until the whites are cooked and yolk appears somewhat set, but jiggly in the middle, about 1 more minute.
  • For over hard eggs, carefully flip and continue cooking until the whites are cooked and yolks appear fully set, about 3 more minutes.
  • Season with salt and pepper and enjoy immediately.

Video

Notes

Reheat over hard fried eggs in a lightly oiled skillet. Use leftovers within one day, though they are best served fresh.

Nutrition

Calories: 99kcal | Carbohydrates: 0.3g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 174mg | Sodium: 124mg | Potassium: 62mg | Sugar: 0.2g | Vitamin A: 363IU | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 1mg