Happy Hash

What did you have for breakfast today? This is my little starter meal for the morning. Hash champignons et épinards.

The basic recipe is vegetarian, vegan, kosher and halal but if you are embellishing the dish (see options below), it would of course depend on the the extras you choose. I know some can't imagine breakfast without their bacon, for instance.

Ingredients for Happy Hash

Leftover potatoes (boiled or roasted) or peel, dice and parboil if fresh.

One small onion, peeled and sliced

Any kind of mushrooms, sliced

Spinach

Oil to fry, seasoning to taste

Optional: chopped bacon, smoked fish, fried egg, grated cheese, or pretty much anything else you fancy.

In days gone by I recall a Brit dish known as bubble and squeak. Still served in a few places, it consisted of leftover potato and cabbage fried with onion. The name comes from the sound it made in the frying pan. Bubble and squeak is a kind of hash.

How to make Happy Hash

Heat a frying pan. Fry the sliced onion over a medium heat for a few minutes, keeping the onions moving.

Dice the potatoes and add to the pan. Continue to stir.

After a few more minutes, add the sliced mushrooms.

Keep stirring for a minute or two and then add the spinach.

Add seasoning and stir everything together for a few more minutes.

Serve in a bowl with garnish and/or seasoning.

There are no limits to what might be added to this dish, should you want to add your own spicy, meaty or even a sweet edge to your meal.

Embellishments

Some might like to add chopped bacon at the start of the frying, or smoked fish at the end. You could also top with a fried egg or sprinkle with grated cheese.

I am very fond of hash for breakfast, or any other meal for that matter. I can often be found raiding the fridge (sometimes the food waste container) for any old leftovers. A neglected half tin of beans will often fall victim to my frying pan, along with onions, chilli peppers and, again, some diced leftover spud. Not to mention any well-past-best tomatoes I might find. Great way to avoid food waste while having a tasty and nutritious start to the day.

Whatever you like to eat, enjoy your breakfast!

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"You must visit me in my country manor, dear boy," said Darcy, between mouthfuls of lamb kebab topped with dribbles of sweet n sour sauce. Smythe tore into a cardboard carton exuding the aroma of last week's KFC.

"Why would I want to leave this bounty?" said Smythe, indicating the spilled contents of a trash can from which he had selected the remains of a barbeque rib. He took no notice as Darcy jumped at the roar of a passing motorcycle, hiding momentarily under the engine-space of an adjacent Audi.

"A little rural peace and quiet would do you no harm," said Darcy, emerging from behind the kerbstone, his muzzle covered with the remnants of some sticky sauce, peppered with road dirt.

"We'll see," said Smythe, having moved on to lap up a morsel of pepperoni and a fragment of pizza crust. They continued their nocturnal feast until confronted by a ferocious barking dog, straining at its leash and dragging a pet behind it. The two foxes slunk off into a nearby builders' yard.

"Dogs are the devil," said Smythe as they both hid behind a pile of truck tires.

"Well, come with me then my dear chap, to my arcadian bliss, where you will see precious few of those fearsome fellows."

Continue reading The Town Fox and the Country Fox

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That's all for now folks!

Thanks for reading.