Description
Enjoy a traditional Irish breakfast featuring savory sausages, crispy bacon, black and white pudding, eggs, and baked beans. This hearty meal is perfect for brunch or special occasions, providing a delicious and satisfying start to your day.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 sausages (preferably Irish pork sausages)
- 4 slices of bacon (back bacon is traditional)
- 4 eggs (free-range if possible)
- 1 cup of black pudding (sliced)
- 1 cup of white pudding (sliced)
- 2 tomatoes (halved)
- 1 cup of baked beans
- 4 slices of soda bread (or brown bread)
- Butter (for frying and spreading)
- Salt and pepper (to taste)
- Fresh parsley (for garnish, optional)
Instructions
- Gather all your ingredients: Lay everything out on the counter for easy access.
- Slice the black and white pudding: Cut into thick slices (about half an inch thick).
- Prepare the tomatoes: Halve the tomatoes and set aside.
- Get the bread ready: Slice soda or brown bread into thick pieces.
- Heat the pan: Add a little butter to a large frying pan over medium heat.
- Cook the sausages: Add sausages to the pan and cook for 10-12 minutes, turning occasionally until golden brown and cooked through.
- Add the bacon: After 5 minutes, add bacon to the pan and cook for 5-7 minutes until crispy.
- Fry the black and white pudding: Push sausages and bacon to one side and add pudding slices. Fry for 3-4 minutes on each side until crispy.
- Cook the eggs: In a separate pan, add butter and cook eggs to your liking (sunny side up, over easy, or scrambled).
- Prepare the tomatoes: In the same pan as the eggs, add halved tomatoes, cut side down, and cook for 2-3 minutes until softened.
- Heat the baked beans: Warm baked beans in a small saucepan over low heat.
- Toast the bread: Toast the bread in a toaster or on a griddle with butter until golden brown.
- Plate the ingredients: Start with sausages and bacon on one side of the plate.
- Add the puddings: Place black and white pudding next to the sausages and bacon.
- Include the eggs: Gently place cooked eggs on the plate.
- Add the tomatoes: Place cooked tomatoes next to the eggs.
- Spoon on the baked beans: Add a generous spoonful of baked beans to the plate.
- Finish with the bread: Add slices of soda or brown bread to the plate.
- Garnish: Sprinkle fresh parsley over the top if desired.
Notes
- Feel free to customize the ingredients based on your preferences or dietary restrictions.
- For a vegetarian option, you can substitute the meat with plant-based alternatives.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes