Recipe byThe ZestyPlate Kitchen
The full English with all the trimmings: sausages, bacon, mushrooms, tomatoes, black pudding, fried bread, eggs and baked beans. The ultimate weekend fry-up.
A proper full English is a weekend ritual: sausages, bacon, eggs, mushrooms, tomatoes, black pudding and beans all piled onto one plate. The whole knack lies in timing, so that nothing sits going cold while you finish something else. Give it a slow morning and it rewards you handsomely.
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Prep 10 min
Cook 30 min
Total 40 min
Medium
Scale:
- 4 Sausages
- 4 Bacon
- 4 Mushrooms
- 3 Tomatoes
- 2 sliced Black Pudding
- 2 Eggs
- 1 Slice Bread
- 100g Baked Beans
Tags:
Greasy UnHealthy HangoverFood Calorific Breakfast BBQ
Preparation
- Heat a flat grill plate over low heat (across two rings if it fits) and brush it sparingly with light olive oil.
- Start with the sausages: lay them on the hot plate, on the coolest part if there is one, and cook slowly for 15 to 20 minutes, turning now and then, until golden. After the first 10 minutes, raise the heat to medium before you begin the rest (or cook them through and keep them warm in the oven if space is tight).
- Snip a few cuts into the fatty edge of the bacon, then fry it on the plate for 2 to 4 minutes a side, depending on how crisp you like it, keeping it warm in the oven if needed.
- For the mushrooms, brush off any dirt and trim the stalks level. Season, drizzle with oil, then cook stalk-side up for 1 to 2 minutes before turning and giving them 3 to 4 minutes more, leaving them mostly undisturbed so they don't go soggy.
- For the tomatoes, halve them, cut out the green core, season and drizzle with oil. Cook cut-side down without moving them for 2 minutes, then turn, season again, and cook for 2 to 3 minutes until tender but still holding their shape.
- For the black pudding, cut it into 3 or 4 slices, peel off the skin, and cook on the plate for 1½ to 2 minutes a side until slightly crisp.
- For proper fried bread, use bread a couple of days old. Heat a frying pan to medium, cover the base with oil, and fry for 2 to 3 minutes a side until crisp and golden, adding a knob of butter after turning for a richer taste.
- For the eggs, crack them straight into the pan with the fried bread, leave for 30 seconds, then add a knob of butter and baste as it melts. Cook to your liking, season, and lift out gently.
- Warm the baked beans in a small pan. Serve everything on warm plates right away, with ketchup or brown sauce.
Tips from the ZestyPlate Kitchen
- Begin with the sausages since they take the longest, then add everything else in order of how quickly it cooks.
- Hold finished items in a low oven so they stay hot while you sort out the eggs last.
- Day-old bread fries up crisp; fresh bread tends to soak up oil and go greasy.
- Heat the baked beans gently in their own pan, and add a knob of butter to the eggs for a richer finish.
Frequently Asked Questions
Work in order of cooking time, sausages first and eggs or fried bread last, and keep each finished item warm in a low oven until you plate up.
Sausages, bacon, eggs, grilled tomato, mushrooms, baked beans, black pudding and toast or fried bread. Some regions add hash browns or bubble and squeak.
Grill the meats rather than frying them, choose toast over fried bread, and pile on the grilled tomatoes, mushrooms and beans.
Fried with a soft yolk is the classic, basted in a little butter for crisp edges. Scrambled or poached are both popular alternatives.
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