Your question: How do you flip a fried egg without breaking the yolk?

How do you fry an egg and not break the yolk?

Once your pan is hot over medium heat, add a bit of oil, swirl to coat, then crack your eggs in, being careful not to break the yolks. Then season with a pinch each salt and pepper (or desired seasonings) and cook for a few minutes uncovered (this allows the whites to start cooking without the yolks getting cooked).

What is the secret to flipping eggs?

Flipping should be done without a spatula. You should lift the pan, use your wrist to flip the egg(s) in the air, then when the egg reaches the crest of the flip, you should move the pan up, so it doesn’t gain much momentum on the way down.

Do you have to flip eggs when frying?

Ensuring that the white is cooked and slightly puffed, and the yolk is still runny. For shallow-frying, especially in cast-iron, it is easy to achieve an over-easy, over-medium, and over-hard egg without flipping the egg over; continuously spoon the hot oil over the egg until the desired doneness has been met.

How long should you cook a fried egg?

In a small nonstick over medium heat, melt butter (or heat oil). Crack egg into pan. Cook 3 minutes, or until white is completely set. Remove from pan and season with salt and pepper.

What is sunny side down?

Covering the frying pan with a lid during cooking (optionally adding a cover and half-teaspoon of water just before finishing) allows for a less “runny” egg, and is an alternate method to flipping for cooking an egg over easy (this is occasionally called ‘sunny side down’).

What happens if you fry an egg in its shell?

Nothing would really be fried but the shell, since the egg whites and yolks are protected by the shell. If it explodes then the egg yolk and white will be scattered and splattered fried messes. Not like breaking an egg in a pan and frying the whole or scrambled egg in butter or oil.