The BEST-EVER Breakfast Sandwich with Crispy Eggs & Cheese Recipe (2024)

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FOR THE SANDWICH

• 4piecessandwich bread
• 2eggs
• 1tomato
• 3sliceshavarti cheese
• 1/4cupvirgin olive oil60 ml
• dashgarlic powder
• dashonion powder
• dashsweet smoked Spanish paprika
• dashdried thyme
• pinchsea salt
• dashfreshly cracked black pepper

FOR THE BATTER

• 1/2cupall-purpose flour64 grams
• 1/2tspbaking powder2 grams
• 1/4tspsea salt1.25 grams
• 1/2tspgarlic powder1.64 grams
• 1/4tspsweet smoked Spanish paprika.65 grams
• 1/2cupwater118 ml

EXTRAS

• 1/2cupsunflower oil125 ml

1. To make the batter, add 1/2 cup all-purpose flour into a large shallow bowl, along with 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1/4 tsp sea salt, 1/2 tsp garlic powder and 1/4 tsp sweet smoked paprika, mix the dry ingredients together, then pour in 1/2 cup cold water and whisk together until you form a creamy batter with no lumps, set aside

2. For the next step, heat a small fry pan with a medium-high heat and add in a 1/4 cup virgin olive oil, while the oil is heating, thinly slice 1 tomato and toast 4 pieces of bread

3. After heating the olive oil for 3 to 4 minutes, add 1 egg into the pan, let the egg cook in the olive oil without moving it, this way it develops a crispy texture in the bottom, after 1 minute tilt the pan and splash the hot olive oil on top of the egg using a spatula, only do this for about 10 seconds to not over-cook the egg yolk, remove from the pan and cook your second egg the exact same way

4. To assemble each sandwich, add 1/2 slice of cheese on top of a piece of toast, then add in 4 slices of tomato, season the tomatoes with sea salt, black pepper, a dash of garlic powder and a dash of onion powder, place another 1/2 slice of cheese over the tomatoes, add in 1 crispy fried egg, season the eggs with a dash of sweet smoked paprika and some dried thyme, place another 1/2 slice of cheese and a piece of toast on top, do not push down on the sandwich, otherwise you risk breaking the egg yolk

5. Heat a small fry pan with a medium heat and add in 1/2 cup sunflower oil

6. While the oil is heating, add the sandwich into the bowl with the batter, spoon the batter all over the top of the sandwich, don´t flip the sandwich into the batter, as you risk the chance of breaking the egg yolk

7. After heating the oil for 4 minutes, carefully add the battered sandwich into the pan, shaking off any excess batter, after 2 to 2 1/2 minutes, gently flip the sandwich to fry the other side, after another 2 to 2 1/2 minutes remove the sandwich from the pan and transfer into a plate with paper towels, fry up your second sandwich in the same way, serve at once, enjoy!