How to Make the Perfect Fried Eggs With Julia Collin Davison

[Music] there are three recipes that i think every home cook should know how to make first step the perfect roast chicken second a killer vinaigrette you can put in anything from salad to grilled vegetables to meats and last but not least a perfect fried egg one that has crisp edges tastes a little buttery the whites are fully cooked through but that yolk is still a little runny which is what i'm going to show you how to make today okay now first off let's talk about the pan we're going to use a 12-inch non-stick skillet because i'm making four eggs so you want a lot of surface area non-stick for the obvious reason that you want the eggs to come out of the pan without breaking the yolk also i have two teaspoons of veg oil this pan is heating up over low heat and you want to let it preheat for five minutes that way there's no hot spots in the pan so the eggs will cook evenly all right so while that's heating up let's talk about the eggs i'm going to use four large eggs and you don't want to crack them one at a time into a hot pan because the cooking time on these eggs is really short about a minute so if you crack them one at a time they're all going to be at various stages of doneness so you want to crack them into two bowls so you can add them at once no magic here just cracking except you don't want to break any yolks because in my world a broken yolk means you have a rough day ahead so take your time all right now we're just going to season with a little salt and pepper and if you want to this is when you can jazz it up a bit you want to add a little cayenne a little smoked paprika a little chili powder or a little cereal pepper if you've ever had that on eggs it's good stuff all right so the eggs are ready and now this skillet has been heating up for five minutes i turn the heat up to medium high and i'm going to look for this oil to start to shimmer that's going to let me know that the skillet is hot enough to fry the eggs and get those crisp edges so while that is heating up i'm going to get some butter that i've been keeping cold in the fridge the oil is starting to shimmer now i'm going to slice off just a little bit of butter about two teaspoons a little less than a tablespoon again this butter is nice and cold cutting it into small pieces we're going to add it to the skillet yup a little bit of sizzle is perfect now the butter just adds flavor we're gonna swirl the skillet around get that butter to melt nice and quickly [Music] oh perfect all right now in go the eggs and as soon as the eggs go in i'm gonna put the lid on cooking the eggs under the lid is the other thing that most people skip but it's really important because you want to trap the steam and that'll help cook the egg whites that are sitting on top and the timer gets started for one minute okay here i have some plates all ready to go with some nice oven-cooked bacon if you don't cook your baking in the oven you are missing out because it cooks through perfectly and my favorite whole grain toast some coffee and orange juice you can find that bacon recipe by the way on our website america's americastestkitchen.com all right that's been a minute and now last but not least the key to perfectly cooked eggs is to slide the skillet off the heat to let them finish cooking that way you won't overcook the yolk now you're going to let this sit off the heat anywhere from 15 seconds up to a minute or more depending on how you like your yolks now i like my yolks on the runny side so i'm usually around 15-20 seconds okay now look at these eggs the top of the yolks that albumin that egg white has just clouded over but you can see the yolks are still runny all right i'm gonna cut this in half here we go we're gonna slide on one plate oh time to dig in while they're good and hot i love doing it with a piece of toast best bite of the day right here oh yes mm-hmm you breaking oh look at that [Music] good morning now i'll use the fork this part this fried edge it's like diner style eggs right i dip it a little in the oak oh yeah let the day begin so if you want to make perfect fried eggs remember to heat that skillet up first for five minutes next you want to make sure you cover that skillet while you're cooking the eggs and last but not least slide that skillet off the heat to finish cooking the eggs from america's test kitchen at home perfect fried eggs thanks for watching america's test kitchen what'd you think well leave a comment and let us know which recipes you're excited to make or you can just say hello you can find links to today's recipes and reviews in the video description and don't forget to subscribe to our channel see you later i'll see you later

Channel: America's Test Kitchen

Views: 874,377

Keywords: americas test kitchen, cooks illustrated, cooks country, fried eggs, how to make fried eggs, perfect fried eggs, eggs, fried eggs recipe, breakfast recipes, breakfast

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Length: 4min 53sec (293 seconds)

Published: Thu Nov 25 2021