Triple-Meat Breakfast Burger

Sometimes when one is struck with the perfectly stocked fridge and a brilliant idea, dishes of pure magic are created. This is certainly the case with this triple-meat breakfast burger. It consists of a prosciutto-wrapped beef patty topped with bacon and an egg on a sesame seed bun. (I’ll give you a couple of minutes to just let that sink in.)

Ingredients:

• 2 strips bacon
• 1 beef burger patty
• 2 slices prosciutto
• 1 egg
• 1 sesame seed burger bun
• Lettuce, tomato, and any other toppings you desire

The picture above is what I call the “action shot”—I love how it captures the yolk mid drop.

Procedure:

1. It all starts with the bacon (of course). Cook the bacon in a nonstick skillet until the fat has rendered and it is nice and crisp. Set the bacon aside, reserving the rendered fat in the pan.
2. Wrap the beef patty in the prosciutto. Cook in the reserved bacon fat over medium heat until crisp, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Reserve. (I started with a leftover, already cooked beef patty. You would likely need to cook it longer if you started with raw meat.)
3. Lastly, you’re also going to the cook the egg in that very same bacon fat to the desired doneness. I, of course, vote sunny-side up, but I’ll leave that decision to you.
4. Assemble the cooked ingredients on the burger bun along with the lettuce, tomato, and whatever other toppings you like (cheese, perhaps?).

Although I call this a “breakfast burger,” in reality I’d be perfectly content eating this for brunch, lunch, dinner, or as a snack too. You’ll definitely want to add this to your list of “things to cook soon.” And now, I leave you with one last #eggporn photo: