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Perfect Sunny Side Up Eggs
Perfect sunny side up eggs have a fully cooked white and a runny yolk. It sounds easy, but making sunny side up eggs can be a tough skill to master. Use this technique and you can make a perfect sunny side up egg in just about 3 minutes!
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 1 serving
Calories 78 kcal
Ingredients
- 1 Egg
Instructions
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First, heat a non stick skillet for 10 seconds over high heat. Getting the pan hot helps to prevent the egg white from spreading out too much. Turn the heat down to low, and crack the egg into the skillet.
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Immediately cover the pan. This will trap the heat and cook the top of the yolk. If your skillet doesn't have a lid, use a plate or a cutting board. I used a lid from a pot.
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Next, turn the heat up to high for 15 seconds, this speeds up the process of cooking the egg white. Keep the skillet covered.
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Then, turn the heat back down to low, and keep the pan covered for 2 – 2 ½ minutes. It is important to keep your eye on the eggs as they cook. In just 20 seconds the egg can go from having a fully cooked white to having an less than runny yolk.
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Voila! You will have a perfectly cooked sunny side up with a cooked white and runny yolk.
Recipe Notes
If you want to make an over easy egg, flip the egg and let it cook for 15 seconds. And if you are going to make more than one egg, I recommend cracking them into small bowls so that you can get them into the pan quickly so that they will cook at the same rate.