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Over Hard Eggs served with toast and avocado and roasted tomatoes

5-Minute Fried Over Hard Eggs

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This simple recipe for Over Hard Eggs will teach you how to fry up the perfect well-done egg in just 5 minutes!
Course Basics and Bases, Breakfast
Cuisine American
Diet Vegetarian
Keyword 30 Minutes or Less, 5 Ingredients or Less, Fried Eggs, Over Hard Eggs
Prep Time 1 minute
Cook Time 4 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 1 serving
Author Marley Goldin

Equipment

Ingredients

Eggs Over Hard

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil or butter
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 pinch black pepper

Optional Flavor Enhancers

  • 1 tablespoon diced scallions or chives
  • 1 pinch red pepper flakes
  • 2 tablespoons shredded cheese cheddar, gouda, Havarti, Swiss, muenster, or Parmesan
  • 1 teaspoon hot sauce
  • 1 tablespoon chili oil or other flavored oil in place of olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh herbs thyme, basil, parsley, dill, cilantro, oregano, or rosemary
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Instructions

  • Crack each egg into its own small bowl or ramekin and set aside. This will give you a chance to make sure your egg is fresh and to remove any eggshells that may have fallen into your cracked egg.
  • Add the olive oil to a medium nonstick saucepan over medium-low heat and allow the oil to get hot for 1 minute.
  • Carefully add the eggs to the pan, leaving at least two inches of space between each egg.
    Optional: use a knife to pierce the yolk, so it spreads across the egg white. This will reduce the cooking time once flipped by roughly one minute.
    Leaving space between eggs frying in a pan
  • Allow to cook for about 2 minutes, or until egg whites are opaque.
    Waiting until egg whites turn opaque to flip them
  • Crack salt and pepper on the eggs. Use a thin spatula to carefully flip the eggs, one at a time.
    Fried egg on a spatula
  • Cook for an additional 2-3 minutes until egg yolks are well-done. Enjoy!

Notes

  • If you're making more than 2 eggs, it's best to do so in batches to avoid overcrowding the pan. Wipe the pan clean in between batches and use 1 tablespoon of oil per every 2 eggs. 
  • Now that you've mastered frying an egg, learn how to poach one in this Smoked Salmon Eggs Benedict recipe!