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Farmer's Breakfast Hash

Source of Recipe

From "The Prairie Homestead Cookbook" by Jill Winger


Recipe Introduction

"If I put this simple hash on the menu at just the right time in late summer, I can make it completely from ingredients grown right outside my back door: home-cured bacon from the pigs; potatoes, an onion, and a pepper provided by the garden; eggs laid by our multi-colored hens; and chives grown in the herb patch. It also works beautifully with your favorite variety of sausage, just in case you don't have any bacon on hand. (And if you don't have bacon on hand, we really should have a talk about priorities.)"

List of Ingredients

â—¦ ½ pound bacon, chopped
â—¦ 4 or 5 medium potatoes, cubed
â—¦ 1 small onion, diced
â—¦ 1 medium bell pepper, seeded and diced
â—¦ ½ teaspoon fine sea salt, plus more as needed
â—¦ ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
â—¦ 6 large eggs
â—¦ Fresh chives, minced


Recipe

In a 10-inch oven-safe skillet, cook the bacon over medium-low heat until crispy. Remove the bacon, setting it aside on a paper towel to drain and leaving about 2 tablespoons of fat in the skillet.

Add the potatoes to the skillet and fry them over medium heat for 8 minutes, or until they begin to soften. Add the onion, bell pepper, salt, and black pepper. Cook until the potatoes are golden brown, about 10 minutes more.

Stir in the bacon, taste, and add more salt if needed.
Make shallow wells in the top of the hash and carefully break the eggs into the wells. Cook over medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes, until the egg whites are beginning to set, then transfer the skillet to the oven. Broil on high for 3 to 4 minutes, or until the egg yolks are set to your liking (I personally like mine a bit runny). Sprinkle with fresh chives and serve immediately.

Serves 6



• Kitchen Notes:

This recipe is incredibly forgiving, so play around with it as you see fit. You can bump up the amount of veggies, crack more eggs on top, or double the potatoes in a larger skillet. I usually make this in a 10-inch cast-iron skillet, but if you have smaller skillets, you can make personal-sized hashes in each one.