water instead of oil.
By asliah
@asliah (11137)
Philippines
December 15, 2010 5:45am CST
hi mylotters,
have you ever try to use water to fry instead of oil?
they said it can be use as substitute to oil,
so i tried sometimes to cook fried egg with the use of water,
same procedure of cooking and same taste also.
and because of that ,i can save cooking oil.
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11 responses
@mylesnarvaez (5451)
• Philippines
15 Dec 10
yes i have. i try to minimize the use of oil in everyday cooking so an alternative to fried egg is a poached egg. like the process you mentioned, using water instead of oil. it's somewhere between boiled egg without the shell and fried egg without the oil. hehe 
@coffeebreak (17798)
• United States
11 Jan 11
called a "poached" egg. Mom did them all the time when we were kids...had a little machine to make 3 at a time and they were good.
@Xansus (946)
• Bulgaria
15 Dec 10
I dont think its the same ;(
Well i think frying with water is impsible when i put a water in a pan it starts going all over and if you put a lot its more of a boiled egg not fryed :)
I think you can fry only with oil :)
Otherwise its boiling or just frying without anything ;)
Well if you really did something like that (howww :( ) its good cuz oil is bad for the health ;)
@mylesnarvaez (5451)
• Philippines
15 Dec 10
it's a poached egg. something like a boiled egg without the shell and fried egg without the use of oil.
something like a boiled egg without the shell and fried egg without the use of oil.
@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
30 Jan 12
Well if one is using nonstick cookware, water can be used instead of oil, but taste with oil and without oil will not be same, we use the minimum quantity of sunflower oil in cooking here.
Best of luck.
Professor
Professor
@scarlet20 (15)
• Philippines
12 Apr 11
Yes I have tried using water but I do not think its called frying. Poaching is the process of simmering food in liquid instead of oil.You will still come up with the same taste but different texture. This method you can save oil and save life as well. It is economical and health-friendly too.
@CookingIsMyPassion (653)
• United States
29 Jan 12
You can't fry food in water. You can fry foods in oil or butter.
Never heard of anyone frying an egg in oil.
When you put the water in the pan and cooked your egg what you came up with was a poached egg - not a fried egg.
There is a huge difference in the taste of a fried egg with a dab of butter in a fry pan to that of a poached egg steamed in a bath of water.
@hardworkinggurl (37063)
• United States
15 Dec 10
You can certainly substitute but you will not get the same effect as what ever you try to fry in water will simply boil until cooked. So if you are looking for the same fried effect, it will not happen by boiling but it will save you oil. LOL
@anNiTa (126)
• United States
15 Dec 10
i usually do this but only with meat or chicken but never tried it with eggs. Great tip! definately gonna try it.
@frenzylady (518)
• Philippines
15 Dec 10
Hi asliah! I never tried water as a substitute for oil, though. Let me try to use that instead on my next breakfast, lol! I am hoping my husband will like it. Cheers! 
