There is nothing worse than getting the perfect egg into the skillet only to have it swan dive when you flip it for an over easy egg. The term “over easy” can seem like a joke if you can’t get the flip mastered. What if I told you, you can get perfectly over easy eggs WITHOUT flipping them? No…you’re not dreaming. In this video, I show you how to make truly easy, over easy-like eggs by basting them. Leave the spatula for a burger! Over 3 million video views can’t be wrong!
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Notes
Gives you the perfect runny yolk every time! Remember, these eggs will carry over cook so they should be prepared when the rest of breakfast is ready. I will keep other things like toast, bacon, etc in a 220 degree oven to keep things warm while preparing the eggs last so everything is hot at once!
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- Cooking spray or pat of butter
- Salt and pepper (to taste)
- 2 tbsp water
Tools needed:
- Skillet with lid (preferably glass lid if you have it)
- Spatula
Instructions
- Lightly spray a medium low heat skillet with cooking spray or use a pat of butter.
- Gently crack two eggs into the skillet keeping the yolk intact and keeping them separated in the pan.
- When whites are set around the edges, season with salt and pepper.
- Add 1-2 tablespoons of water the middle of the pan and sides of the eggs.
- Cover with the lid and increase the heat slightly so the water begins to steam and bubble.
- When you see a white cloud inching up the sides of the yolks, they're almost done.
- When the yolk is completely covered by white, they are done!
- Serve immediately.
4 Comments
I am 67 years old and always loved eggs over easy but often I wound up breaking the eggs flipping them over. Now retired I do all the cooking and my wife requests eggs over easy and I wanted to find a way to get them perfect for her because she’s really special to me. Well after looking at a bunch of “tips” I ran across your tip about adding a little water at the end and covering the eggs. WOW!!!! It was the only tip that actually worked and now I make the best eggs over easy every time without having to worry about flipping and breaking them. THANK YOU SO MUCH!! It may not be such a big deal to most people but it is to me. I love to cook and to do it well. You made my day! God bless.
John : )
I am so happy to hear this tip helped you, John! My husband loves eggs the same way and I was glad to finally not have to risk breaking the yolk too! Anything is a big deal that makes our lives a little easier! 😀
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My traditional Boxing day (today) breakfast is ham, from yesterday’s Xmas lunch, ‘bubble and squeak’ (chopped up pumpkin, potato and any other vege), again from yesterday’s lunch and fried eggs over easy.
My thanks go to you for showing me how I do not need to flip. The eggs turned out perfectly.
this works the best. my wife asks me to do eggs this way all the time. I have seen may “how to” cooking videos and yours are the best, I watched your lesson on the pesto scrambled eggs. I found out what I was doing wrong trying to make scrambled eggs, and now those are working out much-much better. I also like that I can read the recipe as a follow up to the video which also helps, thank you.