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Irish Breakfast

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"You could face anything after this hearty breakfast of eggs, mushrooms and tomatoes fried with bacon and butter. Slices of Irish soda bread are grilled in the skillet and served on the side." — jenn

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6 thick slices bacon
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
4 eggs

2 small tomatoes, sliced
1 1/2 cups whole mushrooms
4 slices prepared soda bread

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Directions

Lay the bacon slices in a single layer in a large skillet. Fry over medium heat until it begins to get tinged with brown. Fry on both sides. Remove from pan, but save grease.
Melt butter in skillet. Crack eggs into pan, being careful not to break yolks. Place tomato slices, mushrooms, and bread in pan. Fry gently, stirring mushrooms and tomatoes occasionally. Keep everything separate. Turn bread over to brown on both sides.
When egg whites are set, but yolks are still runny, dish half of everything onto each of 2 warmed plates, and serve immediately.

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PREP 5 mins
COOK 10 mins
READY IN 15 mins

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This was good but in order to have an authentic Irish breakfast, you have to add black and white pudding to the plate. There are a couple of different kinds available in the US and if you want Irish food, it is well worth the effort to find some! Most breakfasts also have eggs either fried or overeasy. As a variation,this was good though.

—Just me

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Most Helpful Critical Review

Dec 30, 2006

not bad but add some sausage,potatoe bread,baked beans,white or blood pudding,fried bread(crustless white bread fried until golden,ketchup or brown sauce(similar to steak sauce) and a steaming mug of tea and that's a good irish fry

—finola

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22 Ratings

Nov 17, 2005

Very authetic and quite similar to breakfast I once had in an Irish bed n'breakfast. Since I could not find back or Irish bacon as it is sometimes called, I used meaty slices of ham. To help keep the eggs whole and seperate, I fried the tomatoes and mushrooms in a seperate frying pan to make things easier. I garnished the plates with shredded good-quality Irish cheddar.

—VORCHA

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Mar 05, 2009

I haven't made this but spent quite some time in ireland and this lacks too many items to be an irish breakfast. black (blood pudding) and white pudding, eggs, grilled tomato. it's a good start.

—Kelli

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Jan 20, 2005

I love this recipe!! I have made it several times before and whenever I want breakfast for dinner irish breakfast is the first thing that pops into my head.

—PHELIALIVER

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Mar 14, 2005

What size skillet does Prue have?

—COOKER476

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Mar 10, 2007

The only thing this needs is some black and white pudding and some potatoes!

—Logan B

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Mar 26, 2006

For a truely authentic experience you'd need to find some black or white pudding, and for a truely magnificent hangover cure add baked beans and lashings of tea and toast.

—Kilyth

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Nutrition

Calories
724 kcal
36%

Carbohydrates
54.3 g
18%

Cholesterol
510 mg
170%

Fat
41.8 g
64%

Fiber
4 g
16%

Protein
35.2 g
70%

Sodium
1431 mg
57%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Irish Breakfast

Serving Size: 1/2 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 2
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 724
Calories from Fat: 376

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 41.8g 64 %
Saturated Fat 16.5g 83 %
Cholesterol 510mg 170 %
Sodium 1431mg 57 %
Potassium 1017mg 28 %
Total Carbohydrates 54.3g 18 %
Dietary Fiber 4g 16 %
Protein 35.2g 70 %
** Sugars 4.4g
Vitamin A 36 %
Vitamin C 23 %
Calcium 17 %
Iron 52 %
Thiamin 69 %
Niacin 120 %
Vitamin B6 31 %
Magnesium 22 %
Folate 63 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.