Three eggs cooked in butter with opaque whites, golden yolks and red pepper flakes in a shallow handled pan

Last updated: 14 October 2026

Fried Eggs - Sunny Side Up

Name: Fried Eggs - Sunny Side Up
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 6 min
Total time: 8 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 3 Eggs (large); 1 ½ tbsp Butter (unsalted); Table salt, to taste; Pepper flakes (red; pul biber), to finish, as needed (optional); Flatbread (wheat) made without milk, butter, eggs or honey, to serve, as needed (optional)

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Sahanda Yumurta

Eggs gently cooked in butter in a shallow pan and finished with pul biber.

Prep: 2 min
Cook: 6 min
Rest: 0
Total: 8 min
Servings: 2

Ingredients

3 Eggs (large)
1 ½ tbsp Butter (unsalted)
Table salt, to taste
Pepper flakes (red; pul biber), to finish, as needed (optional)
Flatbread (wheat) made without milk, butter, eggs or honey, to serve, as needed (optional)

Method

Melt the butter over low heat in a shallow pan. Let it foam gently without browning.
Crack each egg into a small bowl and slide it into the pan, keeping the yolks intact. Season lightly. Wash hands and any utensils that touched raw egg.
Cover and cook gently, checking after 3 minutes. Continue until the whites and yolks are firm; allow extra time if needed. If serving softer yolks, use pasteurized shell eggs.
The whites are fully opaque with no clear, unset patches; firm yolks are the standard food-safety endpoint.
Remove from the heat, sprinkle with pul biber if using, and serve promptly with the bread.