Bonnies Potato Hash Recipes

Steps:

• Add 3 cloves of smashed garlic, a few large pinches of salt and potatoes to a large pot and cover with cold water. Bring to a boil over high heat and cook until potatoes are just tender, about 10 minutes. Drain potatoes and discard the garlic. Transfer the potatoes to a sheet tray lined with a clean dish towel to dry slightly.
• Add enough oil to coat the bottom of a large skillet and heat over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring, until just translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the crushed red pepper and the remaining 2 cloves garlic and cook, stirring, until soft and tender, about 3 minutes. Increase the heat to medium-high and add the cooked potatoes. Cook, stirring frequently, until the potatoes start to get crispy and golden brown on all sides, about 5 minutes. (If the potatoes get too dry, add the chicken stock.) Remove from the heat and stir in the chives.

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the scallions, potatoes, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the potatoes are golden brown and just tender, about 10 minutes; reduce the heat slightly if necessary to prevent the potatoes from burning. Add the beef and cook, stirring, until hot, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, and stir in the parsley.
• Combine the chuck, bell peppers, onions, garlic, tomatoes, Italian seasoning, fennel seeds, 2 1/2 teaspoons salt, and some pepper in a slow cooker. Cook on the low setting for 8 hours. Use a ladle to remove some of the excess fat from the surface, then coarsely shred the beef with two forks. Season with salt and pepper.

Steps:

• 1. Use frozen hashbrowns for this recipe. Make sure they are loose and still frozen. (no clumps of frozen potatoes)
• 2. Place the potatoes in a seasoned 10 inch cast iron skillet. They should be about one inch from the rim of the skillet (the potatoes will lower as they cook)
• 3. Sprinkle the garlic salt, garlic powder and black pepper to taste over the potatoes. Pour 1 stick of melted butter evenly over the top of the potatoes.
• 4. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees, place the rack on the bottom. You will have to watch your potatoes the first time you make this recipe to allow for any differences in the temperature of your oven.
• 5. Bake the potatoes one hour and the top of the potatoes and edges should just begin to brown. If you check, the bottom of the potatoes are a nice golden brown. Remove the skillet from the oven and place the rack up ABOVE the center of the oven, and return the potatoes to the oven to finish browning the top.
• 6. Bake 10 minutes longer until they are nice and brown. Remove from oven, and cover until ready to serve. I flip the potatoes over for a nice presentation. Leftovers for the next day heat up nicely in the microwave. Here is how they look! Enjoy!

Steps:

• 1. Early in the day prepare the medium sized red potatoes by scrubbing them and chop into a 1/2 inch dice.
• 2. Add water up to about 1/2 inch above the potatoes, and add 1 tablespoon of chicken Better Than Bouillon and stir. Over high heat, bring the water to a boil, lower the heat to a simmer and cook potatoes for 12 to 15 minutes, (Don't cover!)check for tenderness, and stop cooking when they are done. Drain the potatoes.
• 3. Spread the potatoes on paper towels to dry out.
• 4. Chop the onion and bell pepper into a 1/2 inch dice.
• 5. Saute the onion and bell pepper in an electric skillet with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil. Cook, turning several times until tender. Remove from the pan into a large mixing bowl.
• 6. Add the cream to the mixing bowl. Add the seasonings, and gently mix until well combined. Add the cooked, dried potatoes. Gently stir.
• 7. Turn a large electric skillet on to 325 and add the 2 tablespoons olive oil. You may want to adjust the heat up or down depending on how hot your skillet gets. When the skillet is hot, not smoking, add the potatoes in one layer in the electric skillet. Lightly brown on the bottom and turn several times until golden brown.
• 8. Cook's Tip: The cooking method is why this hash is so delicious. The addition of cream allows the potatoes to remain soft, but yet still brown. Be sure not to skip the step of boiling the potatoes first and then drying them on paper towels. You may use a large nonstick skillet, but you may have to fry the hash in more than one batch. I use a large electric skillet which works great for this dish.
• 9. OPTIONAL MEAT ADDITIONS: You can add 2 cups of cooked chopped, beef, turkey, chicken, ham, or pork to this recipe. Just add it when you mix the potatoes and cream together. This is delicious with just a salad.
• 10. Here is how it looks with a side of bacon, sliced tomatoes and two perfectly poached eggs!
• 11. HOW I POACH EGGS Grease the top inside rim of a large sauce pan with a little olive oil to prevent a boil over, add water 3/4 full and bring to to a rolling boil. Crack your eggs into the water, and lower the heat to medium high where the water is still boiling. You will see a lot of foam, just ignore that.
• 12. The eggs will be on the bottom of the pan, but as they cook, they will start to float. When that happens, take a slotted spoon and gently lift one up and press the center lightly with your finger to test how done it is. If it is done to your liking, remove from pan and set the spoon on a folded paper towel and let it drain before placing the poached egg on the hash.
• 13. This is a perfectly poached egg.

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Put the hash brown potatoes on the bottom and up the sides of an ungreased 9 inch pie plate. Drizzle the melted butter over the potatoes and pat into place to form crust. Place the dish in the microwave for 2 minutes on high. Remove the dish and bake at 425 degrees for 25 minutes.
• 2. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees. Layer the chopped ham, shredded cheese, red bell pepper, onion and jalapeno over the baked crust.
• 3. Whisk the eggs, milk, salt and pepper in a bowl until blended and pour over the prepared layers. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cover loosely with tin foil and let sit for about 10 minutes until set.
• 4. This is how it looks! Enjoy!

Steps:

• 1. Cook's Tip: A word about cheese. I use jack cheese, fontina, gruyere cheese, cheddar, but I like fontina and jack cheese the best. For the milk mixture, I use a combination of sour cream, heavy cream and 2% milk, which is what I had on hand. You can use all milk, or all cream, or mix it up. Use what you like. Experiment to your hearts content. This is a fun recipe for that!
• 2. Pre-heat the oven to 375 degrees. Spray a 10 inch glass pie dish with Pam.
• 3. Scatter 2 teaspoons of garlic on bottom of Pam sprayed pie dish. Put half of the sliced potatoes on top of the garlic, overlapping the slices. Add half of the onion slices. Add salt and pepper (go easy on the pepper) Sprinkle 1/3 cup of cheese (your choice) over the onions evenly. Repeat the layer of garlic, potatoes, onions, and salt, pepper. Add the milk mixture evenly over the top, and then add the remaining 2/3 cup of cheese of choice, plus, the 1/4 cup of parmesan cheese.
• 4. Cover the pie with foil and bake 30 minutes, uncover and bake 30 minutes more. You may want to do a low broil to brown the top. Cut into wedges to serve. Enjoy!
• 5. Cook's Note: I also have a Tater and Onion Pie with ham that is another variation of this recipe and it is posted.

Steps:

• Put the bacon on a large rimmed baking sheet, place in the oven and heat to 400. Cook the bacon through - until it is chewy and going to crisp - approximately 15 minutes. Remove the bacon from the pan, and set aside. There should be a couple of tablespoons of bacon fat in the pan. If there is more, discard it.
• Add the butter to the bacon fat, then put the potatoes, onions and red peppers onto the pan, and stir to coat. Spread the potatoes, onions and red peppers out evenly across the pan, and return it to the oven for 20 minutes or so, then take it out again, and use a spatula to turn everything over. Cook for another 20 minutes or so, or until the potatoes are beginning to crisp, then turn them once more and cook for an additional 10 to 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk together the sour cream, lime juice and minced chipotles en adobo, to taste. Season with salt and pepper.
• When the potatoes are well crisped, take the pan out of the oven, and season with salt and pepper. Dice the reserved bacon, and scatter it on top of the potatoes, then top with the shredded cheese. Stir to combine, and return the pan to the oven until the cheese has melted, approximately 3 to 5 minutes. Tip into a mound on a warmed serving tray, drizzle with chipotle sour cream, garnish with the scallions and serve.