The Crispy Egg
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
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Preparation
Step 1
Over a high flame, heat a skillet for a full minute.
Step 2
Add a glug of oil and let it heat until it just begins to smoke, another 30 seconds.
Step 3
Add your egg, reduce the heat to medium-high, and step back as it will hiss and sputter.
Step 4
Within a minute, it should get brown at the edges but don't touch or move it.
Step 5
Let it cook until the white looks fully opaque, another 30 seconds to 1 minute.
Step 6
Remove from the heat.
Step 7
Shimmy a thin metal spatula under the egg, gently loosening any stuck parts.
Step 8
Transfer to whatever you're serving it on (toast, latke waffles, fried rice, home fries, a plate).
Step 9
Shower it with seasonings, herbs, and spices of your choice.
Step 10
Waste no time digging in.
Step 11
Repeat as needed.
Step 12
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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.
