Making a fried egg is seemingly easy, but it also has its secrets. Experts in the field recommend not cooking the eggs until they are lukewarm and so that the oil does not splash when we are frying them, pour a little flour into the pan. In addition, there is another lesser-known recommendation that has to do with how we crack them.
Chef José Andrés has explained it on his YouTube channel. And it is that when making fried eggs it is as important to know how to cook them as to crack them well, because a broken yolk ruins the preparation from the beginning.
It is important to remember that the eggs should not be cracked in the same container where we are going to cook or beat them later, in order to avoid possible cross-contamination. This includes the edges of a plate or the pan itself. By doing this, we will prevent pieces of shell from falling on the plate.
The Asturian chef's advice is based on cracking the eggs on a flat surface. They serve utensils as common as a cutting board or the same countertop. The idea of doing it on something flat and not hitting something sharp as it has always been done is to avoid breaking the yolk.
By following this technique, we will have more guarantees that our eggs reach the pan whole and, therefore, they will turn out much better.
