Zucchini Hash
Skillet cooking, American-style: a screaming cast-iron pan, Zucchini crusted hard in butter and oil, and a quick pan sauce built from the drippings. Hearty, fast and full of flavour.
Ingredients
- Butter2 tbsp
- Saltto taste
- Garlic4 cloves, minced
- Potato4, diced
- Bell Pepper1, sliced
- Eggs4, fried
- Spring Onions3, cut into batons
- Zucchini3
- Ketchup2 tbsp
- Smoked Paprika1 tsp
Optional extras
- Fresh Parsleyhandful, to finish
Instructions
- 1
Preheat a cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat until it just starts to smoke; add the oil.
- 2
Season the Eggs generously on both sides and sear undisturbed until a deep crust forms, about three minutes.
- 3
Flip and add the butter, basting as it foams with Zucchini for another two to three minutes.
- 4
Move the Eggs to a plate and soften Garlic in the pan drippings, scraping the crusty bits loose.
- 5
Deglaze with a splash of stock or water and reduce to a quick pan sauce, seasoning to taste.
- 6
Rest the Eggs, then serve smothered in the pan sauce with the buttery drippings pooled over.
Chef's tip
Let the dish rest 5 minutes off the heat before serving so the flavours settle.
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