Full breakfast

A hearty plate of eggs, bacon, sausages, grilled tomato, mushrooms, beans and toast. It is a big start for a long day or a relaxed weekend brunch.

Full breakfast

Full English breakfast (cropped): Joadl, CC BY-SA 3.0 at (Wikimedia Commons)

Where it comes from

The cooked breakfast is a tradition across Britain and Ireland, with regional variations such as black pudding, soda bread or potato cakes. It began as a farm and workers' meal and is now a cafe classic.

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Recipe

Make Full breakfast at home

Serves 4Time 35 minutes

Ingredients

  • 4 pork sausages
  • 4 slices back bacon
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 tomatoes, halved
  • 8 button mushrooms
  • 1 can (15 oz) baked beans
  • 4 slices toast or fried bread
  • 2 tbsp butter and a little oil
  • Salt, pepper and brown sauce

How it's made

  1. Heat the oven to 200 F (95 C) to keep plates warm.
  2. Fry the sausages in a little oil over medium heat for 12 to 15 minutes, turning until browned; keep warm.
  3. Fry the bacon until crisp and move to the oven.
  4. Cook the tomatoes cut side down and the mushrooms in butter until browned.
  5. Warm the beans in a small pan.
  6. Fry the eggs in the bacon pan to your liking.
  7. Toast the bread and plate everything together.

Variations

  • Full Irish: adds soda bread and potato bread.
  • Scottish: adds Lorne sausage and tattie scone.
  • Vegetarian: veggie sausages, extra mushrooms and hash browns.

Cook’s tip: Cook the sausages first, slowly, so they brown evenly, and time the eggs last.

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About this page

Description and method written by Intercontinental Chef. Home-style method; quantities are a starting point, so adjust to taste.

Photo credit
  • Full English breakfast (cropped): Joadl, CC BY-SA 3.0 at (Wikimedia Commons)