Uitsmijter — Dutch Fried-Egg Sandwich

Ingredients

• 4 eggs
• 4 slices bread, buttered
• 4 slices ham (optional) + 4 slices gouda
• 2 tbsp butter
• Black pepper, chives
• A little mustard

Method

1. Lay the buttered bread with ham and gouda on plates — the base builds cold; the eggs arrive hot.
2. Fry the eggs in butter, sunny-side up, whites set and edged, yolks liquid.
3. Slide the hot eggs directly onto the cheese — the residual heat softens it into the bread.
4. Pepper generously, chives over, mustard on the side.
5. The name means 'bouncer' — as in, the last thing served before the café kicks you out, or the dish that ejects a hangover. It performs both duties with Dutch efficiency.