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The pork roll, egg and cheese

15 min · 2

New Jersey's breakfast sandwich, called Taylor ham up north and pork roll down south. Notch the slices so they lie flat.

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You need

• 6 slices pork roll (Taylor ham), about 1/4 inch thick
• 2 kaiser rolls or brioche buns
• 2 eggs
• 2 slices American cheese
• 1 tbsp butter
• Salt, pepper and ketchup
• Optional: 2 hash brown patties

How to make it

1. Cut 4 small slits around the edge of each pork roll slice so it doesn't curl.
2. Fry the slices in a dry skillet over medium heat, 2 minutes a side, until browned at the edges.
3. Fry the eggs in butter and melt the cheese on top. Toast the rolls (and crisp the hash browns if using).
4. Stack three slices of pork roll per roll, then the egg and cheese, the hash brown, and salt, pepper and ketchup. Wrap in foil for a minute before eating.

Tips

• The order is always meat, egg, cheese: say "SPK" for salt, pepper and ketchup.
• Stack it higher for a Fat Jovo.

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