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    10 Min Pan-Fried Eggs with Green Onions

    Mar 13, 2024 by Helene Dsouza

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    Helene Dsouza
    Fresh green onions cooked with eggs in one skillet. This is a simple idea to pep up your usual pan-fried egg meal.
    Total Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 5 minutes minutes
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    eggs and green onions fried

    Pan-fried eggs prepared with green onions in just one skillet. You will take about 10 minutes to make this dish.

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    I love pan-fried eggs because they are simple to prepare and save me time on busy days. Eggs are comfort food in my book!

    A while back, I came across an ASMR Tokyo street food channel, and they prepared green onion with eggs in a skillet.

    I thought it was a refreshing pan-fried egg weeknight meal idea for a change, so I came up with my version.

    If I find this YouTube video again or the channel, I'll link to it. Unfortunately, I can't find it anymore.

    Ingredients

    • Green Onions — fresh. If you can't get green onions, you can use scallions too. And not, those two ingredients are not the same thing.
    • Butter or Oil — I prefer using salted butter but you might like it with oil, such as canola oil, peanut oil, sunflower oil, or sesame oil.
    • Eggs — You can try using quail eggs too, if you want to change up things.
    • Salt and Black Pepper

    Did you know? Green onions and spring onions are the same thing.

    freshly harvested green onions
    fried eggs with green onions

    How to make it?

    Step 1

    Rinse your green onions, trim off the bad parts and the ends.

    Slice onion bulbs and cut the stalks into 1 inch long pieces.

    separate green onion stalk from the bulb
    slice green onion bulbs
    cut green onions stalks

    Step 2

    Heat up a pan with the butter or oil and stir in sliced bulbs and cut stalks.

    Pan-fry the green onion until halfway cooked through. Season with salt and black pepper.

    cook green onions
    season spring onions with salt and pepper

    Step 3

    Push the onion to the edge so that you have space to break the eggs into the center.

    Break the eggs in and cook eggs the way you like them. Sprinkle with a pinch of salt and pepper and serve up.

    break eggs into skillet
    season eggs in the pan with pepper
    eggs and spring onions in a pan

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    eggs and green onions fried

    10 Min Pan-Fried Eggs with Green Onions

    Fresh green onions cooked with eggs in one skillet. This is a simple idea to pep up your usual pan-fried egg meal.
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    Course: Breakfast, Main Course
    Cuisine: Asian, Japanese
    Diet: Gluten Free, Low Lactose
    Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Servings: 1 person
    Calories: 238kcal
    Recipe by: Helene Dsouza

    Ingredients

    • 6-10 Green Onions aka Spring Onions
    • 1-2 Tablespoon Oil or Butter
    • ⅛ Teaspoon Salt
    • ⅛ Teaspoon Black Pepper
    • 2 Eggs

    Instructions

    • Rinse green onions, make sure to remove dirt trapped between the stalk junctions. Trim off the bad parts.
      6-10 Green Onions
    • Trim off the ends, separate bulbs from the green stalks. Slice the bulbs and cut the green stalks into about 1 inch (~2 cm) long pieces.
    • Heat up your skillet with the oil or butter. Wait until it's a bit hot and add the sliced green onion bulbs and cut stalks to the pan.
      1-2 Tablespoon Oil
    • Fry onions over a medium to high heat setting and occasionally stir-cook.
    • Season with salt and black pepper.
      ⅛ Teaspoon Salt, ⅛ Teaspoon Black Pepper
    • Once the onions are half way cooked through, push them aside in the pan so that you have space in the center to break in the eggs. Reduce heat.
    • Break in the eggs and keep over medium heat afterward so that the eggs get to cook through while surrounded by the green onions in the pan.
      2 Eggs
    • Fry eggs to your liking. When done, season eggs with a pinch of salt and black pepper as needed.
    • Serve up hot.

    Notes

    Green onions and spring onions are the same thing. Scallions, on the other hand, are different. BUT you can substitute green onions with scallions to make this recipe.

    Equipment

    • Stainless Steal Non-Stick PFOA-free Frying Pan
    • Wood or Bamboo Spatula

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Facts
    10 Min Pan-Fried Eggs with Green Onions
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 238 Calories from Fat 180
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 20g31%
    Saturated Fat 10g50%
    Trans Fat 0.5g
    Polyunsaturated Fat 2g
    Monounsaturated Fat 6g
    Cholesterol 357mg119%
    Sodium 511mg21%
    Potassium 228mg7%
    Carbohydrates 3g1%
    Fiber 1g4%
    Sugar 1g1%
    Protein 12g24%
    Vitamin A 1185IU24%
    Vitamin C 7mg8%
    Calcium 80mg8%
    Iron 2mg11%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

    Serving Ideas

    The reason I recommend these eggs with green onions is because it's a different approach from the usual pan-fried eggs.

    Green onions add a light onion flavor which complements the eggs. I think it's a great springtime pick me up!

    I eat fried eggs as a dinner meal all the time, especially served with a suitable side dish. This recipe works great with the following side dishes:

    • Polenta — Eggs and polenta are best friends. If you can't get polenta, use grits.
    • Mash potato — You can't go wrong with mash potato and eggs for dinner. You can add some shredded cheese to that too.
    • Bread — Yep, simple plain bread buns or whole wheat bread work great with this dish. We make Paul's baguette all the time.
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    I am Helene, and I created Masala Herb in 2011. Here you will learn to cook with spices and herbs. I share from scratch, international food recipes and my mission is to teach you to cook flavorful food at home. Read More…

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    Hi there! I'm Helene and here you will learn how to cook with spices and herbs. Discover global food and learn to season your food like a pro. Read more about my work and mission or head over to my food ingredient space, Unknownbite.com, and our travel space, Paulmarina.com!

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