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Full Breakfast Fry-Up Plate

4.3 from 429 home cooks Free

Browned sausages, bacon, buttery mushrooms, roasted cherry tomatoes, beans, fried eggs and grilled toast, all landing hot at the same moment. The trick is using the oven as a staging area so the stovetop never gets crowded. Save it for a lazy weekend and a large pot of tea.

Prep
10 min
Cook
35 min
Total
45 min
Serves
2
Level
Medium
Cuisine
British
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Full Breakfast Fry-Up Plate
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Method

  1. Step 1: Heat the oven to 400F. Toss the cherry tomatoes with 1 teaspoon of oil and a pinch of salt on one end of a rimmed baking sheet and lay the sausages on the other end.

  2. Step 2: Roast for 25 minutes, turning the sausages halfway, until the sausages are browned all over and the tomato skins have split and wrinkled.

  3. Step 3: Meanwhile, fry the bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until crisp at the edges, about 8 minutes. Add it to the baking sheet in the oven to keep warm, leaving the fat in the pan.

  4. Step 4: Add 1 tablespoon of butter and the thyme to the bacon fat and raise the heat to medium-high. Add the mushrooms cut side down and cook without moving for 4 minutes, then toss and cook 2 minutes more, until browned and glossy. Season and move to the oven.

  5. Step 5: Warm the beans in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally so they do not catch on the bottom.

  6. Step 6: Brush the bread with the remaining butter, melted, and grill in a ridged grill pan over medium-high heat until charred in stripes, about 2 minutes per side.

  7. Step 7: Wipe the skillet, add the remaining oil over medium heat and fry the eggs for about 3 minutes, basting with oil until the whites set. Plate everything together, with the beans in a small cup to keep the toast crisp.

Kitchen note

Roasting the sausages instead of pan-frying them browns them evenly without splitting, and frees the burner for the mushrooms and eggs, which really do need last-minute attention.

Easy swap

Add slices of black pudding to the baking sheet for the last 10 minutes for a more traditional plate.

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