How do you cook a perfect "sunny side up" egg?

The trick to perfect, beautiful sunny side up is heat butter about 1 T. in skillet (non-stick) on med. heat.

Break egg in cup

Pour egg into hot butter, reduce heat to low and cover.

Cook till white is done and yoke is still runny. about a min. or two.

The trick is hot butter then reduce the heat and cover.

Heat a pan on medium heat on the stove and throw in 2 tsp. of butter and let it melt. Crack 2 eggs directly into the heated pan. Be careful not to break the yolks; clean out pieces of the eggshell that may fall in. Let the eggs cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Once the egg whites that are furthest from the yolk begin to firm up, but the whites by the yolk are still uncooked, lift and angle the pan towards the yolk. This allows the uncooked part of the whites to move and cook.

Slide the cooked eggs onto a plate and enjoy.

Preheat a non-stick skillet under medium heat for 1-2 minutes

Add 1/2 teaspoon butter and an equal amount of vegetable oil (not olive oil). The oil raises the smoke point of the butter but still allows for the butter flavor.

Crack the egg into the pan and cook until the white is slightly crispy around the edges and the top looks set.

Slide onto your plate with pre-buttered toast or english muffin

'Sunny side up' — cooked only on one side; yolk is liquid (the oil or fat may be used to baste the sunny side, however.) This is often known simply as 'eggs up'.

* Heat a pan on medium heat on the stove and throw in 2 tsp. of butter and let it melt.

* Crack 2 eggs directly into the heated pan. Be careful not to break the yolks; clean out pieces of the eggshell that may fall in.

* Let the eggs cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Once the egg whites that are furthest from the yolk begin to firm up, but the whites by the yolk are still uncooked, lift and angle the pan towards the yolk. This allows the uncooked part of the whites to move and cook.

* Slide the cooked eggs onto a plate and enjoy.

Really the key is to get the pan hot enough before you crack the egg and put it in. Grease the pan and let it heat up for a min or so. Then, leave it alone. Let the bottom of the egg solidify until it lifts easily with the spatula. When the egg is opaque on top, gently flip it over but for just a few seconds! The yolk is what you want, so don't over do it.

The way you can screw it up is to put them into a cold pan (they seem to bond with the pan if you do), mess with them too early, or cook them on the top side too long.

As libbyami says baste the yolk. Its tastes better if you use good quality butter. Moderate heat, let the white set (turn white). If heat is too high the white will bubble. When the white is set, tip the pan up while keeping the pool of butter over the heat and baste the yolk with a spoon, or use my nan's trick of flicking the oil over the yolk. When the yolk changes color - its done.

ha ha, yeah, pretty hard to make perfect every time - it takes just the right heat (medium heat), a good pan, be sure to coat the bottom with oil or butter, and lots of practice. Make sure that your pan is hot before starting.

Gentle heat and some butter. I mastered eggs by not cranking the heat up. keep the heat low and they'll super yummy!

I use a spatula to splash hot oil over top of the egg to cook it.

ok pratice makes perfect. buy a couple of cartons of eggs. i say buy a nice non stick skillet. put a nice coating of oil and flip a way. and take your time.