Corned Beef Hash

Written By N M
 

Prep: 10 Minutes | Cook: 15 Minutes | Total: 25 mins

Makes 2 Servings

Ingredients

8oz Corned Beef (shredded)

8oz Cooked Potatoes (roughly chopped)

1T Butter

1/2 Onion (diced)

Mild Shredded Cheese (such as Muenster or white American)

Pepper

Parsley

Recipe Summary

  1. Dice onions, chop corned beef, chop potatoes

  2. Heat a pan and melt butter. Cook onions until translucent.

  3. Pan fry corned beef and potatoes. Cook until crispy.

  4. Melt cheese on top of the corned beef hash.

  5. Garnish with pepper and parsley.

Recipe 

1. Using a fork shred leftover corned beef and set aside in a bowl.

2. Chop leftover potatoes into small pieces.

3. Heat a pan and melt butter. Add onions and cook until slightly browned.

4. Add potatoes and corned beef to the pan and press down tightly. Don't stir or mix the hash to allow it to develop crispy edges.

5. After ~5 minutes mix the hash and allow to continue cooking for another 5 minutes.

6. Sprinkle freshly ground black pepper and a thin layer of cheese. Allow the cheese to melt and serve hot. Garnish with parsley.

Recipe Notes

The term ‘hash’ refers to chopped up meat, potatoes, and onions that are pan fried until crispy. The hash is a very simple dish and is primarily served for breakfast or brunch with leftovers from the day before. Sometimes it is served with eggs as well to make the dish heartier and more filling. Corned beef hash is a great way to use up leftover corned beef and potatoes for breakfast the next day. The only prep you have to do is dice an onion to give the hash some additional flavor from the slightly browned onions.

A popular form of hash are hash browns, which are shredded potatoes pressed into a pan and fried into a circular shape. A popular version is McDonald’s handheld breakfast option.

The best part of hot corned beef is the outer crust that forms during the high heat broil after the corned beef is already tender. Corned beef hash gives you way more of that crust by pan frying the corned beef and creating crispy edges throughout the dish.

The addition of cheese is my own twist, but adds a nice layer of texture to the dish. It is not a traditional way to serve a hash, however the gooey cheese melts into the hash and resembles a reuben. While a reuben uses Swiss cheese, my choice of more mild cheeses are to compliment the corned beef with texture vs. adding another strong flavor to the dish.

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