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A hearty, traditional Irish breakfast featuring sausages, bacon, black and white pudding, eggs, and all the fixings. The ultimate weekend brunch or hearty start to any day, bringing a taste of Ireland to your kitchen.
For 4 servings
Cook the Sausages and Heat the Beans
Cook Bacon and Puddings
Cook Vegetables
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A hearty, traditional Irish breakfast featuring sausages, bacon, black and white pudding, eggs, and all the fixings. The ultimate weekend brunch or hearty start to any day, bringing a taste of Ireland to your kitchen.
This irish recipe takes 45 minutes to prepare and yields 4 servings. At 1460.26 calories per serving with 73.05g of protein, it's a moderately challenging recipe perfect for breakfast or brunch.
Fry Eggs and Make Toast
Assemble and Serve
A variation from Northern Ireland that includes potato bread (fadge) and soda farls, which are fried in the pan along with the other ingredients.
Substitute the meat products with high-quality vegetarian sausages and use a plant-based black pudding. Cook the vegetables in oil or butter instead of meat drippings.
Grill the sausages and bacon instead of frying them, and poach the eggs instead of frying. This significantly reduces the overall fat content.
With sausages, bacon, pudding, and eggs, this breakfast provides a substantial amount of protein, which is essential for muscle repair, growth, and maintaining a feeling of fullness.
The combination of protein, fats, and carbohydrates from the toast and beans provides a large amount of energy that is released slowly, keeping you fueled for hours.
Black pudding and red meat are excellent sources of heme iron, which is easily absorbed by the body. The meal is also rich in B vitamins, particularly B12, which supports nerve function and energy production.
They are very similar, but the key difference is the inclusion of black and white pudding in an Irish breakfast. An English breakfast often includes fried bread or hash browns, which are less common in a traditional Irish fry-up.
Black pudding is a type of blood sausage, made from pork blood, suet, and oatmeal or barley. White pudding is similar but does not contain blood, consisting of pork meat, fat, suet, bread, and oatmeal.
An Irish Breakfast is a very high-calorie, high-fat, and high-sodium meal. It is not considered a healthy everyday option but is traditionally enjoyed as a hearty treat, especially on weekends or special occasions.
A full Irish Breakfast can contain anywhere from 1,000 to 1,500 calories per serving, depending on the specific ingredients and cooking methods used. This recipe is estimated to be around 1200-1300 calories per plate.
The components are best cooked and served fresh. Reheating can result in dry meats and rubbery eggs. It's recommended to prepare and cook everything just before you plan to eat.