Corned Beef Hash

Recipe written by Roosevelt Lewis 

I was raised eating corned beef hash for breakfast and loved it! This is the same corned beef hash that when it slides out of a can it kind of resembles dog food, yet growing up I had no clue that there was another kind of corned beef hash that existed outside of the canned dog food twin. I started to research the history of hash, I found that the canned corned beef hash came out of necessity due to World War II rationing. In essence this is po’ folks food at its best. Leftovers can be the finest ingredients for comfort food dishes. My version of this dish holds true to the integrity of this dish.

Serves: 6 to 8 servings

Ingredients:

• 2-3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 medium Vidalia onion, finely chopped
• ½ green bell pepper, finely chopped
• ½ red bell pepper, finely chopped
• 2 pounds corned beef, chopped
• 3 cups cooked Yukon gold potatoes, peeled and cubed
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
• Fresh parsley, chopped, optional

Directions:

Heat butter in a large cast iron skillet or flat griddle top on medium heat. Add the onion, red and green bell pepper; cook a few minutes, until translucent.

Mix in the chopped corned beef and potatoes. Spread out evenly over the pan. Increase the heat to medium high and press down on the mixture with a metal spatula.

Do not stir the potatoes and corned beef, but let set and from a crust. You should hear them sizzling which is a good thing. Check the mixture with the metal spatula to see if they are browning. If nicely browned, use the spatula to flip sections over in the pan so that they brown on the other side. Press down again with the spatula. If there is too much sticking, you can add a little more butter to the pan. Continue to cook in this manner until the potatoes and the corned beef are nicely browned.

Remove from heat. Garnish with fresh chopped parsley. Season corned beef mixture with freshly ground black pepper and salt to taste. 

Note: Since this dish can be made with leftovers, any meat with even mashed potatoes could be made into hash.