Making eggs in the morning?!
Making eggs in the morning?
So when I cook an egg in the morning, all I do is crack it and put it in the frying pan and flip it after a while. But that's the only way I know how to cook an egg. What are other ways to make them? Like over easy or scrambled, how do you make them? And what is it called when you just crack the egg and put it in the frying pan like I do? I don't really care about hard boiled eggs, just stuff you can cook in the morning for breakfast.
Additional Details3 days ago
Or an omlete, how do you make an omlete?
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3 days ago
Or an omlete, how do you make an omlete?
Over easy sounds like what you are doing...
Sunny side up- just crack the egg in the pan and cook the whites...Yolk is runny and there is some "snot" from the uncooked egg white on the eggs
Over easy- crack the egg in the pan cook it until the whites are pretty good....turn off the stove, and flip the egg, let it sit on the pan for about 10-15 seconds...cooks the "snot"
Over- medium- just like over easy but let the egg sit for about 30 seconds - 45 seconds... has a little runny yolk, and cooked yellow yolk.
Over hard- same as easy and medium, but yolk is all cooked. Most people also break the yolk before flipping... these are good as an egg sandwich.
Basted- Fill the pan with butter, about a 3/4 inch full of melted butter. crack the egg into the pan... as the egg cooks shake the pan back and forth to cook the whites...scoop out of the butter when whites are hard.
Scrambled eggs- take 3 eggs (or however many you want to make) break them in a bowl, add about 1/4 cup milk and beat them with a fork. Butter the pan and cook the eggs. you can stir them up in the pan with a spatula, the more you stir them up the smaller chunks of egg you will have.. you can also not cook them as long and have sloppy scrambled eggs..
where they are sort of runny.
The best omellete----mmmmm Cut up the ingredients you want in the ommelette...ezample. bacon, sausage, ham (bacon and sausage should be cooked first) onions, peppers etc... put some butter in the pan about 1/4 inch from the stick. heat up all the items in the pan first about medium heat melting the butter, swirl it around when the butter is metled...this will help lube the pan so the eggs wont stick.... mix 3 eggs like desribed above for scrambled..... even out the meat etc.. in the pan and pour the eggs in... cook the eggs with out breaking them up.... use a spatula to go inside the edges and get the uncooked egg underneath...when the eggs are about 75 % cooked flip them with a spatula trying to keep it all as one big chunk...turn off the stove and put shredded cheese on top... cover the pan with a cover or plate or something... let the cheese melt and this will alsi cook the rest of the eggs... when it is melted take the spatula and fold the eggs in half....now thats a good omellete.
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myself- worked as a breakfast cook through highschool at a local diner.
You eat eggs "over easy". Sunny side up is when you don't flip them. You can boil, fry, scramble.....lots of ways.
what you are doing is called a "fried egg"
you can crack it open into a pan of boiling water, called poaching and it cooks like a fried egg only no burnt bits.
Scrambled eggs : you just crack the egg in a bowl and then whisk it, you can add onions , ham, cheese, spices.. anything really.You just pour it into the pan and let it cook to the texture you want.Its reallll simple.
You can bring about 2" deep water to low boil in your frypan, add a dash of vinegar, and slowly crack your eggs in, leave it till it looks set around the yolk, and gently lift out onto your toast, it's called "poached eggs". The way you describe your egg, just fryed in the pan, is just called a "fried egg"
You should scramble up some eggs with cheese, pepper, and salt (or anything other stuff you want in it, like cut up ham or turkey) in a bowl and poor it over the pan. One of my favorites are "Eggs in a hole" you butter both sides of a slice of bread, cut the middle with a cookie cutter, save the dough part, place the slice of bread (with the hole in the middle) on a frying pan and crack the egg in the hole, and turn it over on the other side so the bread gets crunch and the other side of the egg cooks. I like to add salt and pepper or syrup over it once its done. Then, with the leftover dough, put butter on it and jam, or my favorite, put butter and sugar on it, then put it back on the frying pan.
Go to www.allrecipes.com they have some good recipes for eggs.
There are many ways to cook eggs let me break down the ways i know for sure
Over easy: is when the egg is cracked in the pan then flipped but the yoke doesn't break on the inside
Over medium: is when the egg is cracked in the pan then flipped the yoke is broke but is still runny on the inside
Over hard: is when the egg is cracked in the pan and flipped and is cooked all the way through.
Scrambled: is when you usually crack the eggs in a bowl first then stir them up with a wisp or a fork what ever works for you. Then pour liquid in to pan and lightly stir until solid.
Sunny side up: the egg is cracked in the pan but is not flipped. The yoke is not broken
I don't know exactly how to make an omelet or poached eggs. So I hope this helps : )
crack some eggs into a bowl, put in a splash of water to make them fluffier, add seasonings, mix well, then put them into a pan with butter or oil and cook on med. Move flat bottomed spatula slowly around keeping liquid part on the bottom to cook. Scrambled eggs. Oh, and you can do all the cracking and mixing the night before if you seal it in a jar or something.
The way you described of cooking eggs is called "fried eggs." If you leave the yolk intact on top it's called "eggs sunny side up." To make scrambled eggs, just crack them into a bowl and mix them around with a wire whisk or a fork for a few seconds--you can also mix in a teaspoon or two of milk and maybe some cheese (velveety or another such melty kind is tasty and works great) and then put the whole mess in the pan like you would for fried eggs. Scooch the whole mess around a lot with your spatula until it clumps up. One word of caution; make sure the whole egg gets properly cooked (goes from liquidy to solidy), even the yolk--otherwise dangerous bacteria such as salmonella (or is it ecoli?) could make you sick. Cooking it completely makes it safe.
It is called a fried egg. To scramble it, do the same thing, only mix the egg around in the pan instead of just letting it sit there. I know you said you didn't care about hard boiled eggs, but when I was a kid, I liked soft-boiled eggs. To make these, you put the eggs (with the shell still on) in a pan of boiling water and let them simmer for about 5 minutes. Cooked this way, the yolk is still runny. Omelets are more complicated. Beat the eggs in a bowl with some milk, then pour into a frying pan. But then you have to move the pan around to cook it right. It's hard to explain without showing.
What you are cooking is a basic fried egg that's over-easy if the yolk isn't broken and is still runny. If the yolk is broken and the yolk is cooked then it's concidered over-hard.
To scramble an egg simply break the egg (1.2 or 3 eggs) in a bowl add a little salt and pepper and just a tiny bit of water and with a fork (or wisk) beat the crap mout of it. Then pour into a hot, greased frying pan and using a spatula move the egg around until it's cooked to your liking. Put on plate and enjoy!
To make an omlette start out the same as scrambled (use 2 or 3 eggs)but after you pour it into the pan spread the mixture around the pan and then leave it alone and let it cook for a couple of seconds. This is when you can add some grated cheese, bacon, mushrooms whatever you want to the front half of the cooked eggs. (If you hold the frying pan's handle that's where the back half of the omlette is) Then gently raise the pan over the waiting plate and carefully let the omlette slide out (cheese and whatever you added first) then turning the pan so that the emplty (back) half folds over and WHALLA you just made an omlette!!!!
scrambled eggs are made by scrambling the eggs before cooking. Just mix them up in a bowl until white and yolk are combined. You can add stuff to the eggs, like a little cheese, fresh herbs, spices, or you can put some onions or sweet peppers in the greased heated pan first, saute them up then add the eggs. Either way pre-heat a greased skillet over medium heat. As the eggs start to cook mix them around with your spatula so they cook evenly and you don't get a solid mass of egg. My best tip is to take the eggs off the heat before they are done. Just before they look like they are set take them off the heat. Protein like eggs continues to cook, so by the time you plate them they will be cooked just right and not dry and over cooked.
I don't know about thatt,but you should really use eggbeaters.I heard it's WAY healthier than normal eggs.
REAL SPANISH OMELET
1 small potato, sliced
1 small onion, diced
4 eggs
One pinch of baking powder
Salt to taste
Olive oil
Fry the onions and the potatoes in the olive oil until the potatoes are tender. Drain and let cool.
Add the eggs, baking powder and salt and mix everything well in a bowl.
Fry the mix in a medium pan with just a drop of olive oil so it doesn't stick until the eggs looked cooked but before the omelet looks too browned.