Here are the best possible fried eggs. This is only worth making if you have great eggs. Get them fresh if you have some hens or geese around. I don’t, so I get the local/organic ones at the market.. they are one of the few organic items for which I notice a vast difference in taste.

Put a non-stick pan over low heat, almost as low as it will go.
Wait 3-4 minutes
Add butter, let it melt and bubble (about a minute)
Add eggs, salt and pepper, then quickly cover and cook 3 minutes for nice runny ones, or more if you no like runny.
No need for flipping.

Serve with simple buttered toast.

For more breakfasts, see John Thorne’s In Defense of the Savory Breakfast.