Corned Beef McMuffin Recipe

Corned Beef McMuffin Recipe

Corned Beef McMuffin Recipe - I will admit though that a homemade egg mcMuffin is my favorite breakfast sandwich. Not only that, but this time of year I get overly excited that corned beef hits the markets, and go on sale. I’m a corned beef junky. I love everything about it, well with the exception of the boring corned beef with cabbage and potatoes. I’m sorry, but not a fan. I am a fan however of corned beef. I’ve done things such as reuben style potato skins, corned beef hash quesadillas, an awesome melt, my favorite hash, the classic sandwich, even potstickers, corned beef cheese burger, and now the corned beef mcMuffin!

Corned Beef McMuffin Recipe INGREDIENTS:

• 1 tsp canola oil
• 1 English muffin, split and toasted
• 1 slice of American cheese
• 1/2 cup of chopped and cooked corned beef, seared
• 1 egg, cooked over easy or sunny side up

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Start by heating a sauté pan on medium heat. Add the canola oil, and let it come to temperature.
2. Add in the chopped corned beef, and cook until you get some nice crispy edges. Remove to a small bowl, and set to the side.
3. Next, crack the egg, and cook until your desired doneness. During this time, toast your English muffin.
4. Once toasted, lay down the American cheese on the bottom muffin, top with the cooked egg, and carefully place the crisped corned beef on top. Top with the top muffin, and get ready to go.

Additional Trivia And History For Corn Beef

Corned beef is a salt-cured beef product. The term comes from the treatment of the meat with large grained rock salt, also called "corns" of salt. It features as an ingredient in many cuisines.

Canned corned beef
It was popular during both World Wars, when fresh meat was rationed. Corned beef remains popular in the United Kingdom and countries with British culinary traditions and is commonly used in sandwiches, corned beef hash or eaten with chips and pickles. It also remains especially popular in Canada in a variety of dishes, perhaps most prominently Montreal smoked meat.

History

Although the exact beginnings of corned beef are unknown, it most likely came about when people began preserving meat through salt-curing. Evidence of its legacy is apparent in numerous cultures, including Ancient Europe and the Middle East. The word corn derives from Old English, and is used to describe any small hard particles or grains. In the case of "corned beef", the word may refer to the coarse granular salts used to cure the beef. The word corned may also refer to the corns of potassium nitrate, also known as saltpetre, which were formerly used to preserve the meat Source: Corn Beef

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