Fallen Souffle

Ok so for us it was more like Good Afternoon We had a wonderful time at our party last night, saw lots of friends and drank lots of champagne. The onion dip was a hit! We slept in till about 11:30, which actually meant I got up and transferred to the couch to watch Food Network. Everyone was making breakfast this morning and by 3pm I was starving! I knew I needed to get a dose of black eyed peas today for good luck but I was also intrigued by all of the “hashes” the Food TV stars were making, so I decided to get a little creative and combine the two…and boy was it good! I was quite shocked that it turned out, because I had been on a been of a streak of failure when it came to trying to experiment, but this dish was a complete 180…who knows what I will come up with for dinner!

This would be great as a New Year’s Brunch dish, I made it all in one large saute type pan so clean up was easy. You could cook sunny side up eggs in with the mix but I just topped them with some scrambled eggs and cheddar. Add Giada’s Iced Amaretto Cappuccino’s and that’s one heck of a start to the new year!

Jen’s Black Eyed Pea Breakfast Hash
serves 2

1 large baking potato, cubed
5 strips of turkey bacon, cut in bite size pieces
1 small onion or half of a medium
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 can black eyed peas, drained and rinsed
salt and pepper to taste
olive oil

1. Boil potatoes until about 3/4 of the way done. You don’t want to over cook them or they will break up in the hash but boiling them helps speed up the cooking process. Drain the potatoes in a colander.

2. In a large saute pan, cook the turkey bacon until just turning brown. Add about 2 tablespoons of olive oil and add onion and potatoes. Allow the onions to begin to carmelize a bit before you stir it. This also allows for a nice crust to form on the potatoes. Once the onions begin to brown a bit stir in the garlic and black eyed peas. Carefully stir the mixture, allowing for the potatoes to become brown and the peas to heat through.

3. Salt and pepper to your taste. Top with eggs prepared to your liking and some shredded cheddar cheese.

Happy New Year! With this dish, the upcoming year is sure to bring lots of good luck!

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