HASH BROWNS AND BACON RECIPES

Steps:

• Have your bacon cooked and crumbled and set aside.
• Place vegetable oil (or you can use bacon drippings) in a non-stick 12" skillet and heat over medium heat.
• Pour potatoes into pan and press down evenly.
• Fry about 10 minutes until underside is brown and crispy.
• As carefully as you can flip potatoes over.
• If you can't do this in one piece, try to do it in thirds or fourths, but try to keep them from falling apart.
• Press potatoes down in pan evenly.
• Make 5 to 6 two inch holes, or openings into the potatoes, evenly spaced.
• Drop an egg into each hole.
• You can add a little butter to each hole before dropping the eggs in, if you like.
• Sprinkle salt and pepper over all.
• Sprinkle bacon and then cheese evenly over top.
• Cover until eggs are set.
• Serve in pan with toast or bagels on the side and enjoy!

Steps:

• In a large bowl, toss potatoes with onion, salt and pepper. In a small cast-iron or other heavy skillet, heat 2 teaspoons oil over medium heat. Add 1 cup potato mixture, pressing down to flatten with spatula. Cook, without stirring, until bottom is golden brown, 4-5 minutes. Drizzle with 1 teaspoon oil; flip. Cook until bottom is golden brown, 4-5 minutes, sprinkling with 2 tablespoons cheese and 2 tablespoons bacon during the last minute of cooking. , Fold hash browns in half; slide onto plate and keep warm. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Top with sour cream and green onions.