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Fried eggs in the oven

Oven-Baked Fried Eggs

Want a perfect sunny-side-up egg? Bake it in the oven! Fried eggs only seem like the simplest dish there is. Getting them to cook evenly without burning while staying tender and delicious actually takes a little care. Try baking them in the oven—the result will beat your expectations!

katushafin

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Eggs

Butter

Sea salt

Ground black pepper

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 41 % 12 g

Fats 55 % 16 g

Carbohydrates 3 % 1 g

201 kcal

GI: 100 / 0 / 0

Cooking method

Cooking time: 10 min

Step 1:

Gather your ingredients. I'm making a single serving from one egg. I'd suggest coarse sea salt and freshly ground black pepper—they make it much tastier.
Step 2:

Choose a suitable dish. I used a small cast-iron skillet. If you're doing a lot of eggs, use a big skillet. Any baking dish works—small ones are handy for individual servings—and you can even use a sheet pan to bake a whole batch at once. Grease the dish well with butter. Vegetable oil works too, but butter tastes much better.
Step 3:

Crack the egg into the skillet.
Step 4:

Put the eggs in an oven preheated to 375°F (190°C). Bake for about 7–10 minutes, depending on how many eggs you're using and the dish they're in. Go by how they look—the whites should be fully set while the yolks stay yellow. Don't leave them in too long or the yolks will cook through completely and the eggs will be dry.
Step 5:

Take the eggs out of the oven. Season right away with salt and pepper. Serve hot.

The eggs really did turn out perfect! The whites stayed soft, the yolks were bright and just runny enough—a flawless sunny-side-up. This recipe is the simplest version, the basic foundation. There are plenty of ways to dress it up. They take a little more effort but are more interesting in flavor. Feel free to add all kinds of vegetables. You can lightly sauté some onion until translucent, put it in the dish, and crack the eggs over it. Baking the eggs with tomatoes this way is delicious—slice the tomatoes into rounds, arrange them in the dish, and add the eggs. Broccoli or cauliflower (lightly blanched first), green beans, bell pepper—all of them work for oven-baked eggs. Besides vegetables, you can add any meats: bacon, sausage, or hot dogs. Top the eggs with grated cheese and chopped herbs.