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Traditional Full English Breakfast (The Classic Fry-Up)
The iconic British morning feast: plump pan-fried Cumberland pork sausages, crispy back bacon rashers, sunny-side-up eggs, baked beans in rich tomato sauce, butter-sautéed button mushrooms, and grilled tomato with toast.
Prep
10 min
Cook
20 min
Total
30 min
Ingredients
servings
2
- Thick pork sausages (Cumberland or Lincolnshire)4 pc
- British back bacon rashers4 pc
- Large fresh eggs2 pc
- Canned British baked beans in tomato sauce400 g
- Small button mushrooms150 g
- Large ripe tomato, halved crosswise1 pc
- Slices of white bread toasted in butter2 pc
- Butter for frying30 g
- Fine salt½ tsp
- Ground black pepper½ tsp
Preparation Steps
1
Cook sausages in skillet over medium heat for 12-15 mins, turning often until cooked through. Add bacon rashers during last 6 mins and fry until edges are crisp.
12 min timer
2
In the same pan, fry tomato halves cut-side down and mushrooms in a knob of butter for 5 mins until browned. Warm baked beans gently in a saucepan.
5 min timer
3
Fry bread in pan drippings until crisp. Gently fry eggs sunny-side up until whites are just set and yolks are runny. Assemble all elements onto heated plates and serve with hot English tea.
4 min timer
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Nutrition Facts
per servingCalories
780
Protein
42g
Carbohydrates
52g
Fat
48g
Allergens
GlutenMilkEggs
*estimated values per serving
Provenance & Public Domain Audit
Source: British & European Culinary Heritage / USDA Public Domain Collection (United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) & British Traditional Cookery Archive)
Legal status: Public Domain (17 U.S.C. § 105) • 17 U.S.C. § 105
License: Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal
