How to Baste an Egg

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Melt the butter in a nonstick skillet.. Break an egg and add it to the pan.. Lower the heat and cook the egg for 1 minute.

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1

Melt the butter in a nonstick skillet.

Step 1

Melt the butter in a nonstick skillet.

2

Break an egg and add it to the pan.

Step 2

Break an egg and add it to the pan.

3

Lower the heat and cook the egg for 1 minute.

Step 3

Lower the heat and cook the egg for 1 minute.

4

Scoop some of the butter onto the egg.

Step 4

Scoop some of the butter onto the egg.

5

Cover the pan and cook the egg before basting it again.

Step 5

Cover the pan and cook the egg before basting it again.

6

Serve the egg.

Step 6

Serve the egg.

7

Melt the butter in a nonstick skillet.

Step 7

Melt the butter in a nonstick skillet.

8

Add a cracked egg into the skillet.

Step 8

Add a cracked egg into the skillet.

9

Cook the egg for 30 seconds, then add the water.

Step 9

Cook the egg for 30 seconds, then add the water.

10

Cover the skillet and cook the egg some more.

Step 10

Cover the skillet and cook the egg some more.

11

Serve the egg.

Step 11

Serve the egg.

12

Add some avocado to your toast.

Step 12

Add some avocado to your toast.

13

Serve the basted eggs over oatmeal.

Step 13

Serve the basted eggs over oatmeal.

14

Give it a Mexican twist with corn tortillas and salsa.

Step 14

Give it a Mexican twist with corn tortillas and salsa.

15

Try some herbed butter for butter basted eggs.

Step 15

Try some herbed butter for butter basted eggs.

16

Baste a boiled egg for something different.

Step 16

Baste a boiled egg for something different.

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