The Best Breakfast Sandwich Ever OR Green, Eggs, and Ham

This recipe will ruin you for any other version of the same dish. Though this is technically the same sort of sandwich that you could get at a fast food joint, I can't discuss the different universes in which these sandwiches exist.

These puppies are SO. GOOD. I don't know if it's the eggs, the pan fried bread, or the ham, but I can promise you, if you make one of these for yourself, you won't regret it. Your personal trainer might, but *scout's honor*, you won't.

Start by putting some butter in a pan and frying up some hamburger buns on a low heat. Regular bread works fine here too, but if you do that, be sure to toast both sides of the bread until they look like this:

See how golden and delicious? This adds the perfect flavor and texture. DO NOT pop the bread in the toaster and think that you will achieve the same thing. If you do, I will have to hunt  you down and force you to eat a soggy Egg McMuffin instead because you insult the true nature of this sandwich.

Whew, sorry, that's the second post in a row that I've been openly aggressive to you. Please forgive me. I don't mean to be, I'm just really passionate about these sandwiches, apparently.

*Resuming normal, cordial tone, knowing that everyone respects the sandwich too*

On a normal day, I use plain mayo. Today I was feeling fancy so I chopped some chives and added them. I don't know if it's physically possible to regret a decision made favorably toward chives. At least not for my brain chemistry.

This, however, is not an option. Put dijon mustard on your sandwich.

So say we all.
        So say we all.

 

Tomatoes and onions taste great, but today, I had an avocado in my fridge. I feel deeply about avocados, so imagine how I feel about them on this sandwich...alright, I won't start that again. Sorry.

Slice your avocado thinly in preparation for the sandwich.

Now, in the same pan that you fried your bread, throw in one egg and a slice of ham.

3 points on this step:

1. I'm an over-medium kinda girl. If you prefer your eggs scrambled, it will not ruin the integrity of the sandwich for you to do so during this step.

2. Please be sure to salt and pepper your egg. The ham adds some saltiness, but you still want the flavor of the egg to pop.

3. I hereby give you permission to go crazy with the deli meat here. If you have bacon, turkey, salami, or even a sausage patty, use that in place of ham. The ham just happened to be in my fridge. As a rule, I cook with what I have available.

At least my ingredients aren't imaginary. That has to count for something in the world.

Spread the chive mayo on one side and the dijon mustard on the other. When the egg is cooked to your liking, place that, the avocado, the ham and a slice of cheese on the bread.

This doesn't look half as divine as it actually tastes.

Each favor is perfectly balanced with the others. The crunchiness of the fried bread perfectly compliments the runny egg yolk and the tanginess of the dijon mustard is balanced by the smooth taste of the avocado.

I made one of these for myself and my sister, and we both decided that our lives were forever changed by the taste of this sandwich.

Forever. Changed.

Think about this the next time you reach for a bowl of Wheaties: will Wheaties change your life?



Best Breakfast Sandwich:

1 tbsp butter
1 hamburger bun
dijon mustard
mayo
chopped chives
1 egg
1 piece of ham
1 slice of American cheese


Place bread in a buttered saucepan over medium heat until golden brown. (Do not toast in the toaster. I will hunt you down.)

Chop chives and mix them with the mayonnaise. Spread over the toasted bread. Spread dijon mustard over the other piece of bread. Slice avocado thinly and place on one side of the sandwich.

Fry egg and piece of ham until egg is cooked to liking. (Be sure to salt the egg.)

Place egg, ham, and cheese on the bread.

Enjoy!