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Thursday, August 18. 2016

A classic New England breakfast: Corned Beef Hash

The stuff from the can tastes and smells like dog food.


Make a few days' worth at a time. Then make large sort-of patties out of it and sautee until crispy on the surface. 


Serve with white toast, plus or minus a sunny side up egg or two on top.  And ketchup.


A diner I like makes it with just the beef and onions, no chopped peppers either, and serves it with home fries on the side. Excellent variation.

Posted by Bird Dog in Food and Drink at 14:23 | Comments (9) | Trackbacks (0)

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AND you have to make your own corned beef. Once you do you will not go back to store-bought. Requires Prague Powder and a lovely piece of brisket. A few spices and 10 days in the fridge...

Good recipes exist everywhere, the one closely resembling mine is found here amazingribs.com - making corned beef from scratch.

Thanks for always bringing up the food of my youth. Here I am in Texas with friends that have never tasted some of this stuff. I've turned one or two into true believers.
#1 Cap'n Jan on 2016-08-18 18:03 (Reply)
In 1938 Kenneth Roberts wrote an unforgettable rant on the subject of Corned Beef Hash, in 'Trending Into Maine', 'A Maine Kitchen'. Worth finding if you don't have a copy handy. His further opinions and recipes for chowder, beans, ketchup and custards are simple and timeless.
#2 Len Faria on 2016-08-18 18:27 (Reply)
MOG! JHC!

Where can I get good corned beef without killing my mother?
#3 bob sykes on 2016-08-18 19:45 (Reply)
I always wanted to like corned beef hash, but it never liked me back. There aren't enough Tums in the world to stop the burn. But putting ketchup on it just seems wrong. I guess that's a regional thing. I only use ketchup if I need to cover up the taste.
#4 Deborah HH on 2016-08-18 20:20 (Reply)
Never liked it. However, I did make a mean batch of Linguica and home fries. Peppers, onions and diced linguica or chourico...and maybe a shot of 1920 brandy if we were digging quahogs in winter.
#5 Will on 2016-08-18 21:35 (Reply)
(1) The stuff from cans IS dog food.

(2) Ketchup?!?!?! Why not just eat the stuff from cans?
#6 mike m on 2016-08-19 00:22 (Reply)
When I was young and still ate beef this was one of my favorites.
#7 JC on 2016-08-19 08:25 (Reply)
Enjoyed w/ a pot of coffee and a pack of cigarettes--but that was 30 years ago
#8 Estoy Listo on 2016-08-19 10:07 (Reply)
My mother used to make this with the leftover corned beef on St. Patrick's Day. It's delicious, even the name "hash" is perfect. I can't imagine how we ever had any leftover corned beef though.
#9 LP on 2016-08-19 19:31 (Reply)

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