Description
Savor warmth and comfort with this hearty skillet delight, a culinary embrace that brings families together around the dinner table. Soul-soothing ingredients meld into a delicious experience you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 5 cups (1.42 liters) frozen shredded hash browns
- 4 eggs
- 1/4 cup (60 milliliters) olive oil
- 1 tablespoon (15 milliliters) butter
Spices and Seasonings:
- 1 tablespoon (15 milliliters) cumin
- 1 teaspoon (5 milliliters) chili powder
- 1 teaspoon (5 milliliters) garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 milliliters) kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon (1.25 milliliters) fennel seeds
Toppings and Garnishes:
- 1/4 cup (60 milliliters) shredded cheddar cheese, plus extra for topping
- 2 green onions, sliced
- Optional garnishes: salsa, fresh cilantro
Instructions
- Warm a spacious cast-iron skillet with olive oil over moderate flame, ensuring even heat distribution.
- Distribute hash browns across the skillet’s surface, allowing them to settle without disturbance for 7-10 minutes until achieving a rich golden-brown crust.
- Enhance the hash browns’ flavor profile by sprinkling a harmonious blend of chili powder, garlic powder, cumin, fennel seeds, and kosher salt, gently incorporating the seasonings.
- Scatter chopped green onions across the surface and delicately layer cheddar cheese, permitting it to soften and partially melt.
- Carefully excavate four distinct pockets within the hash brown landscape, introducing a small butter pat into each depression.
- Delicately crack a fresh egg into each prepared well, ensuring yolk integrity.
- Drape a protective lid over the skillet, allowing eggs to cook undisturbed until reaching preferred consistency, approximately 5-8 minutes.
- Complete the culinary composition by adorning with additional cheese shavings, vibrant salsa, and freshly chopped cilantro for a burst of color and flavor.
- Transfer immediately to serving plates, presenting the skillet delight while piping hot and aromatic.
Notes
- Customize spice levels by adjusting chili powder for mild or extra-hot preferences.
- Use frozen hash browns for quick preparation or fresh-grated potatoes for a homemade touch.
- Select vegetarian-friendly options by replacing eggs with scrambled tofu or removing them entirely.
- Experiment with different cheese varieties like pepper jack or gouda for unique flavor profiles.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Dinner
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 10g
- Cholesterol: 220mg