Full English Breakfast Savory French Toast
Take some savory French toast, top it with fried ham, butter sautéed mushrooms with thyme, roasted tomatoes, and a poached egg then serve alongside some sweet beans - what's not to love?Full English breakfast served in the form of savory French toast is the brunch craving you never knew you had. This recipe is for 2 servings. To scale up, use 1 egg, half a cup of milk, 0.5 teaspoon salt and a dash of black pepper per two slice of bread (one serving). Adjust the rest of the components accordingly.
Servings 2
Calories 1175kcal
Ingredients
savory French toast
- 4 slices sandwich bread
- 2 egg
- 1 cup milk
- 0.75 teaspoon salt
- 0.5 teaspoon black pepper
butter sautéed mushrooms
- 450 grams chestnut mushrooms About 1lb
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 sprigs fresh thyme or substitute 1 tablespoon dried
- 0.5 teaspoon salt or more to taste
- 0.5 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter for frying
sweet 'baked' beans
- 1 can white beans About 400 grams / 15 oz
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 teaspoons brown sugar
- 0.5 teaspoon thyme fresh or dried
- 0.5 teaspoon smoked paprika
fried tomatoes
- 3 tomatoes cut into thick slices
- 0.5 teaspoon thyme fresh or dried
- 0.25 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter for frying
fried ham
- 6 slices smoked ham
- 2 teaspoons unsalted butter for frying
poached eggs
- 4 eggs
Instructions
savory French toast
- Mix up the egg, milk and seasonings. Arrange the slices of bread in a wide bowl and pour the egg mix over them.
- Leave the bread to soak until it's absorbed the liquid and looks jiggly.
- Fry the bread on both sides over medium heat until golden (about 4-5 minutes per side). Set aside until ready to serve.
butter sautéed mushrooms
- Slice up the mushrooms and throw them in a skillet over medium heat with the butter, salt, pepper and thyme.
- Cook the mushrooms until they reduce and begin to brown (about 10-12 minutes).
sweet 'baked' beans
- Put all the ingredients in a small bowl and microwave for 4-5 minutes, stopping to stir every so often.
- If you don't have a microwave, you can cook them in a skillet or saucepan. About 8-10 minutes over high heat should do it (add more butter or reduce heat if it dries out).
fried tomatoes
- Slice the tomatoes thickly then sprinkle them with salt and a few thyme leaves.
- Fry them in the butter over medium-high heat until they're a bit golden (4-5 minutes per side) and set aside until ready to use.
fried ham
- Fry the ham slices in butter over medium-high heat until a bit golden on each side (1-2 minutes).
poached eggs
- When about ready to serve, bring a pot of water to simmer (it should be steaming and gently rippling not violently boiling).
- Use a small bowl to gently drop each egg into the water. You can poach more than one at a time but don't crowd the pan.
- Allow the eggs to poach until the white is set then use a slotted spoon to remove from water and set into a bowl.
to reheat before serving
- Everything aside from the poached eggs can be reheated in the microwave (1-2 minutes or until warm) or just keep things in the oven on 'hold warm' until ready to serve.