189 fried egg recipes

Pan-fried garlic mackerel dredged in egg and seasoned flour, cooked in butter, and finished with fresh lemon juice. A simple 30-minute fish dinner with bold flavor.

Crispy, lacy fried pastry cups made with a timbale iron and a simple batter of flour, egg, and milk. Fill them sweet or savory for an elegant presentation that looks way harder than it is.

Sugar puffs are crispy deep-fried dough squares dusted with powdered sugar or cinnamon. Made from a simple egg and flour dough rolled paper-thin.

Rosette cookies fried on a decorative iron with a thin egg-and-milk batter, dusted with powdered sugar. Crisp, lacy Scandinavian holiday cookies with a delicate snowflake shape.

Kidney bean and brown rice veggie burgers pan-fried until crispy outside, tender inside. No eggs needed, just mashed beans, rice, bread crumbs, and simple spices.

Oven-baked coconut shrimp with a triple-dip coating of egg, flour, and shredded coconut. Crispy outside, juicy inside, no deep frying required. Ready in 40 minutes.

Vegan lentil carrot burgers with mashed lentils, tomato paste, and bread crumbs pan-fried until golden. A simple, egg-free plant-based patty ready in 25 minutes.

Deep-fried ginger shrimp in a light batter with garlic, chili sauce, and whipped egg white. Crispy, golden, and served with the tail on for easy dipping.

Checkerboard clam crunch: crispy pan-fried clam patties bound with Rice Chex cereal and egg, topped with sour cream. A retro mid-century appetizer with surprising texture.

Rancheros are stuffed burger patties filled with American cheese and Ortega chiles, double-dipped in buttermilk and cornmeal, fried crispy, and topped with an easy-over egg.

Leftover pasta frittata made with egg whites fried like an omelet. A fast, low-fat way to turn last night's pasta into a crispy, golden breakfast or lunch.

Mock crab roe is a clever Chinese dish of steamed white fish mixed with egg yolks and scallions, then fried into golden nuggets. Served with soy-vinegar dip.

Crispy broiled chicken double-dredges pounded chicken breast in egg white and garlic-rosemary breadcrumbs, then broils 10 minutes for a low-fat fried chicken substitute that still crackles.

Cinnamon raisin French toast soaked in a rum-spiked egg custard with nutmeg, fried golden in butter, and drizzled with homemade maple-rum syrup. Weekend brunch just got serious.

Irish garlic mackerel rubbed with minced garlic, dipped in egg and flour, and pan-fried in butter until golden. Five ingredients, 20 minutes, and a crispy, garlicky crust on rich, oily fish.

Chicken thighs coated in a Dijon mustard egg wash and baked with a basil-paprika breadcrumb crust until golden and crisp. A lighter oven-fried chicken with a tangy, spicy kick in just 40 minutes.