Frying an egg

I love eggs! In fact, we have eggs almost every morning for breakfast.  Because of this I have gotten fairly decent at frying an egg (at least my husband tells me so...) My man loves eggs and will eat a lot of them. We are definitely capable of mowing through 3 dozen in a week (I know, crazy right?) Somehow our eggs just disappear, maybe a little elf comes in and steals them, maybe I make frittata's for dinner alot, maybe I bake too much, maybe we just like our eggs! Sheesh people give us a break!

Now, let's turn our thoughts from eggs for a minute to talk about my best friend, the Iron Skillet (if only I were joking). Do you own an iron skillet? Please say yes. If you don't, don't worry we can still be friends... just go buy one NOW. Of course I am joking (kind of!) Honestly, they are not that expensive and they make everything taste better.  I cook basically everything in my iron skillets, cornbread, pancakes, stir-fry, quiche, shepherds pie,  and my friend the egg.

In this household we like our eggs over easy.   The way to succeed in a good over-easy is to have evenly spread heat, an iron skillet is your best bet for that.  I always start cooking with heating my skillet before I place anything on it (so that the heat is evenly spread).  I start heating the skillet on medium but before I break the egg into it I turn the heat to low.  You want to break the eggs on a flat surface rather than a corner of the counter top you are more likely to break your yolk that way.  

If you are aiming for a over easy egg you just need to cook it till the whites are firm then it is time to ever so gently flip. If you want your yolks firm(er) I would suggest placing a lid loosely on top.  It keeps your eggs from drying out but helps them cook a little faster.  If you want a sunny-side up egg(s) you definitely want them cooked over low heat (med-low) a lid is also helpful here; you wait  until the white is firm (you never flip a sunny-side up) and how cooked you desire your yolk to be.

In order to flip the egg you need to get a spatula underneath the whole egg (or as close as you can to that). This is always the hard part for me! I have broken so many yolks do to a bad flip! Trying to get as much of the egg as possible is key. You also need to flip it fast and not be all pokey about it.  Good luck with all your egg flipping adventures! Now, sit down with your scrumptious eggs with a cup of coffee (or tea) and a piece of toast slathered in butter and dip it in that perfect yolk. What breakfast is better?