Fried Eggs with Browned Butter

Kentucky Recipe: Eggs with Browned ButterI am something of an egg fanatic. There’s something about breakfast food that just seems (and tastes) so right.  I recently happened upon something that has become a total obsession: Fried Eggs with Browned Butter.

I can’t even begin to tell you how delicious they are.

I came across the idea for this Kentucky Recipe in a little cookbook from 1940. The recipe was for poached eggs with browned butter but, if we’re being honest, I don’t like poached eggs as well as fried eggs – so I went with my preferred egg approach.

Having said (and done!) that, make no mistake about it, poached eggs with browned butter would be equally delicious I’m sure.

First up, my “go to” method for frying eggs:

1. I use a smaller skillet because I’m kind of crazy about the way two eggs become one while they’re frying.
2. I start things off with a little butter and olive oil in the skillet. When the butter is nearly all the way melted, I add the eggs and cook them over medium until the edges begin to set.
3. I add salt, pepper, and parsley flakes as the eggs are cooking. If I’m not adding browned butter, I also add Lawry’s Seasoned Salt (a favorite resident in my seasonings and spices cabinet).
4. Sometimes I’ll flip the eggs over for an “over easy” approach, other times I’ll go with eggs “Sunny Side Up.”  When I’m adding a sauce, I flip them over and actually go a little bit past “over easy” simply because I don’t want the sauce and yolk fighting for attention.

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Eggs Without Bacon? I Don’t Think So.While the eggs are cooking (and while the bacon is finishing up), I melt a few tablespoons of butter in a small skillet. You will be tempted to stop it from cooking too early, but you have to resist the urge to take it off of the heat. The flavor magic happens when it browns and you have to leave it there in order for this to happen. You need to simmer the butter for a few minutes in the pan, then add a little bit of fresh parsley or sprinkling of dried parsley flakes.

After you’ve put your fried eggs onto your plate, drizzle browned butter on top.  The flavor will kind of catch you off guard – it’s phenomenal.

The Flavor of Browned Butter is MagicalBrowned butter has more flavor than you can even imagine. Mind you, butter is a superstar all by itself, but when it “tans,” it is outrageously delicious.

Browned butter is also great on mashed potatoes, rice, and pasta. If (like us) you love to mash or “rice” cauliflower, you’ll find that it and browned butter are meant for one another.  Browned butter is also perfect with just about any roasted vegetable you can think of.

Granted, browned butter on eggs may not win any beauty pageants, but the flavor is mind-blowing. Trust me – this is something you’ll want to try asap.

As if the flavorful recipe needs a bonus – here’s a great one. Breakfast meals are incredibly cheap and Bacon and Eggs with Browned Butter is about as inexpensive as it gets.