Toast with Fried Egg and Bacon Strips
A classic American breakfast featuring crispy bacon, a perfectly fried egg with a runny yolk, and buttered toast. Quick to prepare and energizing for a great start to your day.
Ingredients
- •2 slices bacon
- •1 large egg
- •2 slices bread (your choice, e.g., white, whole wheat)
- •1/2 tablespoon butter or cooking oil (for frying egg)
- •1/2 tablespoon butter (for toast, optional)
- •Salt to taste
- •Black pepper to taste
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Instructions
- 1
Place the bacon strips in a cold skillet (preferably non-stick) over medium heat. Cook for 5-7 minutes, flipping occasionally, until crispy and browned to your liking. Remove bacon from skillet and place on a paper towel-lined plate to drain excess grease.
- 2
While bacon cooks, toast the bread in a toaster to your desired crispness. Once toasted, spread butter on the toast, if desired.
- 3
Carefully pour out most of the bacon grease from the skillet, leaving about 1/2 tablespoon. If there isn't enough bacon grease, add 1/2 tablespoon of butter or cooking oil to the skillet and heat over medium-low heat.
- 4
Crack the egg directly into the hot skillet. Cook for 2-3 minutes for a runny yolk (sunny-side up), or flip and cook for an additional 30 seconds to 1 minute for an over-easy egg. Season with salt and pepper.
- 5
Carefully slide the fried egg onto one of the buttered toast slices. Place the crispy bacon strips alongside. Serve immediately.
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