Sausages, Bacon and Black Pudding with a Fried Duck Egg and Baked Beans

A classic fried breakfast slightly adapted makes a wonderful lunch

The plate pictured above may be one you would expect to see on a breakfast table rather than a lunch table. The truth is, however, that the full English breakfast or full Scottish breakfast can be enjoyed every bit as much at any other time of day and above all makes the perfect brunch. A little tweak here and there - like using a duck egg in this instance rather than a chicken egg - can really freshen it up. Even taking a little time to vary the presentation and use a dish for the beans can make it seem like a completely different meal.

Pork sausages, black pudding and Ayrshire middle bacon

Ingredients per Person

2 pork sausages
1 slice of black pudding
2 slices of Ayrshire middle bacon (or 3 or 4 of ordinary bacon)
1 medium tomato
1 large closed cup mushroom
Vegetable oil for frying
1 duck egg
2 tbsp baked beans in tomato sauce
Freshly sliced basil leaves to garnish
HP Sauce (optional)

Any rind should be removed from the black pudding before it is fried

Directions

You will need two frying pans to prepare this recipe. Add a little oil to the larger pan and begin frying the sausages over a low to medium heat, turning them frequently. They will take about twenty minutes in total. After ten minutes, remove any remaining rind and add the black pudding to fry for five minutes each side, as well as the halved tomato and the mushroom.

Frying sausages, black pudding, tomato and mushroom

Very lightly wipe some oil over the surface of a small, non-stick frying pan and bring up to a medium heat while you transfer the sausages, black pudding, tomato and mushroom to a heated plate. Cover them with foil to keep them warm.

Break the duck egg in to a small bowl and gently pour it in to the pan. Leave it to fry for four to five minutes.

Frying the duck egg in a separate frying pan

Add the bacon to the pan the sausage was taken from to fry on a fairly high heat for a couple of minutes each side. The beans should be gently heated in a small saucepan.

Frying Ayrshire middle bacon

Plate the sausages, bacon and black pudding. Pour the beans in to a small round dish and lay on the same plate.

Sausages, bacon, black pudding and beans are plated first

Lay the tomato and mushroom on the bacon and carefully sit the fried duck egg on the beans. Garnish the egg with the basil and add HP Sauce if required.

Fried breakfast/lunch is ready for final garnish and sauce