Black Pudding with Fried Apple

Ingredients

• 12 oz black pudding, sliced into 1/2-inch rounds
• 2 tbsp butter, divided
• 2 crisp eating apples, cored and sliced into rounds
• 1 tbsp sugar
• Salt and black pepper
• 4 fried or poached eggs, to serve (optional)
• Buttered toast, to serve

Before you cook

• Slice the black pudding into rounds about 1/2 inch thick.
• Core the apples and slice them into rounds of similar thickness.

Steps

1. Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
2. Lay the black pudding slices in the pan without crowding them.
3. Fry the black pudding for 3 minutes per side without moving it, until a crust forms, then transfer it to a plate.
4. Melt the remaining butter in the same pan.
5. Add the apple slices and sprinkle over the sugar.
6. Cook the apples for 4 minutes per side, turning once, until softened and lightly caramelized.
7. Season the apples with a pinch of salt and black pepper.
8. Return the black pudding to the pan to warm through with the apples for 1 minute.
9. Divide the black pudding and apple between plates.
10. Serve with a fried or poached egg and buttered toast, if using.