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The Ultimate Fried Egg Sandwich

Here I give you some simple tips and tricks to creating the most delicious fried egg sandwich imaginable!
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Course: Breakfast, Brunch
Cuisine: Universal
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Servings (click & slide): 2 sandwiches
Calories per serving: 553kcal
Author: Chris
Cost per serving: £2.50 / $3

Equipment

  • Large Non-Stick Pan & Tongs
  • Plastic Spatula
  • Bread Knife
  • Spoon (to baste eggs)
  • Scissors or Sharp Knife & Chopping Board (to chop chives)

Ingredients

  • 4 medium slices of Artisan Bread (or bread of choice)
  • 4 slices of Bacon
  • 4 fresh Eggs, at room temp
  • 2 tbsp Chilli Jam (see notes)
  • 1 tbsp Butter
  • 1 tbsp finely diced Fresh Chives
  • Salt & Pepper, to taste

Instructions

  • Add your bacon to a large pan over low-medium heat. Fry low and slow to render down the fat and cook until nice and crispy. Remove from pan and leave the fat. Raise heat to a medium.
  • Carefully and close to the pan, crack in two eggs (make sure they're spaced out). Add in butter and begin basting the egg whites. This will not only help cook the tops of the eggs, but also wrap them in all the gorgeous buttery/bacony goodness. Don't baste the yolk, you want that runny. Season with salt and pepper.
  • Once all of the white on both eggs are completely opaque, remove eggs from pan and crack in your second two. Repeat then remove again.
  • Lay your slices of bread in the pan and toast each side in the leftover oil.
  • Stack the sandwich in the following order: bread, chilli jam, bacon, fried eggs, chives and bread. Enjoy!

Quick Demo

Notes

a) Chilli Jam - This is a really key part of the sandwich. It balances out the saltiness of the bacon and the richness of the butter/yolk with a little sweetness and tingle of spice. You'll find it in almost all supermarkets, grocery stores or even farmers markets.
b) Over easy, medium or hard - You don't have to make sunny side up eggs, you could make them over easy. To do that it's the same process up until the egg whites being NEARLY cooked. Once they're all cooked (a little ring of uncooked white around the yolk) flip them over and cook for another 30 seconds or so. For over medium or hard just flip them sooner and cook longer on the flipped side until the yolk if to your preference.
c) Calories - per sandwich:

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Nutrition:

Nutrition Facts
The Ultimate Fried Egg Sandwich
Amount Per Serving
Calories 553 Calories from Fat 316
% Daily Value*
Fat 35.14g54%
Saturated Fat 5.812g36%
Trans Fat 0.049g
Polyunsaturated Fat 2.699g
Monounsaturated Fat 5.022g
Cholesterol 379mg126%
Sodium 620mg27%
Potassium 476mg14%
Carbohydrates 34.76g12%
Fiber 1.3g5%
Sugar 12.8g14%
Protein 22.97g46%
Vitamin A 725IU15%
Vitamin C 2.6mg3%
Calcium 124mg12%
Iron 3.61mg20%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
*Nutrition is based on the absence of salt unless stated as a measurement in the ingredients. Cost is worked out based on ingredients bought from UK supermarkets, then divided by the number of servings. In both instances these values are just for guidance. Please check out my FAQ Page for more info.
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