This is another favourite of ours. It takes a little bit of time to prepare, but is oh-so-dee-lish. We generally try to stick to having it for special occasions only, as there are quite a few calories in one of these.
Some of us may be familiar with this type of breakfast treat, from one or more of the American fast-food chains. Is this version better? You decide.
This is not really the type of dish that needs a recipe, but it's amazing how many people have not thought of making it. So, in the best tradition of stating the obvious, here we go.
Ingredients for each muffin
- an English muffin
- an egg
- a slice or two of bacon. Back bacon (aka Canadian bacon) is good too, and a slice of ham is another option. Or skip the meat altogether if that's your thing.
- A slice of cheese. Swiss is good, but any other "meltable" cheese is fine, too.
Directions
- Cook the bacon. It should be put into a cold pan and cooked slowly until perfection. For best results, it should be chewy and not very crisp. Remove the bacon from the pan and place on a paper towel to drain. Wipe out the pan and return it to the stove for the next step.
- Fry the eggs. This can be done with a hotter pan than the bacon. Partway through cooking, flip them over to help cook the yolk until it's just hard. A minute or so before the eggs are done, top it with the slice of cheese so it melts just a bit.
- Optional: put some herbs and spices on the egg when it's first put into the pan. We like freshly ground black pepper and dried basil. But other flavours are good, too. A little bit of cumin goes especially good with eggs.
- While the eggs are cooking, toast the muffins.
- Assemble the muffin. Stack the egg and cheese on the muffin and top with bacon.
Enjoy. You'll see why we think that this is a treat and loaded with calories because, really, who can eat just one? We challenge you to try.
Even Bow-Tie Calico approves!
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