Fried egg
- Fried egg preparation difficult?
How complicated is frying an egg? It’s an egg you will say, but whole tribes of people are unable to produce a perfectly fried egg. The saying “he can’t fry an egg yet” already indicates that no higher hotel school is required for this. In other words, making a fried egg belongs to the basics of cooking.
The basic ingredients excel in simplicity: lump of butter or a little olive oil and one or more eggs.
Nutritional value of fried egg
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The nutritional value of fried egg is higher than the nutritional value of a boiled egg. Reason? Baking in olive oil or butter causes the oil or butter to partially adhere to the egg so you get these calories as well. Where a boiled egg counts 75 kcal you count 110 kcal for a fried egg. The specifications below come from the site of the voedingscentrum:
In 1 of egg (50 grams) fried egg contains:
110 kcal energy
8.8 grams of fat
2.8 grams of saturated fat
0.5 grams of carbohydrates
0.5 grams of sugars
0 grams of fibers
7.2 grams of protein
0.2 grams of salt
Fried eggs come in a number of appearances: Fried egg, fried egg, omelette and scrambled egg
Baked egg
A classic fried egg is made by melting a knob of butter in a pan over a not too high heat. If you are a follower of Jamie Oliver then use little olive oil, note the frying variety.
Make sure the melted butter or olive oil is completely spread over the bottom of the pan. You do this by tilting the pan slightly to allow the liquid to spread across the bottom.
When the melted butter starts to sizzle tap an egg on the edge of the pan and pour the contents into the pan. If you are one of those people who predominantly sees the chance of tipping most of the contents of the egg next to the pan, you can also crack the egg first in a small bowl.
If you do this beforehand, you also have time to fish out any bits of eggshell. You then gently pour the contents of the bowl into the pan, pierce the yolk (the yellow one) with the point of a knife so that it spills out into the pan. After about 3.5 minutes you turn the fried egg. After 1 minute, your egg is done. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Want to serve a fried egg more creatively? Nowadays you can buy from Bol.com a variety of baking forms with which you can bake and serve eggs in all sorts of shapes. In the shape of a cat, owl or rabbit head. Or in the shape of a heart for your loved one(s). Not only can you use them to creatively bake eggs but also to make pancakes in various shapes. The baking pans are made of silicone and are easy to clean. You just put them in the dishwasher after use.
Fried Eggs
A fried egg is made in the same way as the fried egg, except that you do not fry the egg or eggs on two sides but only on one side. Do not turn it over. Also, you do not pierce the yolk but try to leave it whole like a ball.
If you do it right, the edges of the egg will remain white. If a brown edge forms, you have left the egg on too long or the heat is too high. The idea is that the egg white should solidify but still be a little ‘wet’. The egg yolk remains liquid in the ‘ball’. Did you know that for this reason they call a fried egg a ‘horse’s eye’ in Flanders?
There are also those who have invented the idea that you can fry a fried egg or omelet in a toaster. Beat the butter, break the egg and fry it. A kind of mobile pan that can be used anywhere as long as there is electricity.
If you order a bouncer in a restaurant, it is usually 3 fried eggs on 3 slices of bread with ham and cheese in between. Accompanied by a sprig of parsley, gherkin or sweet and sour next to the bouncer.
Omelet
An omelet is made by beating one or more eggs in a bowl, adding a little milk along with some salt and pepper. Stir well with a whisk so that it becomes a pale yellow liquid.
Pour it all into the pan and wait a few minutes. There are many variations on an omelet, for example, first cook the tomato slices in the pan, then turn them over and after half a minute add the egg mixture. After about 5 minutes the omelet is done. If you want to get even more creative, try folding the side of the omelet slowly inwards halfway through baking so that gradually an omelet roll is created. Make sure the inside of the omelet is not too dry. This is what the French call Baveuse. Delicious on bread but also as a gourmet roll.
Those who do not dare simply fold the omelet in half. In addition to tomato, vegetables such as onion, leek and cheese are nice to add. Shredded ham is also a delicious addition.
Scrambled Eggs
A good scrambled egg is made by beating the eggs in a bowl and stirring them well like an omelet. Add salt and pepper and pour it all into the pan. During the baking process, stir the pale yellow liquid constantly and make sure that the egg at the edge of the pan is pushed in each time.
Again, don’t fry too long, too dry is not tasty. Scrambled eggs with cheese are a familiar combination but more luxurious, and as far as I’m concerned, tastier, are scrambled eggs with smoked salmon slices. The salmon slices can then be fried in the egg liquid. Well known additions to scrambled eggs are also ham, bacon and vegetables.
How long can you keep a fried egg?
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If you want to keep the egg in a sealed container in the refrigerator do this as soon as possible but within 2 hours of preparation. Then the egg will keep for at least 2 days. Do you want to keep fried eggs longer? In the freezer, also in a sealed container, you can keep the egg for at least 3 months. This is in contrast to raw or boiled eggs. If you want to freeze those you will go wrong. Raw eggs expand and explode in the freezer and boiled eggs come out of the freezer like rubber. So if you do want to freeze raw eggs, remove them from the shell first and then freeze them. Then when they expand the shell won’t crack.
More recipes with fried egg
6 eggs
1 pack of puff pastry
6 strips of bacon
Butter, margarine or baking spray
Salt and pepper
Muffin tin
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- Prepare the oven to the temperature indicated on the packet of puff pastry.
- Lay 6 slices of puff pastry open and thawed on the counter. Cut or cut out circles to fit the muffin tin. Spray the muffin tin with baking spray or brush it with margarine or butter.
- Fold one round of puff pastry into a dimple in the muffin tin. Prick holes in the bottom of the dough mold with a fork or stick.
- Bake the puff pastry dishes for 15 minutes in the middle of the preheated oven. After 15 minutes, remove the baking form and turn the oven to 150°C.
- Lay a strip of bacon in each puff pastry dish, making sure both ends fall over the edge.
- Break an egg into each tray. To prevent particles of the shell from falling in, you can choose to break the eggs piece by piece first in a bowl. Place the mould in the oven and bake the egg bacon bites for 20 minutes at 150°C.
The egg bacon bites will be baked in the oven.
Baked egg with salmon and cheese
2 eggs
Slice of smoked salmon
1 slice of cheese
Using a little sunflower oil, coconut oil or olive oil, fry the 2 eggs in the frying pan over a low heat. When the top of the egg starts to solidify place the smoked salmon and cheese on top. Put a tight-fitting lid on the pan and let the smoked salmon cook and the cheese melt. Of course you can put this delicious dish on bread but without bread it is just as tasty. Also a matter of how much appetite you have. Again, it’s a matter of adding salt and pepper to taste. Very healthy breakfast or lunch (rich in Omega-3 fatty acids). Want even fewer calories? Then use 30+ cheese.
Baked eggs with tomatoes and onions Italian-style in the oven
8 eggs
100 grams of cooked ham
1 onion
garlic
two tablespoons milk
250 grams fresh spinach or spinach from the freezer
2 medium-sized tomatoes
50 grams Parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
100 grams lightly salted fresh cheese
1. Cut the ham into small slices. Remove the skin from the tomatoes and cut the flesh into small cubes. Finely chop the onion and garlic. Cut the spinach into small pieces.
2. Put some oil in the pan and place the onion in it. Choose a pan that is safe to put in the oven later. So no wooden handle that can catch fire. Add the chopped garlic when the parts of the onion turn red.
3. After three minutes, place the ham slices and tomato in the pan and simmer until the tomato pieces are soft.
4. Pour eggs into a deep bowl, add milk, a pinch of salt and pepper. Stir this well. Add grated Parmesan cheese to eggs and continue to stir.
5. Once the ham is baked, pour the entire egg mixture over the ham.
6. As soon as the bottom begins to seize, immediately remove the pan from the heat, spread small pieces of cheese evenly on the scrambled eggs and place in the oven.
7. Place the dish in the oven at 180 degrees. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
35 ways to fry an egg
I discovered with the attached video how you can fry an egg in lots of different ways. Not every way is equally useful but there are certainly a few that are very easy to do. And the result is an original fried egg in a few minutes. The ham / cheese version with vegetables that starts at minute 7 I have repeatedly made with success. The version that starts at 1.58 is similar to this but even easier to make. Also interesting and easy are the egg dishes at minute 4 and 8. The strands of egg addition for in the soup at 11.58 I am definitely going to try sometime.
In short, the longer you look the more inspiration you get from these 35 possibilities. Each dish is ready in no more than 5 minutes and even this guy with 2 left hands can do it!