Green Eggs & Hash
An Irish way to celebrate Dr. Seuss Day or a fun, nostalgic way to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day.
PREP TIME: 30 minutes
COOK TIME: 1 hour 15 minutes
LEVEL: Intermediate
YIELD: 2
Ingredients
Corned Beef Hash
- 12 oz corned beef, cut into ½” cubes
- 12 oz shredded potatoes (fresh or frozen)
- 6 oz orange bell pepper, diced into ½” cubes
- Salt to taste
- Black pepper to taste
- Oil as needed
Leek Irish Soda Bread
- 1 ¼ cups buttermilk plus more for brushing on top (or 1 ¼ cups milk + 4 tsp white vinegar)
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 tsp kosher salt
- 4 Tbsp cold unsalted butter (cut into ½” cubes)
- 1 Tbsp canola oil (or leek oil)
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 2 leeks (top removed)
Hollandaise
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 Tbsp water
- 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice (plus more to taste).
- 6 oz clarified butter or store-bought ghee (melted and warmed to 140oF)
- Kosher salt to taste
Full Dish
- 2 slices Leek Soda Bread
- 2 poached eggs
- ¼ cup Spinach Hollandaise
- ½ cup Corned Beef Hash
- Sliced scallions as needed
Method of Preparation
Corned Beef Hash
- Heat a non-stick pan on medium-high heat with oil.
- Add the potatoes to the pan with a pinch of salt and give a quick stir.
- Gently flatten the potatoes in the pan and allow them to get crispy, about 3-5 minutes.
- Add in the corned beef and peppers and stir to combine.
- Continue to cook until the corned beef is browned and the peppers are cooked, about 3-5 minutes.
- Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper and serve.
Leek Irish Soda Bread
- Preheat Convection Steam Oven to 210oF on steam.
- Spray a 9” cake pan with non-stick spray.
- Take the tops off the leeks, slice them in half, cut them into ¼” half-moons, put them in a bowl, cover them with water, mix them around, and let them sit for 10 minutes.
- Lift the leeks out of the water, dry them with a paper towel, and place them on the perforated tray of the Convection Steam Oven.
- Steam the leeks for two minutes.
- Preheat the Convection Steam Oven to 325°F on convection/humid.
- In a bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, and baking soda.
- Add the butter to the bowl.
- Break the pieces of butter up into pea-sized pieces using your hands.
- Add in the leeks and whisk to combine.
- Using a wooden spoon, make a well in the flour.
- Pour the buttermilk and oil into the well and mix the dough together with a wooden spoon.
- Once the flour is fully incorporated, shape the dough into a ball and place into the prepared cake pan.
- Cut an X on top of the dough and lightly brush buttermilk on top.
- Bake for 55 minutes.
- Allow to cool for 20 minutes before removing from the pan, and then allow to fully cool before enjoying.
Hollandaise
- In a small saucepan, combine the egg yolks, Tbsp of lemon juice, and water, and whisk to combine.
- Place the saucepan on the Wolf Dual Fuel Range and set the heat to medium-low on simmer.
- While constantly whisking, slowly drizzle in the clarified butter.
- Once all the butter has been emulsified, transfer the sauce to a bowl.
- Adjust seasoning with salt and lemon juice and serve.
Variations
- Spicy: Add Tabasco and or cayenne pepper to taste.
- Bernaise: Replace the lemon juice with white wine or white wine vinegar. Sauté 1 Tbsp of finely minced shallot with 1 Tbsp of fresh tarragon.
- Spinach: Replace the water with spinach pure (made from 1 cup of spinach steamed in the Convection Steam Oven for 2 minutes, then blended until mostly smooth)
Full Dish
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- Toast the soda bread on a sheet pan, on broil, on high for 2-3 minutes.
- Place the hash on top of the soda bread.
- Place the eggs on top of the hash.
- Top the eggs with Hollandaise.
- Garnish Green Eggs & Hash with sliced scallions.
