Jul 14 2026
RestaurantsRosie's Diner AuroraThe Handyman Recipe

The Handyman Recipe

Time30m
Serves1

Build Your Own Breakfast. Two eggs cooked to order, golden hashbrowns and your choice of toast, flour tortilla, pancakes or French toast. Your choice of bacon, ham, sausage links, sausage patty, turkey sausage, corned beef hash, chicken fried steak or chicken fried chicken.

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Ingredients

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Eggs

Toast Options

Protein Options

Method

Cooking the Eggs

  1. 1

    Prepare the Eggs

    Crack the eggs into a bowl and season with salt and pepper. Whisk lightly if you prefer scrambled eggs.

  2. 2

    Cook the Eggs

    Heat butter or oil in a non-stick skillet over medium heat. Pour in the eggs and cook to your desired doneness (sunny-side up, over-easy, scrambled). Remove from skillet and set aside.

Cooking the Hashbrowns

  1. 3

    Prepare the Hashbrowns

    Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add frozen hashbrowns and season with salt and pepper.

  2. 4

    Fry the Hashbrowns

    Cook hashbrowns until golden brown and crispy, about 5-7 minutes per side. Flip carefully and cook the other side. Remove from skillet and set aside.

Preparing Toast Options

  1. 5

    Toast the Bread

    For toast, place bread slices in a toaster until golden brown.

  2. 6

    Heat Tortilla

    For a flour tortilla, warm it in a skillet for about 1 minute on each side.

  3. 7

    Cook Pancakes

    For pancakes, prepare according to package directions or your favorite recipe, cooking on a griddle until bubbles form and edges look set.

  4. 8

    Make French Toast

    For French toast, dip bread slices in egg mixture and cook on a skillet until golden brown on both sides.

Cooking Protein Options

  1. 9

    Cook Bacon

    For bacon, cook slices in a skillet over medium heat until crispy, about 4-5 minutes. Drain on paper towels.

  2. 10

    Cook Ham

    For ham, heat slices in the same skillet for about 2-3 minutes on each side until warmed through.

  3. 11

    For sausage links, cook in a skillet over medium heat until browned and cooked through, about 8-10 minutes.

  4. 12

    Cook Sausage Patty

    For the sausage patty, cook in the skillet over medium heat for about 4-5 minutes on each side.

  5. 13

    Cook Turkey Sausage

    Turkey sausage links can be cooked the same way as regular sausage links.

  6. 14

    Prepare Corned Beef Hash

    Cook corned beef hash in a skillet over medium heat until browned and crispy, about 5-7 minutes.

  7. 15

    Cook Chicken Fried Steak

    Cook chicken fried steak in the skillet for about 5-7 minutes on each side until golden brown.

  8. 16

    Cook Chicken Fried Chicken

    Cook chicken fried chicken in the skillet for about 6-8 minutes on each side until fully cooked.

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