Brilliant Breakfasts

Eggs, bacon, mushrooms, beans, black pudding, fried bread, grilled tomatoes alongside others all important components of the traditional Great British breakfast. This is a meal that can be piled high on a plate served with white toast, marmalade and a pint of tea at a roadside cafe or presented neatly on the finest porcelain alongside starched white napkins in a fancy London restaurant. 

I love making breakfast. Often nothing beats a simple poached egg on toast with a side of smoked bacon grilled until the edges are crispy. Since coronavirus however we have been experimenting with some delicious recipes. With lockdown we have had more time to spend on this well deserved meal. I would like to share three of my favourites. 

The first recipe is a Tom Kerridge recipe from his book and TV series of the same name Get Fit and Lose Weight. This recipe is called Green Eggs and Ham. The green is kale, spinach and peas, these ingredients alongside garlic and spring onions are scrambled together with eggs and creme fraiche and served on a piece of sourdough. This is then topped with cooked shredded ham hock and sprinkled with grated Parmesan cheese and seasoned to taste. A real favourite of the house. 

The second is a recipe from a cookbook that I received for my birthday. The book in question is full of recipes from the restaurant Dishoom. The breakfast that caught my eye is that of a scrambled egg recipe called Akuri. 

This requires a mixture of green chilli, turmeric, tomato, onion heated together with olive oil for a few minutes and then eggs added and the mixture scrambled together served on toasted bread garnished with coriander alongside a grilled tomato. Simple and a delicious twist on the normal scrambled egg. 

The final recipe, like the first, involves the use of kale but in this case pairs this humble green with delicious mushrooms. The mushrooms are halved and fried with spring onions and garlic until soft and brown with. The kale is then added and cooked for a couple of minutes. Two eggs are then cracked into this mixture with a little nutmeg and seasoning. 

A lid is placed on the saucepan and the heat turned down. This is then cooked until the eggs are done with the yolks still just soft, and voilà mushroom and kale baked eggs. 

Delicious dishes guaranteed to provide a great start to the day. Good morning.