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BA's Best Breakfast Sandwich

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Christopher Testani

It’s amazing how malleable eggs are, and this method yields an especially fluffy result. This is part of BA's Best, a collection of our essential recipes.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 1 Servings

Ingredients

Unsalted butter
1 English muffin, split
2 slices American cheese
2 large eggs, beaten to blend
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Handful of chopped fresh chives
Hot sauce and honey (for serving; optional)

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Generously butter each half of English muffin on both sides. Heat a large griddle or cast-iron skillet over medium.

    Step 2

    Toast muffin on griddle, cut side down, pressing slightly until golden brown, about 3 minutes. Flip and toast on other side, pressing slightly until golden brown on other side, about 3 minutes.

    Step 3

    Meanwhile, cook BA Breakfast Sausage patty on griddle until browned on 1 side, about 2 minutes.

    Step 4

    Flip and top with American cheese; cook until sausage is cooked through and cheese starts to melt, about 2 minutes. Turn off heat; keep muffin and sausage on warm griddle while you make the eggs.

    Step 5

    Heat a knob of butter in a small nonstick skillet (6" is ideal) over medium. Add eggs and season with salt and pepper.

    Step 6

    Using a heatproof rubber spatula, cook, lifting edges and tilting skillet to let uncooked egg run underneath, until mostly set but still slightly runny on top, about 2 minutes.

    Step 7

    Top with chives and fold eggs over to make a half moon; fold in half again.

    Step 8

    To serve, top bottom half of English muffin with egg, then sausage. Drizzle with hot sauce and honey, if desired. Close sandwich and stuff your face, cutlery not encouraged.

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