A la bauernfrühstück (German farmer’s breakfast)
A German peasant food, bauernfrühstück is a dish of potatoes, meat (ham, bacon or sausages), eggs and onions. If you have leftover Christmas ham, here's a great way to use it.
Servings 3 people
Ingredients
- 1 large potato
- salt
- 300 grams ham (10.5 oz)
- 4 eggs
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 onion peeled and thinly sliced
- 1 bell pepper deseeded and roughly chopped
- 8 stalks scallions (white and green portions) cut into one-inch lengths
Instructions
- Scrub and rinse the potato under the tap.
- Cook the potato in boiling water with a teaspoon of salt for ten minutes.
- Poke a knife at the center and if you feel just the slightest resistance, scoop out the potato and dump into a bowl of cold water.
- When the potato is cool enough to handle (it shouldn't take more than a few minutes), peel and cut into one-inch cubes.
- Cut the ham into one-inch cubes.
- Beat the eggs with a teaspoon of salt and two pinches of pepper.
- Heat the butter in a frying pan.
- Sweat the onion until translucent.
- Add the potatoes.
- Over medium heat, stirring often, cook the potatoes and onion slices for about four minutes.
- Stir in the ham and cook for two minutes.
- Add the bell pepper and scallions, and stir.
- Pour in the beaten eggs, allow to set partially for about ten seconds then stir to break up lumps.
- Continue cooking just until the eggs are done.
- Serve your bauernfrühstück with bread.
