A full English isn’t difficult. The trick is timing: getting the sausages cooked through, the bacon crisp and the eggs runny, all at once. Here’s the order that works for us.
For two
- 4 Proper Pork Sausages
- 4 to 6 rashers of back or streaky bacon
- 4 eggs
- 2 tomatoes, halved
- A handful of mushrooms
- A tin of baked beans
- Bread for toast, and butter
- Black pudding, if you like it
The order of play
- Oven on low (about 100°C) to keep things warm as they finish.
- Sausages first. They take longest: 15 to 18 minutes over a low to medium heat, turning often.
- Tomatoes and mushrooms go in the pan next to the sausages after 5 minutes, cut side down.
- Bacon, after about 10 minutes, in a second pan. Cold pan, medium heat.
- Beans in a small pan on a gentle heat.
- Move cooked things to the oven as they’re done.
- Eggs last, fried in the bacon pan, and toast at the same time.
Plate up
Warm plates make a difference. Sausages and bacon at the back, eggs front and centre, beans where they can’t make the toast soggy. Tea, strong.
Want everything in one go? The Fry-Up Box has the bacon and sausages covered.
