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Traditional Full Irish Breakfast

A guide to the classic full Irish breakfast (a hearty “fry-up”) — ingredients, methods, and tips.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 1 plate
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: Irish

Ingredients
  

Main Components
  • 2 rashers Irish bacon (back bacon)
  • 1 Irish pork sausage
  • 2 slices black pudding
  • 2 slices white pudding
  • 2 eggs fried (sunny-side up) or as preferred
  • 1/2 cup baked beans (in tomato sauce)
  • 3-4 mushrooms (button or sliced)
  • 2 tomatoes (halved or sliced)
  • Potato / hash brown / leftover potatoes fried or cooked potato option
  • 2 slices Irish soda bread or brown soda bread

Equipment

  • Large frying pan / skillet
  • Small saucepan (for beans)
  • Oven (to keep foods warm) optional

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to about 180 °C (350 °F) to keep cooked items warm while preparing others.
  2. Arrange potatoes or hash browns (or leftover cooked potatoes) on a baking tray, drizzle lightly with oil, and bake until golden. Season with salt and pepper.
  3. While potatoes bake, heat the baked beans in a small saucepan until warmed through.
  4. In a large frying pan over medium heat, fry the bacon rashers until cooked but not too crispy. Transfer to a warm plate (or into the oven to keep warm).
  5. Next, cook the sausages in the same pan, turning until cooked through, then transfer to the warming area.
  6. Slice black and white pudding into rounds, then fry them for a few minutes on each side until browned. Add to the warming plate.
  7. Add mushrooms and tomatoes to the pan; sauté until mushrooms are browned and tomatoes are softened.
  8. In the same pan, fry the eggs (sunny-side up or to your preference).
  9. To serve: place all cooked components (bacon, sausage, black & white pudding, eggs, mushrooms, tomatoes, potatoes, beans) on a plate. Serve with slices of soda or brown bread (buttered).

Notes

The exact composition of a full Irish breakfast can vary by region and by cook — some include potato farls or boxty (Irish potato pancakes). :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}
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