Potato and Egg Breakfast Foldover
Potato and Egg Breakfast Foldover
Ingredients
- 1 potato, peeled
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, or as needed
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce, or similar savory sauce
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, to taste
- 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
- 4 ounces deli ham, thinly sliced
Instructions
- 1
Heat the vegetable oil in a 10-inch frying pan over medium heat.
⏱️ 2 min
- 2
Using a vegetable peeler, thinly slice the peeled potato directly into the hot oil in the pan, forming a single, even layer to cover the bottom of the pan.
⏱️ 2 min
- 3
Cover the pan with a lid and cook the potato slices for 5-7 minutes, or until they are softened and slightly browned.
⏱️ 7 min
- 4
Remove the lid. Drizzle the soy sauce evenly over the cooked potato slices.
⏱️ 1 min
- 5
Crack the 2 large eggs directly over the potatoes. Use a fork to gently break the yolks and spread the egg whites and yolks somewhat evenly over the potatoes.
⏱️ 1 min
- 6
Season the eggs and potatoes with salt and black pepper to taste.
⏱️ 1 min
- 7
Cover the pan again with the lid and cook for 3-5 minutes, or until the eggs are mostly set. The eggs should be cooked through and the potato base golden brown.
⏱️ 5 min
- 8
Remove the lid. Sprinkle a generous amount of shredded cheddar cheese over one half of the egg and potato mixture.
⏱️ 1 min
- 9
Place the sliced deli ham, folded into triangles, on top of the shredded cheese.
⏱️ 1 min
- 10
Using a spatula, carefully fold the other half of the egg and potato mixture over the cheese and ham filling.
⏱️ 1 min
- 11
Continue cooking for 1-2 minutes, gently pressing down with the spatula, to allow the cheese to melt and the ham to warm through.
⏱️ 2 min
- 12
Carefully slide the finished breakfast foldover from the pan onto a plate. Serve immediately and cut into the folded item with a fork to reveal the melted cheese and ham inside.
⏱️ 1 min
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Potato and Egg Breakfast Foldover
- 1 potato, peeled
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, or as needed
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce, or similar savory sauce
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, to taste
- 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
- 4 ounces deli ham, thinly sliced
Instructions
- 1
Heat the vegetable oil in a 10-inch frying pan over medium heat.
⏱️ 2 min - 2
Using a vegetable peeler, thinly slice the peeled potato directly into the hot oil in the pan, forming a single, even layer to cover the bottom of the pan.
⏱️ 2 min - 3
Cover the pan with a lid and cook the potato slices for 5-7 minutes, or until they are softened and slightly browned.
⏱️ 7 min - 4
Remove the lid. Drizzle the soy sauce evenly over the cooked potato slices.
⏱️ 1 min - 5
Crack the 2 large eggs directly over the potatoes. Use a fork to gently break the yolks and spread the egg whites and yolks somewhat evenly over the potatoes.
⏱️ 1 min - 6
Season the eggs and potatoes with salt and black pepper to taste.
⏱️ 1 min - 7
Cover the pan again with the lid and cook for 3-5 minutes, or until the eggs are mostly set. The eggs should be cooked through and the potato base golden brown.
⏱️ 5 min - 8
Remove the lid. Sprinkle a generous amount of shredded cheddar cheese over one half of the egg and potato mixture.
⏱️ 1 min - 9
Place the sliced deli ham, folded into triangles, on top of the shredded cheese.
⏱️ 1 min - 10
Using a spatula, carefully fold the other half of the egg and potato mixture over the cheese and ham filling.
⏱️ 1 min - 11
Continue cooking for 1-2 minutes, gently pressing down with the spatula, to allow the cheese to melt and the ham to warm through.
⏱️ 2 min - 12
Carefully slide the finished breakfast foldover from the pan onto a plate. Serve immediately and cut into the folded item with a fork to reveal the melted cheese and ham inside.
⏱️ 1 min