Fried Eggs
Fried eggs, a popular breakfast dish in the United States, Canada, and Western Europe, take about 5 minutes to prepare. They are often served with toast or with other fried dishes.
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons butter or olive oil
- 2–3 large eggs, depending on appetite
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste (optional)
Ingredients for 1 serving (135 g) · the original recipe
Method
- 1
Melt the butter in the pan over low to medium heat.
Stovetop - 2
Crack open the eggs into the pan and let fry until the yolks begin to harden at the edges (indicated by a lightening in the yolk color).
Stovetop - 3
Using the spatula, flip the eggs over and allow to cook 10 seconds for over-easy, 30 seconds for over-medium, or up to 1 minute for over-hard.
- 4
Add salt and pepper to taste, and serve.
Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.
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