the English Breakfast

Anyone that has done a bit of travelling and staying over in international hotels would say that there are basically 2 breakfast options all over the world: the Continental Breakfast and the English Breakfast. The Continental is a 'hotel' breakfast basically ham, cheese and toast,croissants accompanied with a coffee and orange juice.

But the English Breakfast is a ..UK made tradition. I see it as an end derived from the cold weather and lots of beer drinking.. By that I mean, the full on english breakie is enjoyed best on a hangover and of course its better in winter.
Also, the english breakie is found all over the hotel appartments chaulk boards in Spain and Greece.

Usually it is a bit ..sloppy but as I said before its the best after a night out. So , shall we?

Smoked bacon
Sausages commonly found in UK supermarkets
Mushrooms
Eggs
Toast bread


Choose an old, deep and large pan. Medium heat, buTter instead of oil, can cook chips too if you want, but do it separately. Start with the sausages and bacon, add one egg per person. Fry at low heat and separate from the rest the mushrooms. Also, warm up the most healthy of all, baked beans in a small pan. Toast and butter bread. Use a large plate. Put one buttered slice with the egg on top. Put the bacon and sausages on the side. Add the mushrooms and baked beans.

The secret of the english breakie is the order in which you cook along with managing to keep everything hot when its time to serve. It takes practice, but its no bigger art than spaghetti bolognaise..!

Stuff yourselves !