The Crispy Egg

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Total Time
2-3 minutes
Cook Time
2-3 minutes
Rating
4.5 out of 5 stars
(100)

Ingredients

  • 1 glug olive oil or cooking fat of your choice
  • 1 egg, any size
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Herbs
  • Spices or hot sauce, or all of the above
BeginnerVegetarianEggsBreakfast
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Preparation

Chef’s notes

It’s recommended to spoon some of the oil over the cooking egg to help it cook more quickly on top and make it even more bubbly.
An egg white variation is available for those who don't like yolks.
For a crispy sandwich egg, flip it over for an additional 30 seconds or so, until the yolk is almost but not fully set.
Multiple crispy eggs can be made at once, but frying them one at a time gives more crispy edges.
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