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British Corned Beef and Potato Hash with Eggs

英式鹹牛肉薯仔炒雜燴配蛋

British Corned Beef and Potato Hash with Eggs: Corned beef and potatoes are fried until crisp and golden, then topped with softly cooked eggs.

Total time: 40 min
Difficulty: Easy
Servings: 4 servings

Recipe overview

Corned beef and potatoes are fried until crisp and golden, then topped with softly cooked eggs.

01

Ingredients

All ingredients

340 g corned beef
600 g large potatoes
1 piece onion
2 tbsp cooking oil
4 piece egg

Seasoning

1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp salt
1 tsp Black pepper

British Corned Beef and Potato Hash with Eggs: 340 g corned beef, 600 g large potatoes, 1 piece onion, 2 tbsp cooking oil, 4 piece egg, 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp Black pepper

02

Tools

knife
cutting board
pot
colander
frying pan
spatula
wooden spoon
serving plate

British Corned Beef and Potato Hash with Eggs: knife, cutting board, pot, colander, frying pan, spatula, wooden spoon, serving plate

03

Steps

British Corned Beef and Potato Hash with Eggs — Dice the potatoes: Peel and cut potatoes into 2 cm cubes.

Step 1

Dice the potatoes

Peel and cut potatoes into 2 cm cubes.

British Corned Beef and Potato Hash with Eggs — Parboil potatoes: Boil potatoes for 8 minutes.

Step 2

Parboil potatoes

Boil potatoes for 8 minutes.

British Corned Beef and Potato Hash with Eggs — Drain and steam-dry: Drain and steam-dry potatoes for 2 minutes.

Step 3

Drain and steam-dry

Drain and steam-dry potatoes for 2 minutes.

British Corned Beef and Potato Hash with Eggs — Dice onion and corned beef: Dice onion and cut corned beef into 2 cm cubes.

Step 4

Dice onion and corned beef

Dice onion and cut corned beef into 2 cm cubes.

British Corned Beef and Potato Hash with Eggs — Soften onion: Cook onion in one tablespoon oil for 4 minutes.

Step 5

Soften onion

Cook onion in one tablespoon oil for 4 minutes.

British Corned Beef and Potato Hash with Eggs — Crisp the potatoes: Add potatoes and fry 8 minutes until golden.

Step 6

Crisp the potatoes

Add potatoes and fry 8 minutes until golden.

British Corned Beef and Potato Hash with Eggs — Add corned beef: Add corned beef and fry for 5 minutes.

Step 7

Add corned beef

Add corned beef and fry for 5 minutes.

British Corned Beef and Potato Hash with Eggs — Season the hash: Stir in Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper.

Step 8

Season the hash

Stir in Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper.

British Corned Beef and Potato Hash with Eggs — Make egg wells: Make four shallow wells in the hash.

Step 9

Make egg wells

Make four shallow wells in the hash.

British Corned Beef and Potato Hash with Eggs — Add the eggs: Crack one egg into each well.

Step 10

Add the eggs

Crack one egg into each well.

British Corned Beef and Potato Hash with Eggs — Cook the eggs: Cover and cook 4 minutes until whites set.

Step 11

Cook the eggs

Cover and cook 4 minutes until whites set.

British Corned Beef and Potato Hash with Eggs — Portion and serve: Serve one egg with an equal share of hash per portion.

Step 12

Portion and serve

Serve one egg with an equal share of hash per portion.

Common mistakes

Wet potatoes release steam in the pan and stop the hash developing crisp golden edges.

Tips

Steam-dry the potatoes for two minutes, then spread them in one layer and leave them undisturbed to crisp.