Irish Breakfast Recipes

Tap an ingredient or step to check it off.

1. 1Step 1: Start with the meat. In a frying pan, fry up the rashers (roughly 2-3 per person) in a bit of creamy Irish butter. Cook the rashers – thin slices of bacon – Irish style, meaning that they are lightly fried instead of crispy. Next, move on to the sausages – fry them up in the same pan.
2. 2Step 2: Slice the black and white puddings, cut the tomatoes in half, and slice the mushrooms. Add everything to the frying pan until lightly browned. Warm up the baked beans in a small separate saucepan.
3. 3Step 3: Move on to the eggs. While fried eggs (or sunny side up) are the most traditional, there’s nothing stopping you from scrambling your eggs! Use the same pan as you used for the other ingredients for more flavour!
4. 4Step 4: Serve with a couple of slices of Irish soda bread (see below for the recipe) topped with creamy Irish butter. Pair with a cup of tea with milk. When it comes to tea in Ireland, there are two camps: Lyon’s tea or Barry’s tea (the country is fairly split between the two brands of tea – choose wisely!).
5. 5Step 5: Place the oats, milk and a dash of cinnamon in a bowl, cover and leave to soak in the fridge overnight. If this is not possible, just give them the longest pre-soaking you can manage.
6. 6Step 6: On the stove, slowly bring to a boil, continually stirring.
7. 7Step 7: Add a dash of Irish Mist whiskey liqueur, reduce heat and simmer for about 10 mins.
8. 8Step 8: Add a large dash of milk to loosen, a few stripes of honey, a sprinkle of mixed seeds and a slowly sinking tower of crushed walnut to serve.
9. 9Step 9: Start off by mashing the avocado in a small bowl.
10. 10Step 10: Next, whisk your eggs with herbs/seasoning – for extra creamy eggs, stir in a few tablespoons of milk or even creme fraiche. Melt Irish butter in a pan, adding in the egg mixture. Stir routinely and cook until soft. Keep warm.
11. 11Step 11: Finally, find the toast of your choice. Though toasting is the easiest way, next time, try grilling the bread for a better flavour. Paint with olive oil and grill each side of the toast in the pan until golden brown.
12. 12Step 12: Once done, spread the avocado onto the bread. Add the scrambled eggs, then top with the fresh Irish salmon. Season with salt/pepper to taste. Use a lemon slice to squeeze lemon juice over the top, and voila.
13. 13Step 13: Preheat oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas 6. Lightly dust a flat baking tray with flour.
14. 14Step 14: Sieve the flour, baking powder and salt into a mixing bowl. Add the sugar and mix well.
15. 15Step 15: Rub the butter/margarine into the dry ingredients until mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add the sultanas or raisins, if used, and mix through.
16. 16Step 16: Finally, add the egg and sufficient milk to make a soft dough, not too wet or sticky. Turn onto a lightly floured board and gently knead, just enough to bring the dough together.
17. 17Step 17: Transfer to the prepared baking tray and shape into a round about 4cm/1½” deep. Cut a cross on top.
18. 18Step 18: Bake for about 40 minutes until golden brown and tapping underneath produces a hollow sound. Serve freshly baked and spread with butter.
19. 19Step 19: Preheat the oven to 400°F / 200°C. While that’s heating, butter the baking sheet. Add the flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda and sugar together in a large bowl and mix thoroughly. Blend in the butter until your mixture resembles crumbs. Add in the raisins, and then gradually stir in the buttermilk and eggs until your mixture resembles a soft dough.
20. 20Step 20: Move the dough onto a flat, floured surface in order to roll out into a circle, roughly 1 inch thick. Cut scones with a round biscuit cutter (suggested size is 2-inch diameter). Put all the scones onto the baking sheet, brush lightly with some whipped cream, and bake roughly 15 minutes, until golden brown.
21. 21Step 21: Irish breakfast scones are traditionally served warm with butter and jam of your choice.
22. 22Step 22: Traditionally, Irish coffee is consumed in a clear, stemmed glass. For the best results, it’s best to preheat the glass with hot water.
23. 23Step 23: Brew the coffee of your choice – the stronger, and the richer the coffee, the better. Once that is brewed, add two teaspoons of brown sugar to the bottom of your warmed glass.
24. 24Step 24: Stir in the coffee so that it mixes with the sugar. Next, stir in the whiskey using the amount of your preference. Finally, add the cream. Best to use half whipped cream, which you’ll pour gently on top and serve.