overeasy

Yolk still liquid

Overeasy describes an egg fried on both sides but with the yolk still runny.

The egg is flipped briefly—just enough to set a thin film over the yolk without cooking it through: I'll have two eggs overeasy with toast.

Also spelled over easy or over-easy.

Compare sunny-side up, where the egg isn't flipped at all.

cooking

fried

Cooked in hot fat

  • yolkEgg's nutrient core
  • runnyExcessively fluid
  • flipQuick turning motion

skillet · spatula · butter · oil · pan-fried · basted · whites · set · tender · gentle

breakfast

bacon

Cured smoked pork

coffee · pancakes · waffles · grits · beans · tomatoes · mushrooms · diner · brunch · plate

egg

yolk

Egg's nutrient core

protein · cholesterol · farm-fresh · cage-free · organic · pasture-raised · free-range · brown · chicken · duck

Opposites
egg cooking method - yolk doneness

overeasyover hard

Egg fried solid

over medium · well done

egg cooking method - flipping

overeasysunny-side up

Fried without turning over

scrambled · hard-boiled · poached · soft-boiled · basted

egg preparation category

overeasyhard-boiled

Cooked until solid

scrambled · poached · baked

Family

overeating, overeater, overeaten

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