French Fry Hash
Left over French fries repurposed into an anytime dish!
French fries golden delicious salty goodness but after a few hours much less a day in the fridge CARDBOARD. My kiddo is a chicken nugget girl but it often means leftover fries. In my drive to reduce food wastage I tried repurposing left over fries as breakfast hash.
I cut up the fries and add a mixture of fresh vegetables, herbs/ seasonings and breakfast meat . Believe me when I say it is a lovely mix of fresh, filling, and somewhat fancy . I will say this is a very flexible dish and you can substitute whatever you have on hand to revamp your former fries.
My general formula is : Veggies for moisture and flavour +Herbs for freshness + Protein for added fat and flavour = Delicious Hash
Fresh Vegetables - Bell Pepper (Sweet Pepper in Trinidad ) , onions, mushrooms, tinned corn, finely diced apple .
Herbs / Seasonings - Green Onion (Chive in Trinidad), thyme, fennel, dill, parsley
Breakfast meat - Bacon, Sausage , left over rotisserie or even chicken nuggets.
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups cubed French fries or substitute 2 hash brown patties
1 sausage link - sliced
1/4 white onion cubed
1/2 large bell pepper cubed
2 white button mushrooms sliced (optional)
1 Jalapeno pepper sliced (optional)
1/4 cup of parmesan cheese finely grated (any cheese )
2 tablespoons BBQ sauce / ketchup
2 tablespoons of green herbs ( Cilantro / parsley / green onion)
Preparation:
Step 1: Pre heat pan with vegetable oil on medium heat and add onions. Sautee for 1 minute until the onions are translucent .
Step 2: Add sausage and mushrooms . Cook for 3 minutes until the mushrooms are soft and release liquid and the sausage releases some oil .
Step 3: Add bell pepper and cubed French fries and cook for 5-8 minutes. At this time the fries and the all vegetables should be soft but not mushy.
Step 4: Add in sliced jalapeno and BBQ sauce turning until the sauce is incorporated into the hash.
Step 5: Top hash with Parmesan cheese and herbs and stir for 1 minute . The cheese should have melted and the herbs incorporated throughout the hash.
Serving Suggestion:
Serve with a side of Avocado and grilled tomato.
Top with an egg sunny side or poached.