Full English Breakfast
A classic cooked breakfast featuring sizzling back bacon, pork sausages, fried eggs, black pudding, grilled tomatoes, buttered mushrooms, baked beans, and crisp fried bread.
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 25 min
- Total
- 40 min
- Servings
- 4
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Calories
- 890 kcal
Equipment
- •Large frying pan
- •Baking tray
- •Grill (broiler)
- •Small saucepan
- •Tongs
Nutrition
Per serving, approximate
- Calories
- 890 kcal
- fat
- 54 g
- carbs
- 52 g
- fibre
- 8 g
- protein
- 48 g
- calories
- 890 kcal
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven grill to medium-high heat.
- 2
Place the sausages and halved tomatoes on a baking tray under the grill for 12 to 15 minutes, turning sausages occasionally.
- 3
Warm the baked beans gently in a small saucepan over low heat on the hob, stirring occasionally.
- 4
Heat one tablespoon of oil and half the butter in a large frying pan over medium heat.
- 5
Fry the halved mushrooms for 5 minutes until golden and tender, then transfer them to a warm plate.
- 6
Add the bacon rashers and black pudding slices to the hot pan and fry for 3 to 4 minutes per side until crisp.
- 7
Remove the meats, add the remaining oil, and fry the bread slices over medium-high heat until golden brown and crisp on both sides.
- 8
Melt the remaining butter in the pan and crack in the eggs, frying gently until the whites set and the yolks remain runny.
- 9
Season the grilled tomatoes and fried eggs with a pinch of salt and black pepper.
- 10
Divide the sausages, bacon, black pudding, eggs, mushrooms, tomatoes, beans, and fried bread across four warm plates and serve immediately.
Chef's tips
Keep cooked components warm on a tray in a low oven set to 100°C while you finish frying the eggs. Use thick-cut farmhouse bread so the fried bread turns crisp on the outside while staying tender within.
Ingredient substitutions
- black pudding → white pudding or extra bacon rashers
- vegetable oil → traditional lard or beef dripping
Storage
Best eaten immediately, but cooked sausages and bacon can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 2 days.
Reheating
Reheat leftover meats under a hot grill until piping hot, but always fry fresh eggs and bread.
Common mistakes to avoid
- •Overcrowding the frying pan, which steams the mushrooms and meats rather than crisping them.
- •Cooking sausages over excessive heat, which bursts the skins before cooking the centre through.
- •Letting the components cool down before assembling; always warm your serving plates.
Serving suggestions
Cooked Full English Breakfast?
Sign in to save this recipe to a collection. Bookmarking works without an account — it stays on this device.
Sign in for collectionsSimilar recipes
Dishes with the same spirit, spice level and course.
More from South East England
Cooking that shares the same kitchen and pantry.
Recipes using similar ingredients
Use what you already bought for this recipe.
