📍 New Jersey

Pork roll, egg and cheese (Taylor ham)

Name: Pork roll, egg and cheese (Taylor ham)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 1 servings
Ingredients: 3 slices pork roll (Taylor ham); 1 egg; 1 slice American cheese; 1 kaiser roll or hamburger bun; Salt, pepper, and ketchup

· Breakfast

A breakfast sandwich with fried pork roll, egg, and American cheese on a roll, the classic New Jersey morning fare.

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Pork roll, egg and cheese (Taylor ham): A breakfast sandwich with fried pork roll, egg, and American cheese on a roll, the classic New Jersey morning fare. — Photo: Austin Murphy · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia CommonsPhoto resized, converted to WebP and cropped for display.

⏱ 15 min🍽 1 servings📊 Easy🏷 Commonly associated

Preparation: 5 min
Cooking: 10 min
Waiting and resting: 0 min

History

Pork roll, known as 'Taylor ham' in North Jersey, is a cured pork product created in the 19th century by John Taylor in Trenton. The pork roll, egg, and cheese sandwich is the state's quintessential street breakfast, the subject of a fond regional debate over what to call it.

Ingredients

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Preparation

1
Make a small cut at the edge of each pork roll slice so it does not curl, and fry until browned on both sides.
2
In the same skillet, cook the egg to your liking and season with salt and pepper.
3
Place the cheese on the hot pork roll so it melts.
4
Toast the roll lightly.
5
Assemble the sandwich with the pork roll, cheese, and egg, and add ketchup if you like.