Delicious UK - (03)March 2020

Bigbreakfast

Yorkshirepudding

SERVES 2 4.HANDSONTIME15 MIN,

OVEN TIME AROUND 1 HOUR

FOOD

TEAM’S

TIP

If you'refeeding4 people

add 2 more eggs in step 3.

• 4 Britishoutdoor-bred pork
  sausages


• Oliveoilfordrizzling


• 200gsmalltomatoesonthevine


• 2 largeportobellomushrooms


• 4 Britishoutdoor-bred streaky
  baconslices


• A fewsprigsfreshthyme


• 2 freshrosemarysprigs,halved


• 2-4medium free-range eggs
  (see tip)

FORTHEBATTER

• 140gplainflour


• 4 mediumfree-rangeeggs, beaten


• 200ml whole milk

1 Tomakethebatter,whisktheflour

and4 beateneggsina bowluntil

smooth.Graduallyaddthemilk,

whiskinguntilsmooth.Seasonwith

saltandpepperandsetaside.

2 Heattheovento200°C/180°Cfan/

gas6.Putthesausagesina roasting

tin,drizzleoversomeoliveoil,

season,thenroastfor 15 minutes

tocolourlightly.Addthetomatoes

(I leavethemwhole,onthevine)and

mushroomstothetin,drapethe

baconoverthemushrooms,spoon

overa littleoilfromthebaseofthe

tin,addthethymeandrosemary

sprigs,thenseasonagain.

3 Increasetheovento220°C/200°C

fan/gas7. Returnthetintotheoven

for 10 minutes,thenremoveit and

pourinthebatter.Putthetinstraight

backintheovenfor25-30minutes

untilthebatterispuffedupand

golden.Cracktheremainingeggs

(seetip)intolowspotsinthepudding,

thenreturnit totheovenfor6-8

minutesoruntilthewhitesareset

andtheyolksstillrunny.Servehot.

PERSERVING(FOR4)629kcals,

39gfat(12.2gsaturated),36.6g

protein,31.7gcarbs(4.3g sugars),

1.8g salt, 2.7g fibre 

WHAT’SINSEASONINMARCH

Wedon’tthinkofeggsasseasonal,butfree-rangeeggsareparticularlygoodin

spring,whenthechickenshaveaccesstothenewshootsandgrasses.As the

wildlarderspringstolife,herearesomehighlightstolookoutfor...

OWildgarlicisgrowinginthewoodsnow,

oftenwithstingingnettlespoppingup

arounditsfringes.Botharefree,

easytocookanddelicious.

OSeakale(Crambemaritima) and

alexanders(Smyrniumolusatrum)

aretwowildcoastalplantsinseasonin

Marchandwellworthseekingout– just

makesureyouhavethelandowner’s

permission before you fill your basket,

andensureyouknowwhatyou’repicking.

OWatercressisvibrantinlateMarch.Use

it insoups(witha poachedeggontop),in

sauceswithfish.Enjoyitspepperypunch

insaladsandwhereverthere’sa need for

somethingfreshandgreen.

OForcedrhubarbcontinuestodazzle

thismonth,butonlyfora fewmore

weeks.Then,fromApril,it’soverto the

hardier outdoor-grown variety.

There’sa timeandplacefora

breakfastlikethis– it’scalledSunday

morningandit’sonehellofa placeto

be.Youcanmakethebatterthenight

before,butsomepeoplesaythatifyou

canrememberthenightbefore,you

won’t need a breakfast like this...

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