Description
Recreating the classic McDonald’s steak, egg, and cheese bagel brings nostalgic diner comfort to home kitchens. Crispy steak, fluffy scrambled eggs, and melted cheese combine on a toasted bagel for a satisfying breakfast experience you can easily craft.
Ingredients
Scale
- 0.5 pound (226.8 g) shaved steak
- 4 eggs, beaten
- 2 slices american cheese (alternatives: cheddar or provolone)
- 2 plain bagels (alternatives: everything, onion, or cheese bagels)
- 1 small onion, sliced
- 3 tbsps unsalted butter
- 0.5 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tbsps mustard
- 1 tsp Montreal steak seasoning
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 0.25 tsp dried dill
Instructions
- Sauce Preparation: Whisk mayonnaise, mustard, and dill in a small bowl until smooth, then refrigerate to allow flavors to meld.
- Caramelized Onions: Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat, add onions with a pinch of salt, and sauté until they transform into a rich, golden-brown color. Remove and set aside.
- Steak Seasoning: Massage Worcestershire sauce and Montreal steak seasoning into the steak slices, ensuring full coverage.
- Meat and Cheese Integration: Sear seasoned steak in the same skillet until perfectly browned, reintroduce caramelized onions, and create two distinct portions. Crown each with a cheese slice, allowing it to melt luxuriously.
- Egg Preparation: Using the remaining butter, craft fluffy scrambled eggs in the skillet, dividing them into two equal servings.
- Bagel Transformation: Toast bagels until they achieve a crisp, golden-brown exterior using a skillet or toaster.
- Assembly: Spread the chilled sauce generously on both bagel halves, layer with scrambled eggs, top with the cheese-covered steak and onion mixture, and complete the sandwich by placing the top bagel half.
Notes
- Sauce Preparation Tip: Mix condiments ahead of time to let flavors meld and intensify, enhancing overall sandwich taste profile.
- Caramelize Onions Carefully: Low and slow cooking develops deep, sweet flavor without burning, creating perfect golden-brown texture.
- Steak Searing Technique: Use high heat and minimal movement to achieve perfect brown crust, sealing in juicy meat tenderness.
- Cheese Melting Hack: Cover steak with cheese in hot skillet to ensure smooth, complete melting across meat surface.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Lunch
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 610
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 1300 mg
- Fat: 44 g
- Saturated Fat: 20 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 34 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 22 g
- Cholesterol: 300 mg