The Perfect Fried Egg In A Cast Iron Skillet
  1. Heat a cast iron skillet over medium-high heat.

  2. Add the butter and warm for 1 ½ minutes until the butter is melted.

  3. Swirl the butter around the bottom of the skillet.

  4. Crack the egg on a flat surface (not the skillet edge) and add to the skillet.

  5. Pour the water around the outside edge of the egg.

  6. Cover with the lid.

  7. Sunny side up - Cook 1 ½ minutes.

  8. Over Easy - Cook 2 ½ minutes.

  9. Medium - Cook 2 ½ minutes, remove the lid, flip the egg over and cook an additional 30 seconds, uncovered.

Course🥞Breakfast

Diets🥕Vegetarian🌾Gluten-free🥩Carnivore...

Category🍳Egg Dish

Cuisine🇺🇸American

Occasions🥐Brunch📆Everyday

Season🔁Year-round

DifficultyVery Easy ⏰ 5m

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