Leftover brisket has one more job after dinner. Warm half a cup of it, pile it on soft scrambled eggs melted under cheese, and stack it all on a toasted English muffin with paper-thin red onion.
A dash of hot sauce goes into the eggs, not on top, so there’s a little heat under the smoke in every bite. Finish with a swipe of barbecue sauce and you’ll start smoking extra brisket on purpose.
🔪 Ingredients for BBQ Brisket Egg Sandwich
- Leftover barbecue brisket: chopped or sliced.
- Butter
- Eggs
- Water
- Salt and pepper
- Hot sauce: a dash goes into the eggs, not on top.
- Shredded cheese: sharp cheddar or pepper jack.
- Red onion: sliced paper thin.
- English muffins, sandwich thins or white bread: toasted.
- Barbecue sauce: for topping.
Equipment
- Small nonstick or cast iron skillet with a lid
- Whisk
📝 How to Make BBQ Brisket Egg Sandwich
- Reheat the brisket in the microwave or oven until hot.
- Heat a small skillet over medium heat.
- Whisk the eggs with the water, salt, pepper and hot sauce.
- Swirl the butter in the hot pan and pour in the eggs.
- Scramble until cooked through. Take off the heat, top with cheese and cover for 1 minute.
- Toast the bread.
- Divide the eggs over the bottoms. Top with brisket, red onion and barbecue sauce, cap and serve.
🔄 Substitutions
- Pulled pork or smoked chicken in place of brisket.
- Brioche buns or a biscuit in place of English muffins.
- Pepper jack, Swiss or American in place of cheddar.
- Pickled red onion in place of raw.
💡 Meat Nerd Tips
- Reach for the point. Point (fatty) brisket reheats juicier than flat. Add a spoonful of broth or barbecue sauce before warming so it does not dry out.
- Pull the eggs early. Take them off a few seconds before they look done; they keep cooking under the lid while the cheese melts.
- Slice the onion thin. Paper-thin raw onion adds crunch without taking over.
🍽️ What to Serve with BBQ Brisket Egg Sandwich
- Hash browns or breakfast potatoes
- Fresh fruit
- Hot coffee and extra hot sauce on the table.
- Feeding a brunch crowd: bake a pan of Garlic and Steak Strata alongside, or browse more breakfast recipes.
🧊 Leftovers and Storage
- Best built and eaten right away.
- Keep leftover brisket refrigerated up to 4 days and scramble the eggs fresh.
- More brisket left over? Turn it into Brisket BBQ Beans or a pot of Smoked Brisket Chili.
BBQ Brisket Egg Sandwich
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup leftover barbecue brisket
- 1 tbsp butter
- 4 eggs
- 1 tbsp water
- salt and pepper
- dash of hot sauce
- 1/4 cup shredded cheese sharp cheddar or pepper jack
- 1/4 red onion sliced paper-thin
- 2 English muffins or 2 sandwich thins or 4 slices white bread, toasted
- barbecue sauce for topping
Instructions
- Reheat the brisket in the microwave or oven.
- Preheat a small skillet over medium heat for eggs.
- Whisk the eggs with the water, salt, pepper, and dash of hot sauce.
- Swirl butter in the preheated pan to coat and pour in the eggs.
- Scramble to preferred doneness, but cooked through. Remove from heat, top with a bit of cheese and cover for 1 minute.
- Meanwhile, toast the bread.
- Divide the eggs over the toasted bread. Top with warm brisket, red onions, and extra barbecue sauce if desired.
- Finish off with top bread layer and serve.
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Quick Summary
Leftover barbecue brisket reheated and stacked on toasted English muffins over soft scrambled eggs whisked with water, salt, pepper and hot sauce, cooked in butter over medium heat and melted under cheese for 1 minute, then topped with red onion and barbecue sauce. Serves 2. Ready in about 10 minutes.
❓ FAQs
Any leftover barbecue brisket, chopped or sliced. Half a cup covers two sandwiches.
Add a splash of broth or barbecue sauce, cover, and warm it in the microwave or a low oven until hot.
Build them fresh. Reheat the brisket ahead if you like, but the eggs and toast are best right off the stove.
Looks like I just found my next yummy breakfast!!
This is such a great twist on the classic breakfast sandwich. They can get a little boring!
I love everything about this, Kita! Everything needs an egg on top!
Thank you Cassie. Im learning to love an egg on top of just about everything myself 😀
If I ate this for breakfast, my days would start off a lot better.
any day that starts with bbq is a great day indeed.