What is the best way to cook an egg ‘over easy’?
- Directions For Over-Easy or Over-Hard Eggs: HEAT 2 tsp. butter in nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until hot. BREAK eggs and SLIP into pan, 1 at a time. COOK SLOWLY until whites are completely set and yolks begin to thicken but are not hard, 5 to 6 minutes. For Basted Eggs: COOK as for Over-Easy or Over-Hard Eggs, but use 2 Tbsp. butter.
How long do you cook an egg over medium?
In a small nonstick over medium heat, melt butter (or heat oil).
Crack egg into pan.
Cook 3 minutes, or until white is set.
Flip and cook 2 to 3 minutes more, until yolk is slightly set.1 Oct 2018
How do you cook over medium eggs?
Sunny side up: The egg is fried with the yolk up and is not flipped. Over easy: The egg is flipped and the yolk is still runny. Over medium: The egg is flipped and the yolk is only slightly runny. Over well: The egg is flipped and the yolk is cooked hard.
Are over medium eggs healthy?
For this reason, poached and boiled (either hard or soft) eggs may be the healthiest to eat. All that being said, eating eggs is generally super healthy no matter which way you cook them. So you may just want to cook and eat them in the way you enjoy the most and not obsess over the small details.26 Aug 2016
How do you cook an over medium egg without flipping it?
Add water and cover.
Pour a tablespoon of water per egg into the edge of the pan. Cover it with a good-fitting lid. The water will turn into steam and cook the top side of the egg. This will give you the characteristic film over the yolk that over easy eggs are known for without any flipping.