Hash Browns & Sunny-Side Up Eggs

Lots of farmer potatoes and a morning long enough to make breakfast. If you care to know the intimate details of this particular morning, I was waiting for Dave to get back from his run so we could pick up Oscar, the newest member of the Fam.

Anways.. I love home fries, don't get me wrong, but I was not in the mood to perform the laborious task of cutting them up, giving them a little pre-boil, then frying... wheels start to turn. I take out the loud-as-a-dump-truck food processor and start to spin away. Hash browns it is. So much easier, I may never make home fries again.

Shopping List:

• Potatoes ( i used a lot of little ones, came to 4 cups)
• 1 bell pepper
• 3-4 scallions
• Olive oil
• S&P
• Parsley
• Cayenne ( a dash or more )
• Eggs
• Butter

Putting it Together:

1. Take however many potatoes you want and put them through the food processor.
2. Squeeze the water out twice until they are dry-ish.



before the water squeeze

3. Chop up the sweet bell pepper into a small dice and chop the scallions.
4. Put about a tablespoon of olive oil in a skillet, heat it up at about medium/high. Add the potatoes, pepper, and scallions.
5. Next add your spices, you really can do anything you want here, i sprinkle salt across the top, then sprinkle cracked pepper across the top, then sprinkle parsley across the top. There are no measurements, just eyeball it. If you are hesitant do a little bit. Once the potatoes are more thoroughly cooked the taste testing begins.

6. You want to make sure to let the potatoes sit in the pan and develop a nice golden brown glow.
7. Start mixing it around after 4 minutes, let sit in the pan, turn a few minutes to 4 minutes later. Taste.. does it need salt? pepper? cayenne? do you love garlic? add that. [ususally garlic is in the mix for me, but i just wasn't in the mood]

8. When the hash browns look like they are crisping up and you are ready to devour them you are ready to make the eggs. In a separate skillet add about a tsp or two of whipped butter to layer the bottom of the pan. Crack your eggs, sprinkle with S&P, cook sunny side up.
9. Plate and eat, preferably with a large cup of french pressed coffee.