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Gammon egg and chips
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Gammon egg and chips

Oven-baked chips, juicy gammon steaks and fried eggs make a simple pub-style meal at home.

Prep
15 min
Cook
45 min
Serves
2
Level
Easy
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Gather

Ingredients

  • 600 gfloury potatoes, cut into chunky chips
  • 2 tbspsunflower oil
  • 2gammon steaks, about 200 g each
  • 2eggs
  • 150 gfrozen peas
  • ¼ tspground black pepper

Make

Method

  1. 1.

    Heat the oven to 220°C (200°C fan). Put the chips in a saucepan of boiling water and simmer for 5 minutes, then drain and let them steam dry for 2 minutes.

    7 minutes
  2. 2.

    Toss the chips with 1½ tablespoons of the oil and the pepper. Spread over a large baking tray and roast for 35–38 minutes until golden, turning halfway through.

    38 minutes
  3. 3.

    About 15 minutes before the chips are ready, heat a non-stick frying pan over a medium heat. Fry the gammon for 5–6 minutes on each side, or until cooked through to 75°C, then keep warm.

    12 minutes
  4. 4.

    Heat the remaining oil in the frying pan and fry the eggs for 3–4 minutes, until the whites are set. Meanwhile, boil the peas for 3 minutes and drain.

    4 minutes
  5. 5.

    Serve each gammon steak topped with an egg, with the chips and peas alongside.