Friday, December 19, 2025

Ham Hash with Egg

Hash. The warming odor of a good hash cooking in the morning has always been a fond memory. But over the years, I've found I have to watch things like carbs and sodium. Here we have the original and the slimified versions.

  • 4 oz small cubed ham
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 cup small-diced, cooled boiled potatoes
  • 1/2 cup small-diced red bell pepper
  • 1/4 cup chopped onion
  • 2 oz Swiss cheese to top

  1. Seasonings of choice
  2. Using medium heat:
  3. In a nonstick pan, add your bell pepper and onion and sauté until soft. 
  4. Add the potatoes and cook until browned. 
  5. Crack your eggs over the top and cover the skillet with a lid, lowering the heat to medium-low
  6. Cook until the eggs are opaque on top but not totally cooked (yolk should look runny)
  7. Remove from the heat and serve topped with some cheese.

DIABETIC FRIENDLY VERSION

  • 4 oz ham, cubed
  • 1 cup small cubed radish
  • 1 tbsp avocado oil
  • 1/2 cup diced red bell pepper
  • 3 large eggs
  • 2 oz Swiss cheese

  1. After cubing the radishes, place in a pot of water and cook over high heat until the water has been boiling for 4-5 minutes.
  2. Drain and rinse in cool water. 
  3. Dry on paper or tee towels.
  4. In a non-stick pan, heat the oil on medium heat and saute the bell pepper until soft
  5. Add in the radish cubes and raise the temp to medium-high
  6. Cook until browned.
  7. Add in the meat to heat and toss
  8. Top with the three eggs and cover with a lid
  9. Reduce heat to low and cook for 1-2 minutes or until white cooks over the yolk but yolk is still visible and runny
  10. Serve out on three plates and top with a little cheese.

NOTE: You don't need to use ham! You could use leftover roast beef or even leftover corned beef.