Quick and Easy Breakfast Hash
★ Issue CMSC·20–019 · Published 03 May 2020
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Quick and Easy Breakfast Hash.

Crispy potatoes and caramelized onions get layered with butter and spice, then topped with eggs and cheese for a skillet breakfast that's ready in minutes

PREP 5 min
COOK 15 min
TOTAL 20m min
SERVES —  
HEAT medium
BLEND RATING 4.9 74 reviews · Free Range®
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You'll need
10-inch cast iron skilletLid or cover for skillet

Crispy potatoes and caramelized onions get layered with butter and spice, then topped with eggs and cheese for a skillet breakfast that's ready in minutes

Ingredients

FOR THE HASH

  • 2 russet potatoes, sliced 1/8 inch thick
  • ½ yellow onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 teaspoon cooking oil
  • 3 Tablespoons butter
  • 3 eggs, lightly beaten
  • ½ cup shredded cheese
  • 1 ½ teaspoons Casa M Spice Co® Free Range®
  • ¼ teaspoon Casa M Spice Co® Cattle Drive®
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ cup water

OPTIONAL TOPPINGS

  • BBQ sauce
  • hot sauce
  • sour cream

Method

  1. 01

    Layer potatoes and onions

    5 min

    Slice potatoes thin and even — 1/8 inch — so they cook through at the same rate. Oil your heavy skillet well, lay potatoes in a single overlapping layer, then scatter your onions on top.

  2. 02

    Butter and season the bed

    1 min

    Distribute butter evenly across the onions, then hit it with Free Range® and salt. The butter carries that spice down into the potatoes as it melts.

  3. 03

    Steam the potatoes

    10 min

    Add water around the pan edges and cover with a lid over medium heat — you're steaming the potatoes tender and keeping them from scorching on the bottom. They're done when a fork slides through easy.

  4. 04

    Add eggs and finish cooking

    5 min

    Pour your beaten eggs over the hot potatoes and shake the pan gently to distribute them throughout. Drop the heat to low, cover again, and let residual heat finish the eggs in 4 to 5 minutes — no scrambling required.

  5. 05

    Cheese and Cattle Drive®

    1 min

    Cover the whole skillet with cheese and dust it with Cattle Drive® for a little smoke and heat. Lid back on for 45 seconds and the cheese melts into every crevice.

  6. 06

    Sauce and serve

    Take it straight or dress it your way — BBQ sauce for sweet, hot sauce for heat, a spoonful of sour cream to cool it down, or go all three and make it a feast.

From Mike's Notebook

01

Slice potatoes thin and uniform so they crisp in the same pan without precooking.

02

Add water after the eggs to steam the cheese and set it without burning the bottom.

03

Butter does the crisping work—the oil just prevents sticking, so don't skimp on the three tablespoons.

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