The British chef, Jamie Oliver said his fried egg is “perfectly soft and silky” – and ready to eat in just five minutes.
Always a fan of a fuss-free meal, I thought an egg would be the perfect addition to chips and beans.
I have a confession to make – I didn’t go with oven chips; I cut up my potatoes into wedges, put them into a mixing bowl, and drizzled in olive oil.
My seasoning of choice include the classic salt and pepper combination, as well as a sprinkling of paprika (which is a spice made from ground red peppers).
Once the wedges were coated in olive oil, salt, pepper and paprika, I put them on a baking tray that had been lined with foil.
Meanwhile, the oven had been turned on to 200C, so I put the coated wedges into the preheated oven for around 25 minutes.
With only five minutes left on the timer, it was time to try out Jamie Oliver’s sunny side-up eggs.
Sunny side-up eggs
Serves: four people
Ingredients
- One tablespoon olive oil
- Four free-range eggs
- Pinch of sea salt
- Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Method
Get your frying pan on a medium to low heat and add enough olive oil to lightly coat the bottom of a large nonstick pan. Crack the eggs into the pan. As the oil gets hotter you’ll see it start to change the colour of the eggs.
If the oil starts to spit it’s because it’s too hot, so turn the heat right down. Cook until the tops of the whites are set but the yolk is still runny.
When they’re ready, remove the pan from the heat and take the eggs out using a spatula. Place on a plate and dab them with some paper towels to soak up any excess oil.
Serve on toast – no need to butter it – with a sprinkling of the sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.
While the egg I put on was frying in the pan, I put the beans in the microwaves to be cooked for a couple of minutes.
Once the egg was cooked, I didn’t need to put my lovely sunny side-up egg on toast, but it would have been a nice touch with the chips and beans.
Nor did I bother with dabbing the fried egg with paper towels; I was happy with the way the egg was.
With the egg and beans ready, they joined a plate of tasty wedges – and my condiment of choice was mayonnaise.
