Fopo Cristo

How to make Fopo Cristo Recipe - Portland is a city of brunchers. In that bewitching hour between breakfast and lunch, every restaurant serving brunch features long lines of hungry citizens. The Egg Carton prides itself on making a damn good brunch. Sarah and Tim Arkwright a server turned lawyer and a former teacher with a retail background recommends the FoPo Cristo: French toast with fried egg, Cheddar cheese, Canadian bacon, sweet and spicy mustard and strawberry jam.

Makes 2 Sandwiches

FRENCH TOAST BATTER:
3 large eggs
1/2 cup (118 ml) half-and-half
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
Pinch of salt
1 tbsp (14g) unsalted butter
4 slices Texas toast bread
1 tsp sweet and spicy mustard (we use Beaver)
2 tbsp (31 g) strawberry jam
2 slices medium Cheddar cheese
(we use Tillamook)
4 slices bacon, cooked
6 slices Canadian bacon, cooked
2 eggs, cooked over-easy
Powdered sugar, for serving

Method:
To make the French toast batter, lightly whisk the eggs in a large bowl until the yolks are incorporated. Add the half-and-half, vanilla, pumpkin pie spice and a pinch of salt and whisk until blended. Pour the batter into a container with a flat bottom large enough to soak the Texas toast.

Heat a large griddle over medium-high heat. Place the butter on the griddle. Let it melt and cover the surface.

Dunk each slice of Texas toast into the French toast batter. Let each slice sit in the batter for about 10 seconds to soak up the liquid, then place each slice on the hot griddle.

Let the toast cook for 1 to 2 minutes, or until browned. The texture of the browned side should be slightly firm, not soggy. Flip the bread and brown the same way on the other side and set aside.

To assemble the sandwich, put ½ teaspoon of the mustard on 2 slices of the French toast. Then add 1 tablespoon (15g) of the jam on top of the mustard. Complete each sandwich with 1 slice of cheese, 2 slices of bacon, 3 slices of Canadian bacon and 1 over easy egg, and top with the remaining French toast. Sprinkle with the powdered sugar. Things could get messy, so serve with a knife and fork.

Fopo Cristo