Skip to main content

Corned Beef Hash with Fried Eggs

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 4

Ingredients

2

russet (baking) potatoes (about 1 pound)

1

large onion, cut into 3/4-inch pieces

1

large garlic clove, minced

1

/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter

1

green bell pepper, chopped coarse

1

tablespoon all-purpose flour

3

/4 cup beef broth

2

tablespoons bottled beet horseradish

1

tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

1

/2 pound cooked corned beef (from a 3- to 4-pound corned beef brisket), cut into 3/4-inch cubes (about 2 cups)

fried eggs as an accompaniment

Need to make a substitution?

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Peel potatoes and cut into 1/2-inch dice. Add potatoes to a large saucepan of boiling water and boil 6 minutes, or until just tender. Drain.

    Step 2

    In a large non-stick skillet cook onion and garlic in butter over moderate heat, stirring, until onion is golden.

    Step 3

    Add bell pepper and cook, stirring, 5 minutes. Sprinkle flour over mixture and cook, stirring, 2 minutes. Stir in broth, horseradish, and Worcestershire sauce and simmer, stirring, 2 minutes. Add corned beef, potatoes, and salt and pepper to taste and cook over moderate heat, turning hash, until browned and crisp, about 15 minutes.

  2. Step 4

    Serve hash with fried eggs.

  3. To make corned beef:

    Step 5

    In a kettle combine beef with cold water to cover by 2 inches and bring water to just a boil, skimming froth. Simmer beef, covered, 3 hours, or until tender. Remove kettle from heat and let beef stand in cooking liquid 20 minutes. Transfer beef to work surface and trim fat. Use beef as part of a boiled dinner and/or for making corned beef on rye. Corned beef keeps, covered and chilled, 4 days.