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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

1

BA’s Best Breakfast Sausage patty

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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  • Life Hack: Use pork roll instead of sausage. The sausage still rules though. And the American cheese is non-negotiable. The sandwich isn't the same without it.

    • alex_delany

    • New York City

    • 10/31/2017

  • I like putting the cheese inside the egg/omelette situation. I make this all the time with frozen sausage patties or bacon. I like chives but this sandwich seems purer without them.

    • TX

    • 6/24/2019

  • They were not kidding when the labeled the breakfast sausage and the sandwich as B.A.'s best. Would definitely encourage adding honey as it really blends well with the sausage. Made this as a part of a bday breakfast for my girlfriend and she was very happy and full afterwards!

    • amlitt4

    • Louisville, KY

    • 10/14/2019

  • Do you REALLY need a recipe for an egg, sausage and cheese sandwich? Also, 2 pans for 1 sandwich? I think the F not, unless you are coming to my kitchen to wash the dishes.

    • Robert

    • NY NY

    • 1/4/2021

  • Why not use a toaster for the English muffin ?

    • Lancej

    • Toronto

    • 5/2/2021

  • I do these all the time--but one egg, and one slice of cheese is plenty per sandwich--I stick the cheese in the middle of the egg, then fold the sides over. A sausage patty is the fave at our house, but bacon or ham is good, too. My husband prefers American cheese, but one kid wants cheddar and the other keeps me company with pepper jack. Swiss or gouda are yummy with ham or bacon.

    • Janmaus

    • NC

    • 1/5/2022