fried egg

Skillet breakfast staple

A fried egg is an egg cooked in fat in a shallow pan, with the yolk left intact.

The white sets while the yolk remains runny or firms depending on preference.

Sunny-side up eggs cook without flipping; over-easy, over-medium, and over-hard describe progressively firmer yolks from brief flipping.

I'll have two fried eggs and toast.

breakfast

bacon

Cured smoked pork

beans · tomatoes · mushrooms · pancakes · waffles · congee · huevos rancheros · full English · diner · brunch

cooking

skillet

Shallow pan for frying

  • panShallow cooking vessel
  • spatulaFlat-bladed kitchen tool
  • flipQuick turning motion

oil · butter · nonstick · stovetop · griddle · sizzle · crackle · heat · browning · sear

anatomy

yolk

Egg's nutrient core

membrane · chalaza · yellow · runny · set · firm · broken · intact

doneness

over-easy

Fried both sides, runny

basted · soft · firm · well-done · golden · browned

comfort

homey

Pleasantly informal and warm

homemade · cozy · traditional · simple · wholesome · rustic · classic · grandma's · country-style · weekday

nutrition

protein

Folded amino chain

vitamin A · omega-3 · biotin · lecithin · amino acids · calories · fat · nutrient · dietary · organic

Categories
Opposites
egg cooking method

fried eggscrambled egg

Stirred while cooking

poached egg · boiled egg · hard-boiled egg · soft-boiled egg · coddled egg

cooked vs raw state

fried eggsteak tartare

Seasoned raw beef dish

Family

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Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G