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Italian fried eggs with ham and cheese

Italian Fried Eggs with ham and cheese

Alessia
These Italian fried eggs are a delicious way to enjoy your eggs for brunch or a quick dinner. You'll love their simplicity and delicate taste.
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 5 mins
Total Time 15 mins
Servings 1
Calories 350 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 medium sized pan
  • 1 spatula

Ingredients
  

  • 2 medium eggs
  • 2 slices cotto ham
  • Belmorso extra virgin olive oil
  • salt and pepper

Optional to complete your brunch

  • 1 ciabatta bread
  • 5 rustic Italian breakfast biscuits
  • 10 cherry tomatoes
  • 5 fresh basil leaves or as many as you like
  • cappuccino

Instructions
 

  • Take your pan and drizzle a generous amount of EVOO, enough to coat the entire pan once you move it around.
    drizzling oil in a pan to fry eggs
  • Put the pan over your hob, turn on the heat, and leave to heat for two minutes.
  • Add two slices of ham, one on each side, leaving the centre empty for the eggs.
    adding ham to pan for fried eggs
  • Lower the heat.
  • Leave the ham to cook for 1 minute.
  • Next, lightly beat an egg against the pan or a hard surface around you. Crack the egg in the middle of the pan, leaving space for the second one.
    cracking eggs in a pan
  • Repeat the previous step with your second egg.
  • Season the eggs with black pepper and a dash of salt. I am using pink Himalayan salt.
    seasoning fried eggs
  • Leave the eggs to cook for 2 minutes and further lower the heat.
  • Leave to cook until the white is firm.
  • Once the egg white is not running, you can add your sliced cheese. I am using just one not to cover the egg yolk, but you can use more if you like.
    adding sliced cheese to fried eggs
  • Leave to cook for 1 more minute. All in all, I probably cooked mine for 7 minutes total. Depending on your pan, the eggs and your temperature you might need to cook them just for 5 minutes.
  • Use a spatula to transfer the eggs to a plate, or enjoy directly in your pan.
  • For your side brunch dishes I suggest a salad with cherry tomatoes, fresh basil leaves simply seasoned with salt and pepper, plus extra virgin olive oil.
    fried eggs with ham and cheese
  • A few rustic breakfast biscuits and a cappuccino complement this breakfast/brunch perfectly.
  • Buon appetito.

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Notes

The calories above are just for the eggs and do not include the side dishes.