Sausage hash with fried eggs
Serves 2 · 30 minutes · Frying pan and pie dish
Cold boiled potatoes, sausage and vegetables fried until crisp and topped with two eggs right in the pan. Carbon steel browns everything, and the pan goes straight to the table.
Sausage hash is a quick pan of diced boiled potatoes, sausage, mushrooms, broccoli and sweetcorn fried until crisp and topped with fried eggs. It is best made with cold potatoes in a pan that is not overcrowded, so everything fries rather than steams.
Ingredients
Serves 2
- 300 g cold boiled potatoes
- 200 g cooked smoked sausage, such as kielbasa or frankfurters
- 100 g mushrooms
- 100 g broccoli
- 100 ml sweetcorn
- ½ red chilli
- 1 tbsp rapeseed oil
- 1 tbsp butter
- 2 eggs
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Mustard and pickled beetroot, to serve
Method
- Cut the potatoes and sausage into roughly 1 cm dice. Slice the mushrooms, cut the broccoli into small florets and slice the chilli.
- Heat the oil and butter in the pan over a medium-high heat. Fry the potatoes for 6–8 minutes, stirring only now and then so they turn crisp.
- Add the sausage and mushrooms and fry for 4–5 minutes until the sausage has coloured.
- Add the broccoli, sweetcorn and chilli and fry for 3–4 minutes until the broccoli is tender but still has some bite. Season with salt and pepper.
- Make two hollows in the hash and crack in the eggs. Lower the heat and fry for 3–4 minutes until the whites have set. For firmer yolks, put the pan in a 200 °C oven for a few minutes.
- Serve straight from the pan with mustard and beetroot.
Why it works
Carbon steel takes high heat and gives the potatoes a crisp surface without sticking once the pan is properly hot. The low sides and steel handles mean the same pan can go into the oven for the eggs and then straight to the table.
FAQ
Which sausage works best in a hash?
Any cooked smoked sausage, frankfurters or leftover bangers work well. Vegetarian sausages are fine too.
How do I get crispy potatoes in a hash?
Use cold boiled potatoes, pat them dry if they are damp and do not stir too often. Avoid overcrowding the pan.
Can I make sausage hash without potatoes?
Yes. Just fry the sausage and vegetables, and serve with bread if you want something more filling.
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