Vegetable Hash With Fried Egg Food

SPRING VEGETABLE HASH WITH FRIED EGGS

Steps:

• Fill a medium saucepan with cold water, and add potatoes. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 5 minutes. Add carrots, and continue cooking until vegetables are just tender, 10 minutes more. Remove from heat, drain vegetables, and set them aside until cool enough to handle. Cut potatoes and carrots into 1/2-inch cubes.
• In a large nonstick skillet, heat 1 tablespoon butter and oil over medium heat. Add onion, and cook until transparent and golden at edges, about 10 minutes. Add red peppers, and cook, stirring another 10 minutes, or until soft. Add half the thyme and rosemary. Add potatoes and carrots, and mix well. Cook over medium heat, stirring only occasionally, until a golden crust forms on potatoes, about 15 minutes.
• Cut off asparagus tips, and cut remaining tender parts into 1/2-inch lengths. Discard woody ends. Add tips and pieces, remaining thyme and rosemary, and stock to skillet, and cook a few more minutes, until stock reduces and thickens slightly and asparagus is tender. Season to taste with salt and plenty of pepper. Transfer to a serving platter; keep warm.
• Meanwhile, heat butter to taste in a clean skillet, and fry eggs. Serve eggs on a bed of hash, and sprinkle with scallions.

VEGETABLE HASH WITH POACHED EGG

Steps:

• Heat the oil over medium heat in a large, heavy nonstick skillet. Add the onion. Cook, stirring often, until it begins to soften, about three minutes. Add the remaining vegetables and a generous pinch of salt. Cook, stirring often, until the vegetables begin to soften, about five minutes.
• Stir in the ground cumin seeds and the paprika, and combine well with the vegetables. Continue to cook, stirring often, for 15 minutes until the vegetables are crisp-tender. Add the ketchup, and continue to cook, stirring, for another five minutes.
• Press the vegetable mixture down into a flat layer in the pan. Continue to cook on one side for five minutes. A crust should form on the bottom. Stir, then press down again and cook for another five minutes, until a crust forms again. Stir, taste and adjust salt, and add pepper. The vegetables should be thoroughly tender and the mixture nicely browned with a sweet edge. Remove from the heat.
• Spoon the hash onto plates, press down in the center, lay a poached egg on top and serve.

POTATO HASH WITH A FRIED EGG

Steps:

• Place a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, and add oil. When oil is hot, add onion and a sprinkling of salt. Stir until onion begins to soften, about 1 minute.
• Add potato and cayenne to pan. Reduce heat to low, and cook, stirring frequently, until potatoes and onions are tender, caramelized and lightly browned, 30 minutes.
• Push potato and onion hash to one side of pan, and increase heat. Crack egg into pan, and cook to taste. Spoon potatoes and onions on plate, and top with egg.