Fried eggs will be 'the best ever' if you add simple sauce to the pan before cooking

Eggs are one of the most versatile foods around, so it's no wonder they're so popular. Whether you like them poached with avocado toast or scrambled into fragrant fried rice, you know you're always going to have a delicious meal when eggs are involved.

And one of the tastiest ways to prepare your eggs is frying them in a pan until nice and crispy. However, without the right seasonings, this can end up tasting pretty bland and boring. Thankfully, one chef on social media has shared an easy way to level up your fried eggs, and it features one star ingredient that's incredibly versatile too.

The Foodie Diaries on Instagram, who often posts delicious recipes from all around the world, shared her secret to the perfect fried eggs in a viral video. She says that there's one ingredient that will really level them up and add a delicious spice - and it's the Korean pepper paste, gochujang.

Available from the world foods section of most good supermarkets, gochujang is a sweet and spicy ingredient that can be used in so many different dishes, from salmon and stir-fry to eggs and meat marinades. By adding it to the pan before cracking your eggs in, it creates a delicious base for your eggs to fry in, adding so much fire and flavour.

Fans in the comments hailed the recipe as 'the best eggs ever', with one writing: "I need to make this."

Another said: "So delicious!"

Here's how you can make this tasty dish at home.

Gochujang fried eggs

Ingredients

• Sesame oil
• Two cloves of garlic, minced
• Half tbsp gochujang
• Two tbsp water
• Handful of sesame seeds
• Chopped spring onion
• Two eggs
• Soy sauce (optional)

Method

In a pan, heat up a splash of sesame oil or any cooking oil of your choice over a medium heat. Add the minced garlic, and gently stir for a minute until nice and fragrant.

Mix together the gochujang and the water. Pour this in, followed by the sesame seeds and spring onions. Stir gently and let it cook for a minute or so.

Once it's gently sizzling , crack in the two eggs. Let it cook to your desired consistency. Season with a drizzle of soy sauce if you like, and finish with more scallions for garnish.

Serve hot with rice or toast, and enjoy.