Okay, I can’t believe I’m going to ask this but: Taylor Ham or Pork Roll? 🙂 Either way I had this light bulb moment: instead of making individual pork roll, egg, and cheese sandwiches, why not turn this Jersey staple into a breakfast strata (which traditionally includes bread, eggs, cheese, and meat). That way, especially if you have guests visiting, everyone can enjoy this scrumptiousness all at once. You get the pork roll, egg, and cheese all in one serving. What else do you really need? Oh I know, ketchup, salt and pepper. One thing to keep in mind is that the bread needs to soak overnight in the fridge, so all of the flavors combine perfectly. Enjoy this for breakfast, brunch, or brinner.
Jersey Strata
Get a taste of Jersey’s famous Pork Roll (or Taylor Ham) sandwich. It’s easy to make and absolutely out-of-this-world delicious!
- Prep Time: 8 hours
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Total Time: 9 hours
- Yield: 6-8 1x
- Category: Breakfast, Brunch
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 1 French baguette, cubed in about 1 inch pieces (6–7 cups)
- 2 packages pork roll/Taylor ham slices (16 pieces)
- 12 large eggs
- 1 8oz. block cheddar cheese, shredded
- 2 cups milk
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Cook Pork Roll/ Taylor ham slices until brown, cool down, slice into quarters. Set aside.
- Coat 9×13 baking dish with cooking spray. Arrange the bread cubes over the bottom. In a large bowl, beat the eggs and milk until incorporated. Add, Pork Roll/Taylor ham, cheese, salt and pepper, mix until well incorporated. Pour the egg mixture over the bread, making sure the liquid saturates the bread (and making sure that meat and cheese are evenly distributed). Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight or at least 8 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350, remove the plastic wrap from the strata and bake until the top form light brown crust, 45-60 minutes.
- Serve with ketchup and salt and pepper, or any of your favorite fixings.
Notes
Make sure that the dish you are using is going to withstand temperature switch, I took mine out of the fridge 1 hour before baking so it would warm up just a touch.
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