Learn how to make over easy eggs, that are as perfect as your favorite breakfast restaurant’s, in only 5 minutes!
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You can’t beat a perfectly cooked over easy egg, with that lovely runny yolk. Serve with a thick piece of Beer Bread or a Parker House Roll with Butter to soak up every little bit. I make over easy eggs all the time, so I’ve mastered the technique (especially that intimidating flip!). Below are all my tips and tricks for the best over easy eggs every time.
Not only do I love over easy eggs, but light and fluffy Scrambled Eggs or a French Omelette on a Sunday morning is just what the doctor ordered.
Ingredients
- Large eggs – keep them cold until you use them.
- Extra virgin olive oil – olive oil helps the eggs not stick and cook evenly.
- Seasonings – just salt and pepper, or other seasonings…it’s your choice!
How to Make Perfect Over Easy Eggs
This is the easiest way to make over easy eggs! Full instructions in the recipe card; this is just an outline!
Step 1: Preheat a medium-sized nonstick pan over medium heat.
Step 2: Drizzle olive oil throughout. Crack the eggs in a single layer.
Step 3: Cook eggs for 4-7 minutes until the whites are just set.
Step 4: Gently flip eggs, using the spatula and a spoon to help guide you if necessary. Cook them on the other side for just 20-30 seconds.
Step 5: Remove the over easy eggs from the pan right away. Season. Serve.
Best Pan for Over Easy Eggs
The best pan for over-easy eggs is a nonstick or well-seasoned cast-iron pan. Nonstick is the most foolproof option: it lets the egg slide easily, keeps the whites intact, and makes the flip clean and stress-free with minimal butter or oil! Cast iron is great if it’s truly seasoned. Whichever you choose, the key is gentle, even heat and a pan that’s just large enough so the eggs don’t crowd, helping you flip without breaking that precious yolk.
My Pro Tip
Pro Tips For Cooking Over Easy Eggs
- Enjoy right away: Serve over easy eggs right away!
- More than 2 over easy eggs: Use a larger pan and more olive oil, or cook the eggs in batches.
- Use fresh eggs: Fresh eggs have a firmer egg white, which makes it easier to flip without breaking the yolk.
- Don’t crowd the pan: Give each egg enough space in the pan. Overcrowding can make flipping tricky.
- Season afterward: Season your eggs with salt and pepper after they’re cooked. Adding salt too early can break down the egg whites.
Serving Suggestions
Here are a few of my favorite ways to serve over easy eggs:
- With a Breakfast Spread: Serve them with other brunch staples like Blueberry Pancakes, warm Cornbread Muffins, bacon, Homemade Breakfast Sausage and Breakfast Potatoes.
- On Toast: Place the over-easy eggs on a slice of toasted bread with avocado for avocado toast!
- On a Salad: Place over-easy eggs on top of a green salad like this Apple Salad for a protein boost.
- As a Breakfast Burrito: Wrap them in a tortilla with cheese, beans, and Avocado Salsa.
- On a Burger: Place over-easy eggs on top of a burger.
- In a Bowl: Serve them in a bowl with grains, vegetables, and a drizzle of sauce.
Frequently Asked Questions
Over easy eggs are fried eggs that are cooked on both sides, with the white fully set and the yolks runny. The egg is cracked into a hot pan, cooked until the white is just set, then carefully flipped and cooked briefly on the other side.
The main difference between over easy eggs and sunny side up eggs is that sunny side up eggs are only cooked on one side. In sunny side up eggs, the white is fully set while the yolk remains completely runny and is not flipped during cooking. Over-easy eggs are flipped to cook briefly on the second side.
Fry the first side of the eggs the same as the recipe states, and then cook the second side for about 1 minute.
Fry the first side of the eggs the same as the recipe states, and then cook the second side for about 2 minutes!
When cooking over-easy eggs, you should avoid overcooking the yolk, flipping the egg too early, and using too high heat!
An over easy egg is done when the whites are fully set but the yolk remains runny. After flipping, cook for just 20–30 seconds!
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How to Make Over Easy Eggs
Equipment
- Medium nonstick pan
Ingredients
- 2 large eggs, cold
- ½ teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
- Salt and pepper, to taste (or other seasonings)
Instructions
- Preheat a medium-sized nonstick pan over medium heat.
- Once hot, drizzle olive oil throughout the pan. Crack the eggs into the pan in a single layer.
- Cook eggs for 4-7 minutes until the whites are just set. The whites are set when they jiggle slightly when poked.
- Use a spatula to separate the eggs if they’re touching each other, and then gently flip eggs using the spatula and a spoon to help guide you if necessary. Cook them on the other side for just 20-30 seconds.
- Remove the over easy eggs from the pan right away. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Serve.
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Notes
- Over easy eggs are best served right away.
- Only want 1 over easy egg? Use half the olive oil. Need more than 2 over easy eggs? Use a larger pan and more olive oil, or cook the eggs in batches.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
