While I don't have it often, I do love bacon, and it always seems a shame to me that there is all that bacon fat leftover. I've tried saving it in the fridge, but I usually forget about it. This recipe takes care of all that. First you fry the bacon, then you use the bacon fat to fry the hash browns — easy and delicious!
Egg on a Nest of Hash Browns, with Bacon
Yield: One serving
Ingredients
- 2 slices bacon
- 1 medium potato, shredded
- 1 egg
- Cheese (I used Jalapeno Monterey Jack)
- Green onions
- Salt, pepper, and other seasoning of your choice
Method
- Put the bacon in a cold cast-iron frying, and heat to medium. Fry until as done as you like it, turning when needed.
- Remove bacon and put on a plate lined with paper towel.
- Leave the bacon fat in the frying pan, and add the shredded potatoes along with snipped onion greens. Season with salt, pepper, and basil or oregano. Cook at medium heat until the potatoes start browning at the bottom.
- Flip the shredded potato over in one piece. Press down a little in the middle to make a nest, and break the egg on top. Season with salt and pepper, and lay a slice of the cheese of your choice over the egg.
- Turn the heat off, and cover the pan with a lid. Leave for 10 minutes to complete cooking.
And this recipe is easily doubled, tripled, etc.
