Full English Breakfast

That looks like a full English–style cooked breakfast 🍳🥓 with sausages, bacon, fried egg, hash browns, mushrooms, grilled tomatoes, and toast.

Here’s a detailed, step-by-step recipe so you can recreate it exactly like the photo.


🍳 Full English Breakfast (Serves 2)

🛒 Ingredients

Protein

  • 6 pork sausages (Cumberland or your favorite)

  • 4 slices streaky bacon

  • 2 large eggs

Vegetables

  • 6–8 cherry tomatoes (on the vine if possible)

  • 4–6 button mushrooms, halved

Sides

  • 4 frozen hash browns (or homemade, see below)

  • 4 slices thick white or sourdough bread

  • 2 tbsp butter (for toast)

  • 1–2 tbsp cooking oil (vegetable or olive oil)

Seasoning

  • Salt

  • Freshly cracked black pepper


🔥 Step-by-Step Cooking Order (Timing is Key!)

The secret to a perfect breakfast plate is cooking everything in the right order.


1️⃣ Start with the Sausages (15–18 mins)

  1. Heat a large frying pan over medium-low heat.

  2. Add 1 tbsp oil.

  3. Place sausages in the pan.

  4. Cook slowly for 15–18 minutes, turning every few minutes.

    • They should be golden brown and cooked through (internal temp 70°C / 160°F).

    • Don’t rush — slow cooking keeps them juicy.

Remove and keep warm.


2️⃣ Cook the Hash Browns (10–12 mins)

You can:

  • Oven bake at 200°C (400°F) for 15–20 mins
    OR

  • Pan fry in oil for 4–5 mins per side until golden and crispy.

Set aside on paper towel.


3️⃣ Cook the Bacon (5–6 mins)

  1. Use the same pan (keep the flavor!).

  2. Cook bacon over medium heat.

  3. Fry until crispy at edges but still slightly chewy.

  4. Turn once.

Remove and keep warm.


4️⃣ Sauté Mushrooms (5 mins)

  1. In the same pan, add mushrooms cut side down.

  2. Cook 2–3 mins until browned.

  3. Flip and cook another 2 mins.

  4. Season with salt & pepper.


5️⃣ Grill the Tomatoes (3–4 mins)

  1. Add tomatoes cut-side down.

  2. Cook until slightly blistered and softened.

  3. Lightly season.


6️⃣ Fry the Eggs (3–4 mins)

  1. Reduce heat to medium-low.

  2. Add a little butter or oil.

  3. Crack eggs gently into the pan.

  4. Cook until:

    • Whites are set

    • Yolk is still runny (like in photo)

Season with salt & pepper.


7️⃣ Toast the Bread

  1. Toast bread until golden.

  2. Butter generously.

  3. Optional: lightly fry toast in pan with butter for crispy edges (like the photo).


🍽️ Plating (Like the Picture)

Arrange on a warm plate:

  • Toast on bottom

  • Egg placed on top of toast

  • Sausages lined neatly

  • Bacon slightly folded

  • Hash browns stacked

  • Tomatoes and mushrooms grouped together

Serve immediately while hot.


🥔 Optional: Homemade Hash Browns

If making from scratch:

Ingredients

  • 2 medium potatoes

  • 1 tbsp flour

  • Salt

  • Oil

Method

  1. Grate potatoes.

  2. Squeeze out excess water using a towel.

  3. Mix with salt and flour.

  4. Shape into patties.

  5. Fry 4–5 mins per side until crispy.


🍴 Optional Add-Ons (Traditional Extras)

  • Baked beans

  • Black pudding

  • Fried bread

  • Brown sauce or ketchup


⏱️ Total Time

About 25–30 minutes.

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