How to cook an Egg

I feel like cooking eggs is one of those things every one says they can do, but really when you get down to technique and execution of it, almost everyone has a fault. Now there are several ways to cooking eggs you can, pan fry, poach, soft boil, hard boil scramble, sunny side up, over easy, over medium, over hard, as an omelet, as a custard and so many more ways.

What were going to touch on today is cooking the basic breakfast egg. Most often when people go to diner's and order eggs you have "Candi" or "Beatrice" asking "how do you want your eggs" my reply is most often "I would like my eggs over easy" this sounds easy but in fact can be one of the most troublesome egg to cook. I'll tell you why, an over easy egg is just that you have to turn it over easy to slightly cook out the white over the yolk. So from start to finish this is how i cook an over easy egg. Rule number one; NEVER ever cook eggs over high heat. Warm the NON stick pan over low to medium low heat. Once the pan has reached the desired temperature of about 175 to 200 degrees then you can add 1 tbls spoon of butter or oil, let it coat the pan. Rule number 2 Never and I mean absolutely never should your egg bubble up, pop, or splatter when you are cooking it. So with that in mind crack your egg and add it to the pan, the great thing about the egg is it is colder then the pan and can drop the temperature of the oil very fast, so if it starts to pop or bubble or splatter then you can pull the pan away from the heat and let it calm down, then adjust the heat and return it to the stove. Once you have a solid base on the egg and there is only the clear membrane around the yolk then using a rubber spatula break the egg away from the pan insuring that it is not stuck. Once you have determined that the egg is loose you can flip the egg either by motion of the pan or with the rubber spatula. Rule number three never abuse your egg treat it like your favorite pet or your girlfriend, be gentle and be respectful, don’t be rough and callous or you will break the yolk and ruin your egg. Once the egg is turned remove the pan from the stove and count to 33 seconds. Then again with the spatula turn the egg back over and slide it on to your plate. Enjoy it with some fried yuca and pico de gallo, or toast and sausage. Either way you eat it you will be enjoying a delicious egg.

Food will always taste better when you give it your undivided attention and passion. Treat it with respect and love and you will taste the differance.