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Fried potatoes with fried egg

Yesterday’s potatoes, onions, caraway, patience when turning — with cucumber salad on the side.

Time
30 min
Effort:
easy
Season
all year
  • vegetarian
  • classic
  • quick
  • budget
  • everyday
Fried potatoes with fried egg on a plate

Ingredients for 4 portions

  • 1 kgpotatoes · cooked, from the day before
  • 2onions
  • 4eggs
  • 3 tbspbutter
  • 2 tbsprapeseed oil
  • 1 tspcaraway seeds
  • ½ bunchchives
  • to tastesalt
  • to tastepepper

The ingredients land on the shopping list as soon as the dish is in the week.

Possible allergens

Derived from the ingredients as they are typically composed.

  • Eggs
  • Milk (incl. lactose)

Please check allergens and intolerances yourself — on the packaging, at the bakery, at the butcher's. Recipes change, and a list like this cannot take responsibility for that.

Nutrition per portion

Estimates computed from the ingredient list — with 4 portions per recipe.

Energy408 kcal
Protein12.7 g
Fat17.7 g
Carbohydrates47.4 g
of which sugar4.9 g
Fibre4.2 g
Salt0.3 g

Not counted because listed without a quantity: salt, pepper.

Computed with raw ingredients as bought. Cooking losses, peel, trimmings and what stays on the plate are not accounted for. Own dishes and ingredients “to taste” have no values.

Source: Max Rubner-Institut (2025), Bundeslebensmittelschlüssel (BLS) version 4.0, CC BY 4.0. The mapping of ingredients to BLS foods and the piece weights are the operator's own.

Estimates, not lab values — not a basis for medically prescribed meal plans.

Method

  1. 1

    Peel the potatoes and cut into even slices.

  2. 2

    Heat butter and oil in a large pan, add the potatoes in a single layer and leave alone for 5 minutes.

  3. 3

    Turn, add the onions and caraway, fry another 10 minutes until everything is crisp, salt.

  4. 4

    Fry the eggs in a second pan, set on the potatoes, chives on top.

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