Double-Pork Hash

Name: Double-Pork Hash
Ingredients: 5 slices bacon thick-cut; 7 ounces ham steak boneless, cut into 1/2-inch cubes; 1 small onion chopped; 1/2 cup red bell pepper seeded and diced, 1/2-inch; 20 ounces hash brown potatoes refrigerated; salt; black pepper

7 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

5 slices bacon thick-cut
7 ounces ham steak boneless, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1 small onion chopped
1/2 cup red bell pepper seeded and diced, 1/2-inch
20 ounces hash brown potatoes refrigerated
salt
black pepper

Directions

1

Cook bacon in large (12-inch) skillet over medium heat, turning once, until crisp and browned, about 8 minutes. Transfer bacon to paper towels to cool. Pour fat from skillet into small bowl. You should have 5 tablespoons; add vegetable oil, if needed.
2

Return 3 tablespoons bacon fat to skillet over medium heat. Add ham and cook, stirring occasionally, until beginning to brown, about 2 minutes. Add onion and red pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is golden, about 7 minutes. Add hash browns and cook until underside is mostly golden brown, about 7 minutes. Drizzle remaining 2 tablespoons bacon fat over potatoes. Using metal spatula, turn hash browns over in sections. Continue cooking until other side is mostly golden brown, about 7 minutes. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until hash is completely golden brown, about 5 minutes more. Sprinkle with crumbled bacon and season with salt and pepper. Serve hot.
3

If desired, top each serving with a fried or poached egg.