Open Faced Red Eye Breakfast Sandwich
Difficulty – Intermediate
Time to Prepare – 45 minutes active, 2 hours inactive
Featured Seasoning – Red Eye Rub
Servings – 4
Sam
About this recipe:
Coffee lovers unite! Besides the delicious earthy barbeque flavor provided by the coffee chili Red Eye Rub, this dish includes coffee glazed prosciutto. Add a cup of coffee to go along and you have the perfect java trifecta. Cheers to a delicious start to your day.
Ingredients
8 ounces cream cheese
4 Tblsp Spiva Cooking Red Eye Rub, divided
12 slices prosciutto
4 cups brewed coffee
3 roma tomatoes, sliced 1/4 inch thickness
8 eggs
8 thinly sliced pieces of crusty bread, such as sourdough
Avocado oil, for frying
Procedure
- Preferably the day before serving, preheat your oven or smoker to 225 degrees F.
- Score crosshatch lines all over the block of cream cheese with a sharp knife. Using about 2 Tblsp (or to taste) Spiva Cooking Red Eye Rub, season the exterior of the cream cheese.
- Place on a sheet pan and slow roast in the oven or smoke for 2 hours. If proceeding with your recipe, hold warm until ready to spread. If saving for another time, cool and store in the fridge.
- If your cream cheese is cold, place in a baking dish and cover. Allow it to slowly warm up in the oven while you prepare the breakfast sandwiches.
- Brush the bread slices with a little oil and toast in the oven, toaster, or in a pan until golden and crispy. Divide between 4 plates.
- Meanwhile, heat a saute pan over high heat with a little oil.
- Dip the prosciutto slices in brewed coffee, then place in pan to fry on one side. Flip, add a little more coffee, and allow to become glazed.
- Place fried prosciutto slices in a bowl and add some additional brewed coffee. Reserve.
- In the same pan, add a little more oil and then place tomatoes in a single layer, working in batches if necessary. Flip tomatoes and allow them to become slightly charred and softened. Reserve on a plate.
- Spread the smoked cream cheese equally over all the bread slices. Add 3 prosciutto slices to each toast, followed by the charred tomatoes.
- Fry the eggs as desired, preferably keeping the yolk soft and liquid. Season the eggs with Spiva Cooking Red Eye Rub instead of salt.
- Place freshly fried eggs on top of each slice of bread and serve immediately. Enjoy!