Tuesday, January 22, 2008

The Mess

Now doesn' t that sound tasty? It is sometimes referred to as Garbage. My mother made this all the time, but it didn't have a name. I'm a huge fan of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives on the food network. This dish, no matter what you call it, is a staple of diner cusine. It's is simple and tastes great and you can change it up just about anyway you want. It is a true comfort food. There are no real measurements for this. You can put it together according to your likes

NEED:
Hash browns ( fresh cut or frozen--you can also use frozen O'Brien potatoes and avoid have to cut peppers and onions)
Green and Red Bell Pepper diced
Diced onion
Eggs
Shredded Cheese - flavor of your choice
Salt
Pepper

In large fry pan, add about 2 tablespoons of olive oil or butter or my choice which is bacon grease.
Allow grease to get hot and add a generous about of hash browns, about an 1/8 of a cup each of the peppers and onion. A couple handfuls of potatoes is good if making this for one person. Allow potatoes to cook but not get to crispy. You want this dish to sort of "melt" together so avoid to many crispy hash browns. Stir often to allow the onions and peppers to cook until tender. Add two to three eggs, cheese, salt and pepper and keep mixing and folding until eggs are done.
Serve with toast of your choice.
You can change this up by adding mushroom, a bit of garlic powder, hot sauce, hot peppers. The sky is the limit and now you have a clue to the name.

Enjoy!

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