Fried Eggs

1 minute

Vegetarian

This recipe is from Delia's Complete How to Cook.

A perfectly fried egg is a glory to behold – crispy edges and a wobbly, pinkish yolk.

How do you like your eggs? When considering a recipe for fried eggs, this is the pertinent question. It's very personal, but my own method, below, can be adjusted to suit most tastes. It will provide a fried egg with a slightly crispy, frilly edge; the white will be set and the yolk soft and runny. If you prefer not to have the crispy edge, use a medium to low heat from the beginning and, if you like your egg more cooked, give it a little longer. Always a spanking fresh as you possibly can.

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Fried Eggs

Asked by: Wendy

Hi Lindsey The reply to this question was on the old site. Can you please remind me how to season an aluminium pan? The one I bought in March seems to be losing its ability not to have things, like fried egg, not stick to it. Regards Wendy x

Answered by Lindsey: Hi Wendy, If your aluminum pan starts sticking, before you consider re-seasoning the pan give it a really good scrub with a brillo pad (or similar) until the surface shines, then dry it well and wipe the inside with a little groundnut oil on a piece of kitchen towel. Then as always, when your ready to make fried eggs, heat the pan with the dessertspoon of fat and wait for the faint shimmer before you add the egg. Best wishes Lindsey

Method

Place the frying pan over a medium heat, with ½ tablespoon of fat left from frying bacon (or groundnut, grapeseed or olive oil) in it.

As soon as it is hot (with a very faint shimmer on the surface), carefully break in the egg. Then turn the heat down to low and carry on cooking, tilting the pan and basting the eggs with the hot fat so that the tops of the eggs can be lightly cooked, too. After about 1 minute, the egg will be ready, so remove the pan from the heat and then lift it out with a slotted kitchen slice. Let it rest on some kitchen paper for a couple of seconds before putting it on a warmed plate and eat as soon as possible.

If you would like to fry your eggs in butter, then you need to use a gentler heat and give them a bit longer, so the butter doesn't brown too much.