Best Country Hash Recipes

CRISPY SKINNED CHESAPEAKE BAY ROCKFISH WITH HAYMAN SWEET POTATO, VIRGINIA COUNTRY HAM AND BLUE CRAB HASH, MELTED LEEKS AND MEYER LEMON BUTTER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• For the Meyer lemon butter: In a small saucepan, reduce the Meyer lemon juice until slightly syrupy. Stir in the heavy cream. Whisk in the cold cubed butter a few pieces at a time, not allowing the sauce to become cold or too hot to touch by hand. When all of the butter is incorporated, strain the sauce. If the sauce separates, pulse with an immersion blender to emulsify. Set aside and keep warm.
• For the hash: Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat, salt it generously. Trim the root end of the leek and halve lengthwise. Rinse very well under running water to flush out any grit trapped between the leaves. Slice leeks into 1/4-inch-thick pieces, put in a small strainer and dip in the boiling water. Cook until just tender, about 3 minutes, then plunge strainer and leeks in an ice water bath to cool. Drain and pat dry leeks, set aside. Repeat this procedure with the diced sweet potatoes, blanch until almost tender, about 3 minutes, then cool in the ice bath. Drain and pat dry, set aside.
• In a large skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the blanched Hayman sweet potatoes leeks, sweat until very tender about 3 to 4 minutes. Add the leeks continue to cook until heated through. Add the crab and country ham, stirring gently until heated through. Add the fines herbes at the last minute. Season, to taste, with salt and white pepper. Set aside and keep warm while you prepare the fish.
• For the rockfish: Score the skin side of the fillets with a sharp knife, taking care not to cut too far into the flesh of the fish. Season with salt and white pepper. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat, and add the clarified butter. Add the rockfish skin side down, sear until skin is golden and crisp, about 2 to 3 minutes. Flip, add the butter and thyme and bake until just cooked through, about 3 to 4 minutes.
• In a bowl or plate, drizzle the warm Meyer lemon butter in a circle just inside the rim. Gently place the warm blue crab hash in the center of the plate. Place the rockfish on top of the hash with the crispy skin side up. Garnish with Meyer lemon segments or slices, if desired.

TURKEY HASH WITH COUNTRY GRAVY

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Crumble sausage into skillet. Add onions, peppers, and pimientos. Cook 6 to 8 minutes or until sausage is just cooked through, stirring often to break up sausage. Transfer to a large bowl. Clean pan and heat oil.
• Add stuffing, eggs and turkey to bowl with sausage mixture and stir to combine. Add to heated pan and press down with spatula until bottom of skillet is covered with hash. Brown 5 to 7 minutes untouched. Use a spatula to flip over hash and continue to cook another 5 to 7 minutes.
• Meanwhile, take leftover gravy and heat in a saucepan over medium heat. As gravy heats up, whisk in enough milk to thin to desired consistency.
• Serve hash topped with poached egg and warmed turkey country gravy.

CHEESY HASH BROWNS WITH COUNTRY SAUSAGE GRAVY

Steps:

• 1. THE HASH BROWNS
• 2. Chef's Note: The amount of potatoes used in this recipe will depend on the size, and type of your waffle iron.
• 3. Gather your ingredients.
• 4. Using the large holes on a box grater shred the potatoes, and the onion.
• 5. Lay them on paper towels, and press to remove as much moisture as possible.
• 6. Add the onions, and the potatoes to a bowl, and then combine with the seasoning, ingredients: salt, pepper, cayenne, and paprika.
• 7. Place the ingredient in the middle of a tea towel.
• 8. Squeeze the towel to remove most of the remaining liquid.
• 9. Chef's Note: The removal of the excess liquid is essential to producing a nice crispy hash brown.
• 10. Return to the bowl, and carefully mix in the egg, cheddar cheese, and sour cream.
• 11. Brush the grapeseed oil on the top and bottom portions of the waffle iron.
• 12. Preheat the waffle iron.
• 13. Chef's Note: If the waffle iron you are using has a heat setting, place it at 100 percent. This should give you a crispy outside and a soft inside.
• 14. Add a generous portion of hash browns to the waffle iron.
• 15. Close the lid and allow them to cook until crispy, about 12 to 15 minutes.
• 16. Chef's Tip: All waffle irons are different, so the timing for yours might be longer, or shorter. Take a peek now and then.
• 17. They should look something like this. Crisp on the outside, soft and warm on the inside.
• 18. THE COUNTRY SAUSAGE GRAVY
• 19. While the hash browns are cooking, gather your ingredients.
• 20. Add the sausage to a skillet over medium heat.
• 21. Cook, breaking up the sausage with a wooden spoon, until no longer pink, about 5 to 7 minutes.
• 22. Whisk the flour and milk together.
• 23. Add to the cooking sausage.
• 24. Continue to stir the mixture as it begins to thicken, and then reduce heat to low.
• 25. At this time begin seasoning the gravy with the salt and pepper... especially the pepper. When I can feel the kick of the pepper in the back of my throat, then I know it's ready.
• 26. Chef's Note: You can add a lot of seasoning ingredients to a good sausage gravy; however, traditional country gravy is mostly milk, flour, sausage, salt, and pepper.
• 27. Chef's Tip: Have a bit of extra milk, and flour on hand. Just in case you need to thicken, or thin down the gravy.
• 28. PLATE/PRESENT
• 29. Place the hash brown on a nice sized plate.
• 30. Ladle a generous portion of gravy on top.
• 31. Finish with sunny-side-up egg. Enjoy.
• 32. Keep the faith, and keep cooking.

HASH BROWN AND COUNTRY GRAVY CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Prepare the sausage gravy according to package directions. Take off the heat to cool. (Be sure the mix makes 2 Cups of gravy)
• 2. Heat oil in large skillet; brown potatoes, stirring frequently to get a nice golden brown.
• 3. Brown the sausage well and break up into small pieces; drain well.
• 4. In 9X13" pan place potatoes; sprinkle the sausage over the potatoes;
• 5. Stir beaten eggs into the gravy; pour evenly over the sausage.
• 6. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes until the center of casserole is hot. Sprinkle the cheese over the casserole and return to oven about 5 minutes, or until cheese is melted.

COUNTRY PORK AND APPLE HASH

Steps:

• In a large pot, cover potatoes with cold salted water, bring to a simmer and cook until barely tender (do not overcook, or boil rapidly). Drain.
• Melt butter in a very wide skillet. Add apples and onions and cook, stirring, until softened and golden around edges, about 10 minutes. Add pork and broth; cook over medium-high heat for 3 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add potatoes and thyme leaves and cook, stirring occasionally and pressing mixture in pan until hot and edges are crisped. Serve topped with eggs and cooked greens, if desired.

COUNTRY STYLE HASH BROWN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat 11x7 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, whisk together soup, sour cream and salt. Stir in Hash Browns, onions, cheese and red peppers until well mixed. Spoon evenly into baking dish.
• In a medium bowl, mix together breadcrumbs and butter. Sprinkle evenly on top of Hash Brown mixture.
• Bake uncovered for about 30 minutes, or until hot and bubbly. Allow to rest for 5 minutes before serving. Garnish with sliced green onion if desired.

COUNTRY-STYLE SAUSAGE HASH

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of oil over medium-high heat for about 30 seconds. Add Jimmy Dean sausage and cook for 8 to 10 minutes until browned, stirring frequently to break up the sausage into small pieces, then drain. Remove the sausage and set aside.
• In the same skillet, heat the remaining oil for 30 seconds. Carefully add the potatoes and fry until they begin to turn golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir occasionally so that the potatoes do not stick or burn.
• Add onions, peppers, salt, and pepper, and cook for an additional 5 minutes. Add the sausage and stir well.
• Serve with the fried eggs and avocado slices on top to get more nutrition from the meal.

COUNTRY HASH

Steps:

• Finely shred brisket and transfer to a bowl, then mix with mustard and Worcestershire sauce until combined well.
• Roast poblanos on their sides on racks of gas burners over medium-high heat, turning with tongs, until skins are blistered and slightly charred, 4 to 6 minutes. (Or broil on rack of a broiler pan about 2 inches from heat.) Immediately transfer to a large bowl and cover tightly, then let stand 10 minutes. Carefully rub off skins from poblanos. Cut open lengthwise and remove stems and seeds, including attached ribs. Wipe poblanos clean with a paper towel if necessary, then cut into 1/4-inch dice and transfer to a large bowl.
• Peel potato, rutabaga, and apple and cut into 1/2-inch cubes, then cook in 1/2 stick butter with 3/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until golden in spots and just tender, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer to bowl with poblanos.
• Cook onion in 3 tablespoons butter with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 tsp pepper in same skillet, stirring occasionally, until golden, about 8 minutes. Add bell pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until just tender, 6 to 8 minutes more. Transfer to bowl with poblano mixture. Stir brisket into hash until combined.
• Preheat oven to 250°F with rack in middle.
• Heat 1 tablespoon butter in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until foam subsides. Add half of hash to skillet and cook, turning portions occasionally, until browned and crisp in spots, 12 to 14 minutes. Transfer to a large (17-by 11-inch) 4-sided sheet pan and keep warm in oven. Cook remaining hash in same manner in 1 tablespoon butter. Transfer to sheet pan in oven.
• Rinse and wipe out skillet. Fry eggs in 2 batches with 1 tablespoon butter per batch over medium heat. Serve eggs over hash.

COUNTRY QUICHE WITH IDAHO POTATO HASH BROWN CRUST

Steps:

• To make the crust: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Coat a 9-inch quiche or pie pan with cooking spray. Combine in a bowl all the crust ingredients except mozzarella. Season with salt, pepper, and hot sauce. Stir to mix. Press the mixture evenly on the bottom and up the sides of the baking pan. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. If the edges of the crust begin to brown, cover with a piece of aluminum foil.
• Remove from the oven and immediately sprinkle the crust evenly with the cheese. Return to the oven and bake just until the cheese melts, about two minutes. Remove from the oven and set aside. (You may want to run a thin, small knife around the edges of the crust to loosen it a bit.).
• To make the filling: Sprinkle the onions on the bottom of the crust. Arrange the shrimp evenly on the crust. Combine the half-and-half, eggs and mustard and whisk to blend. Season with salt, pepper and hot sauce. Pour the mixture into the prepared shell and top with the Swiss cheese. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, arrange the tomatoes evenly over the pie filling and bake for another five to eight minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the quiche comes out clean.
• Cool a bit before slicing to serve.

COUNTRY HAM AND HOMINY HASH

Steps:

• Place the ham in a pot with the bay leaf and peppercorns. Cover with water and simmer for about 1 hour, until the ham is fork-tender (see Know-how, page 172). Add the potatoes and simmer for 10 minutes more, until the potatoes are just beginning to get tender. Strain the ham and potatoes from the pot, reserving about 1/4 cup of the liquid, removing and discarding the bay leaf, and set aside.
• Using two forks, shred the ham into bite-size pieces and place in a large bowl. Add the potatoes, hominy, and onion. Stir in the reserved cooking liquid and parsley and season to taste with salt and pepper. (Country ham is salty, so be sure to taste before adding any extra salt.)
• Heat the olive oil and butter in a large nonstick or cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add the ham-potato mixture and spread into a flat cake. Cover with a splatter screen or lid and cook until crispy, 4 to 5 minutes. Flip and re-form the cake. Cover and cook, adding a little more oil if needed, until crispy on the other side. Remove from the heat and cover.
• Fill a large skillet with water about 2 inches deep and bring to a boil. Add the vinegar and salt and reduce the heat to a simmer.
• Add the eggs one at a time and poach for 2 to 3 minutes, until the whites set and a thin, translucent film forms over the yolks (see Know-how, page 86). Use a slotted spoon to gently transfer the eggs to a paper towel-lined platter to drain.
• Divide the hash evenly between individual serving plates, place 1 or 2 eggs on top of each, and serve hot.
• For a more rustic interpretation of this dish, make a hole in the hash, crack the eggs in the hole, and cover to fry, rather than poach, to your liking. For a sweet-and-savory combination, substitute sweet potatoes for the russets, and for a crispy finish, scatter fried oysters on top. Or, make a cheesy variation by layering the hash mixture with Gruyère cheese in a skillet to form one large cake and sauté until brown and crispy. Slide the cake out of the skillet and cut into 4 to 6 wedges, then assemble the dish as for the main recipe.
• Hominy is the name for corn kernels that have been hulled to remove the bran and germ. Lye hominy is hulled by soaking the corn kernels in a weak lye solution-a very traditional, centuries-old Native American method-and pearl hominy is hulled mechanically. It is then dried and either ground to make our beloved hominy grits or boiled whole to make what New Orleansians call "big hominy." You can buy hominy canned, meaning precooked, or dried, in which case it will need to be presoaked and boiled in the same manner as dried beans.

CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE HASH BROWNS

Steps:

• In a 9x13" baking pan, make single layers of potatoes, onions, 6 tablespoons butter, sour cream, cheddar cheese, and soup.
• Sprinkle top with cornflakes.
• Drizzle 4 tablespoons butter over top.
• Bake at 350 for 1 hour or until bubbly and piping hot.

COUNTRY HASH BROWNS

Steps:

• Boil potatoes in their skins 20 minutes, or until about half cooked. Peel potatoes when cool enough to handle, then shred into a bowl. Stir in bell pepper, onion, paprika, salt, and pepper. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large, nonstick frying pan.With a spatula, press potato mixture into hot oil.* Cook over low heat 15 minutes, or until bottom is golden brown. Loosen hash browns, then invert potatoes onto a plate. Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil to pan. Slide potatoes into pan white-side down. Cook 15 minutes, or until golden brown. Cut into wedges. Salt and pepper, to taste. Makes 4-6 servings. * For crispier hash browns, cook half of the potato mixture at a time.

COUNTRY HASH

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in large skillet; add onion, venison roast, potatoes, salt and pepper. Cook, uncovered, over medium heat 20 minutes, turning frequently, until potatoes are cooked through. Drain. Reduce heat, then break eggs over hash mixture; cover. Cook additional 2-3 minutes, or until eggs reach desired degree of doneness.

COUNTRY LAMB HASH

Steps:

• Lightly toss lamb, potatoes, onion or leek, parsley, and rosemary toether. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Heat butter, margarine, or meat drippings in skillet add garlic and sauté for 2 minutes, stirring. Spread hash mixture in skillet and lightly brown bottom. Add milk and stir well. Cook, uncovered, over medium heat without stirring until bottom is crisp and milk has almost evaporated, 10 to 15 minutes.Note: For best results use a skillet with a non-stick surface.