Austrian Potato Bacon Hash

August 19: National Potato Day

We love breakfast for breakfast, brunch, lunch and/or dinner! So if we go out to a diner that serves breakfast all day, that is what we order—and most likely if it comes with some kind of potato side dish. This Austrian potato fry-up is one of our favorites to make at home, too. Just cook the potatoes and chop them up along with bacon and onions ahead of time so they are ready to fry up together for breakfast, brunch or any time of the day, especially on National Potato Day.

Recipe
(Adapted from RecipeZazz.com)

Ingredients

• ¾ pound potatoes
• ½ pound bacon, cut into 2-inch pieces
• ½ yellow onion, cut into chunks
• Vegetable oil
• ¾ teaspoon caraway seeds
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• ¾ teaspoon thyme
• Salt and pepper to taste
• ¾ cup gruyere cheese, shredded
• 1 egg (per person), fried sunny side up

Directions

Wash the potatoes and boil till cooked through. Remove the skins. Cut into bite-sized chunks. Set aside.

Cut the bacon slices into 1 ½ – 2 inches. Fry in a skillet then transfer the pieces to a plate. Cut the onion in chunks.

In the same skillet, fry the onions in the bacon drippings, adding a little vegetable oil if necessary. Add the onions and gently mix and fry until some have brown, crispy bits. Season with caraway seeds, thyme, paprika, salt and pepper.

Dish out portions of the potato-bacon hash onto individual serving plates. Serve with a side shredded gruyere cheese and top with an egg sunny side up. Enjoy hot.

Notes

• The original recipe was for six servings but we easily cut it down just for the two of us.
• Search our blog for other potato recipes.