Open-Faced Breakfast Sandwich

Name: Open-Faced Breakfast Sandwich
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 servings Freshly ground black pepper; 4 eggs; 1 stalk fresh rosemary; 8 sprigs fresh thyme; 1 clove garlic, smashed; 4 Tbsps grape jelly; 113 grams dry cured and smoked speck ham, thinly sliced; 4 servings Kosher salt; 3 Tbsps maple syrup; 177 milliliters olive oil; 59 milliliters shredded Parmesan cheese; 4 slices white bread

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Open-Faced Breakfast Sandwich a try. One portion of this dish contains roughly 16g of protein, 52g of fat, and a total of 680 calories. This recipe serves 4. Head to the store and pick up parmesan cheese, kosher salt, rosemary, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the fresh rosemary you could follow this main course with the Vanilla Yogurt with Grape and Blueberry Compote with Honey and Fresh Rosemary: An Easy Breakfast or Dessert as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 35 minutes.

Instructions

Heat the oven to 400 degrees F.

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Oven

In a small saucepot over medium heat add the oil, rosemary, thyme sprigs, garlic, and a pinch of salt.

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Fresh Thyme

Rosemary

Garlic

Salt

Cooking Oil

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Pot

Heat until the garlic begins to brown and thyme is crisp. Strain the oil and remove the thyme to a paper towel-lined plate. Discard the rosemary and garlic, but reserve the oil.

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Rosemary

Garlic

Thyme

Cooking Oil

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Paper Towels

Brush one side of each piece of bread with the oil and place them oiled-side up on a wire rack fitted inside a baking sheet with sides. On another wire rack place the strips of speck ham and brush the top of each with maple syrup.

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Maple Syrup

Bread

Speck

Ham

Cooking Oil

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Baking Sheet

Wire Rack

Bake in the oven until both the toast and ham are golden and crisp, about 10 minutes.

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Toast

Ham

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Oven

Meanwhile make the eggs. In a nonstick saute pan over medium-high heat, add a few tablespoons of the reserved olive oil. Crack each egg over the pan and allow to fry until most of the whites are cooked, about 4 minutes.

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Olive Oil

Egg

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Frying Pan

Sprinkle with salt and a grind or two of pepper, then lower the heat and cover until the top of the eggs are cooked, but the yolks are not, about 2 minutes more.

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Pepper

Egg Yolk

Egg

Salt

Spread a tablespoon of grape jelly on the oiled side of each piece of bread. Top with a few strips of folded over ham, an egg and a few sprigs of the reserved fried thyme.

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Grape Jelly