A delicious & unique breakfast sammy with regional favorites

We recently visited our besties who moved from across the street to Taos, New Mexico. I can’t wait to share that whole trip with you – beautiful scenery, smothered + spicy food, interesting + kind people, and lots more. Until then, I gotta talk about this pork roll breakfast sandwich we made.

The last thing I expected our friend Laura to say was “we got Taylor Ham at the store so we can make breakfast sammies.” Say what now? While Dave grew up with this treat when visiting Maine for family reunions when his Aunt from Jersey would show up with SEVERAL rolls, Taylor Ham is usually a luxury hard to find outside of the Northeast. My IG friend therealbillyz let me know that you can find this in Chicago at Fresh Market Place. And if you must, you can also find on Goldbelly + Amazon too.

It’s like a porky tube of goodness that you cut into thick slices and fry up, typically for a breakfast sandwich.

Since we were in New Mexico – the land of hatch chiles – we were stoked to layer a healthy portion of these mild but delightfully flavorful chiles on the sandwich in the form of chile-mayo to add some nice tang and unique local flavor. Honestly, it cut through the fattiness of the cheese and pork in a really lovely way that made me go, “why haven’t I done this before?”

Since hatch chiles are also a local treat, you may not be able to find them in your area. They are available on Amazon and we love the Zia brand that you can get in mild or hot.

I know I’m giving you a recipe that has some potentially hard to find ingredients, but I promise it’s worth the extra adventure to find them and make this crazy good sandwich!

Pork Roll Breakfast Sandwich with Hatch Chiles

This delicious, decadent pork, egg, and cheese breakfast sandwich is an absolute crowd pleaser and easy to make!

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 15 minutes mins

Course Breakfast, brunch

Cuisine American

Servings 2 people

Ingredients

  

• 2 Slices Taylor Ham / Pork Roll
• 2 Tbs Hatch Chiles
• 2 Tbs Mayonnaise
• 2 Tbs Butter
• 2 Eggs
• 2 Slices Good Cheddar
• 2 Sliced English Muffins or Bagels
• 1/2 Tsp Sea Salt
• 1/2 Tsp Fresh Cracked Pepper

Instructions

 

• First, toast two English muffins.
• Mix the hatch chiles with mayonnaise and add a pinch of salt and pepper as needed. Set aside.
• Then, get a griddle or skillet going on medium heat.
• Cut two slices of pork roll, as thick as you'd like, typically about a quarter of an inch thick.
• Cut two to three notches along the perimeter of each pork roll slice so that when they cook, they don't curl up, then add to your skillet, cooking until the side down browns and crisps a bit.
• Once the pork roll is slightly browned on one side, flip the pork roll and add the cheese and cover with a lid so that the cheese gets nice and melty.
• Next get a second griddle or non-stick skillet going over medium-high heat and melt the butter so the pan is well covered. Crack the eggs on the skillet. Sprinkle the eggs with some salt + pep. Cook the eggs until the whites are just set. Flip and cook just another half minute or so for eggs over easy.
• Finally, just layer everything up! Slather each side of the English muffin with the hatch chile mayo, stack the cheesy pork roll and egg on the muffin, slice and eat!

Keyword Breakfast Recipe, Easy Breakfast Recipe