{"id":4503,"date":"2014-06-02T04:05:11","date_gmt":"2014-06-02T04:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/?p=4503"},"modified":"2020-08-29T16:40:11","modified_gmt":"2020-08-29T23:40:11","slug":"basic-fried-egg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/basic-fried-egg\/","title":{"rendered":"Basic Fried Egg – aka Over Easy: Two Ways"},"content":{"rendered":"
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  1. Use small nonstick pan\"fried<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Use a small glass ramekin, and get it very slightly wet inside. This will help the yolk not break.<\/li>\n
  3. Break your egg into ramekin being careful not to get eggshell pieces into your Egg.
    \nNOTE:  If shells fall in, use the edge of the larger shell to scoop it out.<\/li>\n
  4. Bring temperature of pan up to 280\u00b0 – 340\u00b0 . Small drop of water should splatter<\/li>\n
  5. Put in 1 tablespoon cold butter and 1 tsp olive oil
    \nOlive oil will help the butter to not burn<\/li>\n
  6. Move butter around to coat pan<\/li>\n
  7. <\/a>Add egg to medium hot pan<\/li>\n
  8. Cover with lid to set the yolk and cook the white a bit.
    \nThis will be sunny side up<\/li>\n
  9. If you want it over easy, flip it and let it cook for 15 seconds<\/li>\n
  10. If you want it over hard, flip it, poke the yolk, and cook for 30 seconds<\/li>\n
  11. Plate up, garnish with a sprig of parsley, and serve with toast.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Alton Brown makes the case for Over Easy eggs cooked in the Oven<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Put a carbon steel pan into the oven at 450\u00ba
      \n10 inch for two eggs – 8 inch for one egg
      \nUse a pan for which you have a tight-fitting lid<\/li>\n
    2. Once it comes up to heat, put the pan in and let the pan heat up for 30 more minutes<\/li>\n
    3. Crack one or two eggs into a small bowl<\/li>\n
    4. Put the hot pan on the top of the turned-off stove<\/li>\n
    5. When ready, put in 1 TBL butter (softened) for two eggs
      \n2 tsp butter for one egg<\/li>\n
    6. When the butter has nearly melted, add the egg(s)<\/li>\n
    7. Sprinkle with salt<\/li>\n
    8. Cover and cook for 4 minutes for two eggs
      \n(only 3 1\/2 minutes for one egg)<\/li>\n
    9. Serve on toast<\/li>\n
    10. Clean up with salt and paper towel while the pan is still hot<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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