One of my guilty pleasures during weekend mornings is eating an egg McMuffin. I know that might sound strange coming from me, and as I never eat at McDonald’s for lunch or dinner for that matter, I do stop there for breakfast during busy weekday mornings. I always order the egg McMuffin, and nothing other. I’ve learned to make my own egg McMuffin, really for one reason, and one reason only and that is because I want to know what the heck I am eating, plus mine are actually a heck of a lot better. On our way back from a camping trip, we decided to leave earlier in the morning due to some rain issues, and I decided to stop at McDonald’s and treat my boy to breakfast. I can tell you this is probably only his second time in 11 years eating breakfast at McDonald’s so I could see the excitement in his tired eyes. He opted into trying the sausage and egg McMuffin, and instantly fell in love.
With my kid loving that sandwich so much, and as much as he likes to learn how to cook, I decided to teach him how to make his own sausage and egg McMuffin, and the result was the same. Much better than the original, and he was one happy camper.
Let’s get started.
Ingredients:
- 1 English muffin, sliced and toasted
- 1 egg
- 1 round breakfast sausage, cooked
- 1 slice of American cheese
- 1 ring mold
- 1/2 tbsp unsalted butter
- Cooking spray
- salt, to taste
- cracked black pepper, to taste
Start by heating a skillet on medium-low heat. Spray the inside of a medium ring mold, something along the lines of these, and place the ring in the middle of the skillet. Add the butter into the middle of the ring, and once melted, crack in an egg into the ring. Swirl the egg with a fork to break up the yolk and egg white a bit, then season with salt and pepper.
Place a cover over the skillet, and let cook for about 4 minutes or so. During this time, place your English muffins in the toaster, and to me I like to toast them just a bit longer to get a bit darker along the edges.
Now you are ready to place. Lay the bottom muffin on a plate, then the slice of cheese, the cooked, warm sausage, then using a spatula, remove the ring mold, and slip the egg on top of the sausage. Place the top muffin, and dig in.
All of this was created by my son. Not only was he proud, and myself for that matter, but ultimately it turned out to be one awesome sausage McMuffin sandwich. Sorry McDonald’s.