American · Breakfast

How to Make Potato and Egg Hash

Crisp skillet potatoes with onion and eggs on top — breakfast, lunch or a cheap dinner.

Potato and Egg Hash

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Prep
10 min
Cook
25 min
Serves
3
Oven
Stovetop
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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 lb (680 g) potatoes, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 bell pepper, chopped (optional)
  • 3 tbsp neutral oil
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 4 eggs
  • Salt and pepper

How to cook potato and egg hash step by step

  1. Parboil the potato cubes 5 minutes in salted water and drain them very well.
  2. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high and spread the potatoes in one layer.
  3. Leave them undisturbed 6 minutes to crust, then turn and cook 6 minutes more.
  4. Add the onion, pepper and paprika and cook 5 minutes until softened and browned; season.
  5. Make four wells, crack in the eggs, cover, and cook 3–4 minutes until the whites are set.

Chef's tips

  • Dry potatoes brown; wet potatoes steam — drain them thoroughly.
  • Any cooked meat or leftover vegetables can be folded in at the onion stage.

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