Full English Breakfast

The breakfast of kings!

Unfortunately is one that most Americans run screaming from!

Basicly its a fried (grilled) breakfast that consits of:- bacon, eggs, fried bread, mushrooms, onion, tomartos, sausage and baked beans. Some people add black pudding but I can't stand the stuff!

Ok the main issue Americans seem to have is the concept of beans with breakfast. We aren't talking navy or black beans, I'm talking about pork and beans - trust me it works. Its a texture thing. I would say flavour but you don't have proper baked beans here.

Ok its a real easy breakfast to make but it does take time to cook all the components so keep stuff warm in a low oven until everything is done.

Start with the bacon, tomarto, mushrooms and onion. Put the beans in a pan and slow cook them - never let them boil, keep just belong a simmer. Use a full (standard sized) can for 2 people.

Bacon should cooked to crispy and I find maple bacon works well. Use 2 to 3 strips per person.

If you were doing sausage you'd cook it with the bacon but as you can't British style sausage here I leave out as the spiced American sausage is out of place.

The tomartos are cut in half and put flat down to cook until completely soft. This takes a while but you'll see a colour change moving up from the bottom. I find Romas work well as they are a good size and not that wet. 1 or 2 per person.

Onions are just cut into rings and fried (grilled). Don't cook to fast as you don't want them crispy - keep them out of the bacon fat. Half a medium onion is about right for 2 people.

I tend to use canned pre-sliced mushrooms but fresh work to. Slow cook until slightly crispy. Half a can is enough for 2.

Once the bacon is done put in the warm oven (170 F) and start the bread. You want a very thin film of fat to fry rhe bread in. The idea is to make it crispy and pick up some of the flavours but not to have it soak it a lot of bacon fat as that just nasty. You want it crispy like lightly done toast. Do both sides. 1 to 2 slices per person.

Finally do your eggs. I'd suggest over easy as you want a soft yolk to dip various things into it, but it's up to you.

Serve everything on a plate and enjoy the combination of flavours!

You can add fried potatoe - slices of cooked potatoe fried to crispy or even hash browns. Corned beaf hash works too.