A fry-up in the morning. Is it unhealthy?

I made myself a bit of a fry earlier and can't see how it was that unhealthy.. Half a teaspoon of olive oil. Onions. Garlic. Mushrooms. Cherry tomatoes. Slice of bacon. Scrambled eggs. Slice of brown bread toast. All cooked on a low to medium heat with a dash of fish sauce.

You always hear that fries are terrible but I'm not seeing it. I'm not overweight so don't care about some bacon, and the rest could be put into any "healthy" meal. The fish sauce has sodium but I only used a tiny bit.

Does the mantra that they're a heart attack on a plate come from them being cooked in loads of crappy oil or lard? I definitely made some very unhealthy ones in the past with tonnes of oil.

[Deleted User]

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I made myself a bit of a fry earlier and can't see how it was that unhealthy.. Half a teaspoon of olive oil. Onions. Garlic. Mushrooms. Cherry tomatoes. Slice of bacon. Scrambled eggs. Slice of brown bread toast. All cooked on a low to medium heat with a dash of fish sauce.

You always hear that fries are terrible but I'm not seeing it. I'm not overweight so don't care about some bacon, and the rest could be put into any "healthy" meal. The fish sauce has sodium but I only used a tiny bit.

Does the mantra that they're a heart attack on a plate come from them being cooked in loads of crappy oil or lard? I definitely made some very unhealthy ones in the past with tonnes of oil.

That’s not even close to resembling a fry so it’s probably ok.

But I’m guessing that’s the real reason for the thread the first place.

ReginaldSmythV

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

That’s not even close to resembling a fry so it’s probably ok.

But I’m guessing that’s the real reason for the thread the first place.

Real reason? I don't see how adding some baked beans and a sausage would make it any much worse.

Pawwed Rig

That is not a fry. It is a hot salad with a rasher.

A proper fry has to include 3 sausages, hash browns, pudding, 2-3 eggs fried or scrambled, greasy mushrooms, 2-3 rashers. If you want something healthy then you can fry a half of a tomato but obviously you don't actually eat it.
Big mug of coffee or tea is the beverage of choice.
On a good day course number 2 is pancakes with maple syrup.

Yes they are unhealthy.

Pawwed Rig

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

That is not a fry. It is a bit salad with a rashers.

A proper fry has to include 3 sausages, hash browns, pudding, 2-3 eggs fried or scrambled, greasy mushrooms, 2-3 rashers. If you want something healthy then you can fry a haly of a tomato but obviously you don't actually eat it.
Big mug of coffee or tea is the beverage of choice.
On a good day course number 2 iss pancakes with maple syrup.

Yes they are unhealthy.

"A proper fry has to include 3 sausages, hash browns, pudding, 2-3 eggs fried or scrambled, greasy mushrooms, 2-3 rashers."

Apart from making the mushrooms greasy, that doesn't sound unhealthy to me. It just sounds like a tonne of food.

[Deleted User]

[Deleted User] wrote: »

"A proper fry has to include 3 sausages, hash browns, pudding, 2-3 eggs fried or scrambled, greasy mushrooms, 2-3 rashers."

Apart from making the mushrooms greasy, that doesn't sound unhealthy to me. It just sounds like a tonne of food.

Everything on there is unhealthy so it’s a tonne of unhealthy (but delicious) food.

Pawwed Rig

Not frying them in olive oil either. Use a proper oil that gives some taste.

Aongus Von Bismarck

I enjoy an occasional fry when I'm back in Ireland, and even bring some vacuum packed artisan pudding and sausages back to Germany with me for a brunch treat. That is the source of some mirth for my German friends. 'But Aongus, this is already the country of 500 types of sausages; why do you need to bring your own?'

What I do notice about Ireland is that many people are obsessed with the idea of quantity when it comes to a fry. They'd rather a large plate of barely human-grade mushed pig meat, than a smaller fry made up of quality ingredients. Red-faced men queuing up with a tray for an 11-item breakfast which has been sitting under lights since the food was reheated in trays earlier that morning. Fried eggs sitting in grease, congealed baked beans, rubbery rashers with a thin skin of salty foam forming on them.

Aongus Von Bismarck

Aongus Von Bismarck wrote: »

I enjoy an occasional fry when I'm back in Ireland, and even bring some vacuum packed artisan pudding and sausages back to Germany with me for a brunch treat. That is the source of some mirth for my German friends. 'But Aongus, this is already the country of 500 types of sausages; why do you need to bring your own?'

What I do notice about Ireland is that many people are obsessed with the idea of quantity when it comes to a fry. They'd rather a large plate of barely human-grade mushed pig meat, than a smaller fry made up of quality ingredients. Red-faced men queuing up with a tray for an 11-item breakfast which has been sitting under lights since the food was reheated in trays earlier that morning. Fried eggs sitting in grease, congealed baked beans, rubbery rashers with a thin skin of salty foam forming on them.

Sounds perfect.

antix80

Op, you can make it healthier by spraying it with 1 cal oil and cooking it in the oven. I know technically it's not a fry but contains fewer calories and you can always dab off the excess oil with a paper towel.

Poach the eggs instead of scrambling.

I'd also recommend substituting the bacon for a turkey rasher.

corks finest

Aongus Von Bismarck wrote: »

I enjoy an occasional fry when I'm back in Ireland, and even bring some vacuum packed artisan pudding and sausages back to Germany with me for a brunch treat. That is the source of some mirth for my German friends. 'But Aongus, this is already the country of 500 types of sausages; why do you need to bring your own?'

What I do notice about Ireland is that many people are obsessed with the idea of quantity when it comes to a fry. They'd rather a large plate of barely human-grade mushed pig meat, than a smaller fry made up of quality ingredients. Red-faced men queuing up with a tray for an 11-item breakfast which has been sitting under lights since the food was reheated in trays earlier that morning. Fried eggs sitting in grease, congealed baked beans, rubbery rashers with a thin skin of salty foam forming on them.

Worked in Germany in the late 70s didn't find any of their sausages appealing TBH,
Spent over 12 years (5 plus times a year) in Transylvania,
All their sausages are of german ( Saxon) origin,and again not great,now the German bread is tops, liked their beer when o used take alcohol, but Irish sausage for me I'd number 1, alongside Clonakilty white pudding

Bullocks

corks finest wrote: »

Worked in Germany in the late 70s didn't find any of their sausages appealing TBH,
Spent over 12 years (5 plus times a year) in Transylvania,
All their sausages are of german ( Saxon) origin,and again not great,now the German bread is tops, liked their beer when o used take alcohol, but Irish sausage for me I'd number 1, alongside Clonakilty white pudding

Try Kelly's white pudding . Better than sex !

Bullocks

Bullocks wrote: »

Try Kelly's white pudding . Better than sex !

The butchers ring (oooer) for me, or Rudd’s if I’m in a shop.

Ipso

Bullocks wrote: »

Try Kelly's white pudding . Better than sex !

What do you do with the pudding?

antix80

Ipso wrote: »

What do you do with the pudding?

Do you grease it up before sticking it in?

Or is there enough oil on the pan already?

Bullocks

Ipso wrote: »

What do you do with the pudding?

Before frying it I use it on the wife until she has had a minimum of 3 orgasms then once on myself .

kevcos

Bullocks wrote: »

Before frying it I use it on the wife until she has had a minimum of 3 orgasms then once on myself .

You're talking about a ring of pudding here, right mister?

Giraffe Box

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

Not trying them in olive oil either. Use a proper oil that gives some taste.

Agree with the above.
Or why not use some type of 'dripping' or 'lard', I'd recommend 'Frytex'.
Treat yourself every morning for months on end, but do make sure to stay close to a hospital, or at least someplace that you know for sure, has a working defibrillator.
Enjoy!

Pitch n Putt

Deleted User wrote: »

I made myself a bit of a fry earlier and can't see how it was that unhealthy.. Half a teaspoon of olive oil. Onions. Garlic. Mushrooms. Cherry tomatoes. Slice of bacon. Scrambled eggs. Slice of brown bread toast. All cooked on a low to medium heat with a dash of fish sauce.

You always hear that fries are terrible but I'm not seeing it. I'm not overweight so don't care about some bacon, and the rest could be put into any "healthy" meal. The fish sauce has sodium but I only used a tiny bit.

Does the mantra that they're a heart attack on a plate come from them being cooked in loads of crappy oil or lard? I definitely made some very unhealthy ones in the past with tonnes of oil.

Post time 5:49am.

Thinly veiled I’m up since 5am and have a fry and all eaten :D:D

Joking of course.
Don’t see any problem with this or a full fry up but not every day and once your working it off during the day it’ll be grand.

ThunbergsAreGo

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

The butchers ring (oooer) for me, or Rudd’s if I’m in a shop.

Big fan of the Rudds white. That and eggs are my standard lock down breakfast

ThunbergsAreGo

ThunbergsAreGo wrote: »

Big fan of the Rudds white. That and eggs are my standard lock down breakfast

It’s a hard one to manage, loves to break up in the pan, but it’s worth it.

corks finest

ThunbergsAreGo wrote: »

Big fan of the Rudds white. That and eggs are my standard lock down breakfast

Never heard of Rudd's must try and source some

corks finest

antix80 wrote: »

Op, you can make it healthier by spraying it with 1 cal oil and cooking it in the oven. I know technically it's not a fry but contains fewer calories and you can always dab off the excess oil with a paper towel.

Poach the eggs instead of scrambling.

I'd also recommend substituting the bacon for a turkey rasher.

Dunno ref turkey rasher sounds gross

corks finest

Bullocks wrote: »

Try Kelly's white pudding . Better than sex !

Well sex is gone ( divorce) do Kelly's will have to do

Shefwedfan

Very few places do a proper fry up

First off the days of a really unhealthy fry up are only gone, that was when everything was fired in the one frying pan and cooked together more or less in the fat from the meat

Now as a minimum the sausage and bacon are done on a grill so the fats run off

The 12th lock in Blanchardstown used to do an incredible “fry up” but since it got took over it’s gone down. Cooking it fresh is the only way to go, throwing sausages and bacon that was heated 3 hours before onto a plate is horrible

Turkey bacon!!!! Never

Brock Turnpike

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I made myself a bit of a fry earlier and can't see how it was that unhealthy.. Half a teaspoon of olive oil. Onions. Garlic. Mushrooms. Cherry tomatoes. Slice of bacon. Scrambled eggs. Slice of brown bread toast. All cooked on a low to medium heat with a dash of fish sauce.

You always hear that fries are terrible but I'm not seeing it. I'm not overweight so don't care about some bacon, and the rest could be put into any "healthy" meal. The fish sauce has sodium but I only used a tiny bit.

Does the mantra that they're a heart attack on a plate come from them being cooked in loads of crappy oil or lard? I definitely made some very unhealthy ones in the past with tonnes of oil.

You've probably heard the oft mentioned "everything in moderation" approach. Doesn't apply to a fry up. If you're not eating at least one a day, then you're not a real man.

Doctors room ghost

The old turkey bacon can fcuk right back off to America.
It’s a pig rasher or nothing and leave the rind on it.

Brock Turnpike

Shefwedfan wrote: »

The 12th lock in Blanchardstown used to do an incredible “fry up” but since it got took over it’s gone down.

One of the most disappointing places I've ever had food in. That was post-take over, but I'd never go back there based on the experience. A shame really as the setting is great.

Ultrflat

Deleted User wrote: »

I made myself a bit of a fry earlier and can't see how it was that unhealthy.. Half a teaspoon of olive oil. Onions. Garlic. Mushrooms. Cherry tomatoes. Slice of bacon. Scrambled eggs. Slice of brown bread toast. All cooked on a low to medium heat with a dash of fish sauce.

You always hear that fries are terrible but I'm not seeing it. I'm not overweight so don't care about some bacon, and the rest could be put into any "healthy" meal. The fish sauce has sodium but I only used a tiny bit.

Does the mantra that they're a heart attack on a plate come from them being cooked in loads of crappy oil or lard? I definitely made some very unhealthy ones in the past with tonnes of oil.

Your eating food in oil/butter and its own rendered fat. Sausages historically have a poor quality of meet the reason they taste so juicy is because the fat has no where to go, thus making the meet more juicy. Frying bacon is the same your cooking it in meet, while rendering its fat as you cook it . Thus making it more unhealthy.

If you grill the bacon for example the fat runs of into the grill tray. Making it some what less fatty.

Pawwed Rig

Ultrflat wrote: »

Your eating food in oil/butter and its own rendered fat. Sausages historically have a poor quality of meet the reason they taste so juicy is because the fat has no where to go, thus making the meet more juicy. Frying bacon is the same your cooking it in meet, while rendering its fat as you cook it .

Mmmmmm delicious

kg703

Shefwedfan wrote: »

Very few places do a proper fry up

First off the days of a really unhealthy fry up are only gone, that was when everything was fired in the one frying pan and cooked together more or less in the fat from the meat

Now as a minimum the sausage and bacon are done on a grill so the fats run off

The 12th lock in Blanchardstown used to do an incredible “fry up” but since it got took over it’s gone down. Cooking it fresh is the only way to go, throwing sausages and bacon that was heated 3 hours before onto a plate is horrible

Turkey bacon!!!! Never

Can I recommend the Corner Note in Dalkey? I moved over the dark (south) side a couple of years back and this place is......

Their fry is very very serious, the best I've had, I bring everyone there and they are also amazed. So tasty. You have to get the white pudding.... my god. I went vegetarian 6 months ago but I'd prob kill the pig myself for that pudding.

backofthepack

kg703 wrote: »

You have to get the white pudding.... my god. I went vegetarian 6 months ago but I'd prob kill the pig myself for that pudding.

Have you tried the Clonakilty veggie pudding?
I went veggie for lent so tried this, a very very good substitute, and I was very skeptical!

Queen of tarts in Dublin make the most amazing home made baked beans

2 sausages
2 bacon
A fried egg (major fail if it busts)
Beans
Mushrooms (optional)
Fried tomato
Tea
Toast

Not into the hash browns (heartburn)

backofthepack

backofthepack wrote: »

Have you tried the Clonakilty veggie pudding?
I went veggie for lent so tried this, a very very good substitute, and I was very skeptical!

Queen of tarts in Dublin make the most amazing home made baked beans

I was very impressed with it too. I like the veggie Denny sausages as well.

marklazarcovic

Streaky or back rashers lads? I'd eat both without fuss in a fry,but a back rasher is probably better for the fry,and a streaky in a sambo or burger?

Hoop66

Had some of that Rudd's white pudding with chorizo. Fierce continental, lads.

Bigus

I know first hand, of a man who’s had a big fry up , every morning since he retired at 64, big belly on him, buts he’s 86 now and going strong as an ox.

Badly Drunk Boy

Pitch n Putt wrote: »

Post time 5:49am.

Thinly veiled I’m up since 5am and have a fry and all eaten :D:D

Joking of course.
Don’t see any problem with this or a full fry up but not every day and once your working it off during the day it’ll be grand.

In fairness, I think he's in Asia so it'd be later in the day there.

eviltimeban

The only time I ever have a fry up is if I'm staying in a hotel in Ireland. The quality isn't great usually but it depends on where you go. I would also make one at home at Christmastime but I find I enjoy the idea of it more than the actual eating of it.

House up in Howth do a decent dry up - big thick herby sausages, homemade baked beans with gubeen cheese, black pudding, and sourdough toast. It's a bit posher than your average caf but pretty tasty, and you don't feel like sh!te afterwards.

For the most part though, fry ups are unhealthy. Sausage, rashers; both very high in fat and salt content. Oily fried eggs swimming in grease, well enough said about that.

+1 on turkey rashers - they're actually pretty nice, stick em in a batch bread sandwich with a fried egg and some relish. Boom.

Corona20

Fish sauce. No one has mentioned the fish sauce. Vomit!

KevRossi

Corona20 wrote: »

Fish sauce. No one has mentioned the fish sauce. Vomit!

I cam here to mention that!

I mean WTF!!!!

Fish sauce on a fry? Am I fcuking missing something here? Sounds rank!

EmmetSpiceland

marklazarcovic wrote: »

Streaky or back rashers lads? I'd eat both without fuss in a fry,but a back rasher is probably better for the fry,and a streaky in a sambo or burger?

Streaky in a baguette, back rashers on the plate. Brown sauce on both.

Shefwedfan

Corona20 wrote: »

Fish sauce. No one has mentioned the fish sauce. Vomit!

Some people put ketchup on a fry. Each to their own :P

KevRossi

KevRossi wrote: »

I cam here to mention that!

I mean WTF!!!!

Fish sauce on a fry? Am I fcuking missing something here? Sounds rank!

It's just unami / msg.. It's great for cooking with. Smells like the most vile thing in the world when you add it, though.

Brian?

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I made myself a bit of a fry earlier and can't see how it was that unhealthy.. Half a teaspoon of olive oil. Onions. Garlic. Mushrooms. Cherry tomatoes. Slice of bacon. Scrambled eggs. Slice of brown bread toast. All cooked on a low to medium heat with a dash of fish sauce.

You always hear that fries are terrible but I'm not seeing it. I'm not overweight so don't care about some bacon, and the rest could be put into any "healthy" meal. The fish sauce has sodium but I only used a tiny bit.

Does the mantra that they're a heart attack on a plate come from them being cooked in loads of crappy oil or lard? I definitely made some very unhealthy ones in the past with tonnes of oil.

Worst fry up ever.

Shefwedfan

Brian? wrote: »

Worst fry up ever.

I think we have all confirmed that is not a fry up

KevRossi

KevRossi wrote: »

I cam here to mention that!

I mean WTF!!!!

Fish sauce on a fry? Am I fcuking missing something here? Sounds rank!

It's just unami / msg.. It doesn't actually taste like fish. It's great for cooking with. Smells like the most vile thing in the world when you add it, though.

bush

Its a fry down

Ultrflat

Deleted User wrote: »

It's just unami / msg.. It doesn't actually taste like fish. It's great for cooking with. Smells like the most vile thing in the world when you add it, though.

Yeah but I don't think your getting the full bang of Unami with a fry up.


Now if you were to take a chicken/turkey mince, have - Lime juice, green chilli, honey/palm sugar, fish sauce, rice wine viniger, coriander and basil.
You'd see a much stronger presence of unami. Make a Thi inspired burger pattie you'd get that kick of unami a lot more as you're seating it with all the required flavor components.


Throwing it into a fry would just increase the salt content.

Muscles Schultz

antix80 wrote: »

Op, you can make it healthier by spraying it with 1 cal oil and cooking it in the oven. I know technically it's not a fry but contains fewer calories and you can always dab off the excess oil with a paper towel.

Poach the eggs instead of scrambling.

I'd also recommend substituting the bacon for a turkey rasher.

Oh Christ.

Yellow_Fern

Lard isn't particularly unhealthy. Myth. Frying can be due to cooking processes.