My Favorite "Fried" Egg

My favorite breakfast? Fried eggs, white toast with butter, and bacon.

Honestly I don't ever eat it because it's unhealthy and I don't have time in the morning to babysit eggs.

I've been doing some experiments with eggs in my kitchen lately.


Trying to perfect a microwaved egg that I don't have to babysit and is cooked perfectly.

Here's my technique.  This may vary on your own microwave but it should do about the same thing.

Spray a coffee mug or some type of dish with cooking spray.

Love that olive oil spray!  I use the mug because it makes good sandwich thin sized eggs.

Crack your egg into the cup.

Season with salt and pepper if you want.  I wait till it's done.

Cover the mug with a wet paper towel and put it in the microwave.


Here's the tricky part.  I've found that eggs are so sensitive.  Max power is too much and 30% power takes forever.  Ten seconds extra seconds at the end can completely cook the yolk and that's not what I'm going for. I want the white to be totally done and the yolk to just be set but still a little orange.

Set your microwave at 50% power (get to know your microwave a little... not many people use the different powers) and cook your egg for 1 minute.  You can check it after a minute but I'm going to bet it's already done.  Then let it sit in the cup with the paper towel over it for a minute or so.  Usually that's when I putting the laughing cow cheese on my toast.

My favorite way to eat this is open-faced.  Whole grain toast, light french onion laughing cow cheese, and a little S&P.


I've also been experimenting with egg whites... Stay tuned on that one!


How do you cook your eggs?