Air fryer gammon with fried eggs and garlic butter fries
- Prepare
- less than 30 mins
- Cook
- 10 to 30 mins
- Serve
- Serves 2
This decadent brunch is guaranteed to get your day off to a delicious start! I like to think of it as a naughtier version of Eggs Benedict. With a few cheats like shop-bought fries and Hollandaise, it’s simpler than you might think to make.
Ingredients
For the gammon steaks
- 2 smoked or unsmoked gammon steaks (150–200g/5½–7oz each), about 1cm/½in thick
- 4 tbsp Hollandaise sauce, to serve
- 2 tsp finely snipped fresh chives, to serve
For the glaze
- 1½ tbsp pineapple or orange juice
- 2 tsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
For the garlic butter fries
For the fried eggs
- ½ tsp vegetable oil
- 2 free-range eggs
Method
If there is a layer of fat on the gammon steaks, use a sharp knife or scissors to cut into the fat (but not the meat) at 2cm/¾in intervals. This will stop it curling up when cooking.
To make the glaze, mix together the pineapple juice, sugar and mustard in a bowl. Dip the gammon steaks into the glaze, making sure they are completely covered.
Preheat the air fryer to 180C. Add the gammon steaks in a single layer and pour over any excess glaze. Cook for 10 minutes, turning them over halfway through, or until completely cooked through. Transfer the steaks to a warmed plate along with any cooking juices from the basket and loosely cover with kitchen foil.
To make the fries, mix together the butter, garlic and Parmesan in a small bowl. Cook the fries in the air fryer for 5 minutes less than the packet instructions then tip into a bowl. Dot over the garlic butter and toss. Return the fries to the air fryer and cook for the remaining 5 minutes. Remove from the air fryer pouring over any garlic butter that has escaped and cover with kitchen foil to keep warm.
To make the eggs, preheat the air fryer to 180C. Add the oil to a thin heatproof tin that fits in the air fryer. Crack in the eggs. Cook for 3–5 minutes, checking after 3 minutes – the whites should be opaque and the yolks cooked to your liking. Alternatively, you could fry the eggs in a frying pan on the hob while the fries are finishing in the air fryer.
Divide the fries between two warmed plates. Place the gammon steaks with any of their juices on top then the fried eggs. Spoon over the Hollandaise and finish with a sprinkling of the chives.
