High Plains Hash

 

                This is a sure-fire way to get someone's attention in the morning, particularly if you use smoked meat and 2 jalapenos.

Serves 4 

• 2 tablespoons oil, corn or canola
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 2½ cups diced peeled or unpeeled potatoes
• 1½ cups diced onion
• 1 cup diced red bell pepper
• 1 to 2 fresh jalapenos, minced
• 4 cups shredded barbecued brisket or roast beef
• ¾ cup unsalted beef stock
• 1 tablespoon prepared yellow mustard
• 1 tablespoon ketchup
• 1 teaspoon coarse-ground black pepper
• Salt to taste

1. Warm the oil and butter together in a heavy skillet over medium heat.
2. Add the potatoes, onion, bell pepper, and jalapeno, and sauté for 10 minutes ; mix the remaining ingredients.
3. Simmer, covered, for 10 minutes, stirring the mixture up from the bottom once after 6 to 7 minutes and patting it back down ; uncover the skillet, and continue cooking another minute or two until the liquid is absorbed and the mixture just begins to get crusty on the bottom.
4. Serve the hash hot.

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