Got to Be NC
Recipe by: Lisa Prince

Sweet Potato and Sausage Hash

Amy Smith of Raleigh created this dish after she had more sausage than she knew how to handle and couldn’t find much to do with it other than sausage balls and breakfast casseroles. You can control the heat in this hash with the sausage and salsa. It’s good for breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner.

Servings: 4
Cook Time: Prep Time: 15 minutes; Total Time: 40 minutes
Meal Type: Entree
NC Ingredients: Sweet Potato, Sausage, eggs

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Ingredients

1
pound fresh sausage (I use either sausage from the Red and White in Whitakers, or the sausage that I get after splitting a pig with a friend!)
2
NC sweet potatoes, diced
1
medium red onion, diced
1
teaspoon ground cumin
2
teaspoons ground coriander
salt and pepper to taste
1
cup extra sharp cheddar cheese, grated
4
local eggs
1
tablespoon butter
salsa (I use the salsa from the Red and White in Whitakers - they have a huge variety. You will find something you love there - whether extremely hot or very mild).

Directions

Break up your sausage and cook it in a pan over medium high heat. When the sausage is nearly finished, drain some of the grease and add the sweet potatoes and onion. Add the cumin and coriander and mix well. Continue to cook until the sweet potatoes are tender and cooked through, approximately 10 minutes.

When the hash is cooked through transfer to a medium serving bowl. Cover the hash with the extra sharp cheese and cover the entire dish with foil.

Wash out the pan and melt one tablespoon of butter. Crack the eggs into the pan and cook over medium high heat. When the eggs are done (I prefer mine Sunnyside up!), remove foil from serving dish and add eggs.
Sprinkle the entire dish with salsa and enjoy!

 
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