Pork Roll, Egg & Cheese

also called Taylor ham egg and cheese · taylor ham egg and cheese · taylor ham · pork roll egg and cheese · pork roll · SPK · Taylor pork roll

The table

6 slices(1/4-in thick)pork rollscore four notches, griddle 3 min a sidemelt the cheese onto the porkstack pork, egg, then salt, pepper, ketchup
1 Tbs(14 g)unsalted butter
4 slicesAmerican cheese
2 largeeggsfry the eggs 2 min, yolks soft
1 Tbs(14 g)unsalted butter
2(split)kaiser rollstoast the split rolls 2 min
1/4 tspkosher salt
1/4 tspblack pepper
2 Tbs(30 mL)ketchup
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What to lay out

Everything the recipe asks for, sitting under the step that eats it. Tick each one as you measure it.10 things to get out.

Pans and tools

1score four notches, griddle 3 min a side

2fry the eggs 2 min, yolks soft

3toast the split rolls 2 min

4melt the cheese onto the pork

goes in with what step 1 made

5stack pork, egg, then salt, pepper, ketchup

goes in with what steps 2, 3 and 4 made

Cooking it

Start to finish is the longest chain through the table, so branches that overlap are counted once. That is why the waits add up to more than the clock — and it only holds if you get them going together.

Tap a step when it is done; the next one lights up.

The clock

Start to finish
at least 3 mintwo waits that overlap count once
Needs you
7 minof the steps that give a time

2 of the 5 steps never say how long they take, so both numbers are floors. It adds up to more hands-on time than the whole dish takes because two branches run at once — which needs someone free to run both. The recipe itself says 15 min.

  1. score four notches, griddle 3 min a side

    3 minneeds youfrom the start

  2. fry the eggs 2 min, yolks soft

    2 minneeds youfrom the start

  3. toast the split rolls 2 min

    2 minneeds youfrom the start

  4. melt the cheese onto the pork

    not timed3 min in

  5. stack pork, egg, then salt, pepper, ketchup

    not timed3 min in

Drawn to scale, so a long wait really does take up the room it takes. The shortest stretches keep a sliver so they stay visible; their times are printed beside them. Bars that line up are happening at the same time.

You'll need skillet

See how it is written
>> title: Pork Roll, Egg & Cheese
>> category: Sandwiches & Rolls
>> tags: pork, eggs, breakfast, sandwich, griddle
>> counters: Diner
>> aka: Taylor ham egg and cheese, taylor ham egg and cheese, taylor ham, pork roll egg and cheese, pork roll, SPK, Taylor pork roll
>> servings: 2
>> time: 15 min
>> step.1: score four notches, griddle 3 min a side
>> step.2: melt the cheese onto the pork
>> step.3: fry the eggs 2 min, yolks soft
>> step.4: toast the split rolls 2 min
>> step.5: stack pork, egg, then salt, pepper, ketchup

Griddle @pork roll{6%slices}(1/4-in thick) in @unsalted butter{1%Tbs}(14 g) in a #skillet{} over medium-high heat ~fry{3%min} a side, after cutting four notches from the edge to the centre of each slice. Uncut, it curls into a bowl on the first side and never lies flat again.

Melt @American cheese{4%slices} onto @&(~1)griddled pork roll{} in the pan, stacked three slices high so the cheese welds the pile together.

Fry @eggs{2%large} in @unsalted butter{1%Tbs}(14 g) over medium heat ~fry{2%min}, basting the tops, and leave the yolks soft — the yolk is the sauce.

Toast @kaiser rolls{2}(split) cut side down on the dry griddle ~toast{2%min}.

Stack @&(~3)cheesed pork roll{} and @&(~2)fried eggs{} on @&(~1)toasted rolls{} and finish with @kosher salt{1/4%tsp}, @black pepper{1/4%tsp} and @ketchup{2%Tbs}(30 mL). That last line is the order as it is called at the counter: salt, pepper, ketchup — SPK. North Jersey prints Taylor ham on the menu and south Jersey prints pork roll; it is one sandwich and nobody uses the other side's word.