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Fried Eggs

4 servings

Ingredients

• butter (a little)
• eggs (as needed)
• salt (a little)

Instructions

1. Fried eggs turn out best in pans with indentations; set eggs become particularly tender in a water bath in designated pans.
2. Heat the butter in the pan, carefully crack in fresh eggs so that each remains whole, and sprinkle with a little fine salt.
3. Bake until the egg white is thick, basting with melted butter or covering with a hot lid; they are not flipped.
4. Slide onto a dish, trim the edge smoothly, and garnish with spinach or similar vegetables.
5. Fried eggs can also be served as a standalone dish for breakfast or dinner.

Modernized from a treasured 19th-century German cookbook.