Air fryer gammon with fried eggs and garlic butter fries

Description
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
- 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
- 2 tbsp butter, softened
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 20g/¾oz parmesan, finely grated
- 400g/14oz frozen french fries
- ½ tsp vegetable oil
- 2 free-range eggs
Directions
- 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.