CORNED BEEF HASH WITH HOT CHERRY PEPPERS

Corned Beef Hash with Hot Cherry Peppers image

Provided by Anne Burrell

Time 1h

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

4 large Yukon gold potatoes, cut into 1/4-inch dice
Kosher salt
Extra-virgin olive oil
1 yellow onion, cut into 1/4-inch dice
8 pickled cherry peppers from a jar, stemmed, seeded and cut into 1/4-inch dice, plus 1/4 cup of the pickling liquid
1/4 cup of the pickling liquid
1 pound corned beef, cut into 1/4-inch dice
1/2 bunch of fresh Italian parsley, leaves finely chopped
8 eggs, fried over easy, for serving

Steps:

Put the diced potatoes in a medium saucepan and fill with water to cover by an inch. Season with salt and TASTE the water--it should taste salty like the ocean. Bring the water to a boil over high heat and cook the potatoes until JUST cooked through, about 8 minutes. Drain the potatoes, spread them out on a baking sheet and let them cool completely. HINT, HINT: All this can TOTALLY be a do-ahead!!!
Coat a large saute pan with olive oil, add the onion, season with salt, and bring to medium heat. Cook the onion until soft and very aromatic, 8 to 10 minutes.
Add the cherry peppers and corned beef and cook until the beef is just beginning to brown and the peppers are very fragrant, about 1 minute. Pour in the pickling liquid and cook an additional 30 seconds. Add the potatoes and cook 1 to 2 minutes before stirring in 1/2 cup water. Continue to cook until the liquid cooks out, 2 to 3 minutes. Press the mixture against the bottom of the pan, turn the heat to high and cook another 4 to 5 minutes without stirring to get a nice brown, crispy bottom.
Reseason if needed. Remove from the heat, toss in the parsley and serve with 2 eggs fried over easy per person.