Full English Breakfast

Breakfast

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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Set a large flat grill plate or frying pan over low heat and brush it lightly with oil.
  2. Start with the sausages, since they take longest: cook them slowly for 15โ€“20 minutes, turning now and then, until golden. Bump the heat up to medium after the first 10 minutes as you begin the other items (keep cooked pieces warm in a low oven if you're short on space).
  3. Snip a few cuts into the fatty edge of the bacon and fry it for 2โ€“4 minutes a side, to your preferred crispness.
  4. Trim the mushroom stalks level, season, and drizzle with a little oil. Cook stalk-side up for 1โ€“2 minutes, then turn and cook another 3โ€“4 minutes, moving them as little as possible so they don't go soggy.
  5. Halve the tomatoes and cut out the green core. Season, drizzle with oil, and cook cut-side down for 2 minutes without moving, then turn and cook 2โ€“3 minutes more, until tender but still holding their shape.
  6. Peel the skin off the black pudding slices and cook them for 1ยฝโ€“2 minutes a side, until slightly crisp.
  7. For fried bread, heat a separate pan with a film of oil, add the bread, and cook 2โ€“3 minutes a side until crisp and golden โ€” a knob of butter after turning adds richness.
  8. Fry the eggs in the same pan: crack them in, leave for 30 seconds, then add a little butter and baste until cooked to your liking.
  9. Warm the beans, then serve everything on hot plates straight away, with ketchup or brown sauce.

Adapted from TheMealDB and rewritten in our own words.