Best Canned Corned Beef Hash
How do you eat corned beef from a can? Well, here’s an affordable recipe, our Best Canned Corned Beef Hash for breakfast or dinner, made with corned beef, potatoes, onions, and eggs.
Looking for a one-pot corned beef hash recipe for St. Patrick’s Day? Do you have corned beef leftover from cooking a beef brisket, maybe from corned beef and cabbage? Being an Irish family, and always having leftover brisket, the leftovers are great for this recipe. But there’s always the option of simply opening a can of corned beef for this tasty breakfast or dinner! And here’s a bonus – this recipe is very very affordable!
Best Canned Corned Beef Hash
This classic British recipe is made in a cast iron skillet, and served with runny eggs. But wait! It’s also popular with the Irish! When we visited our family in Dublin in 2009, they served us this breakfast. All you need is a can of corned beef, potatoes, onions, eggs for a dinner on the table in minutes.
It’s so good cooked with potatoes, and great served with spinach on the side and you can even incorporate tomatoes into this dish if you prefer! Adding a can of tomatoes (drained) is also an option! I love a good “leftover” meal that you can keep stretching, to feed more at the table!
Why I love this recipe
- You can use leftover corned beef, or canned. Easy!
- It’s affordable!
- It makes a great breakfast or dinner!
- We particulary love it with this corned beef.
What do you eat with corned beef hash?
Corned beef hash is often served as a morning meal, but it also pairs well with sautéed cabbage (or gratin) and Irish Brown Soda Bread for dinner. Looking for a dessert? Try our Chocolate Pudding Bundt Cake or these cookies.
I also like to think of the day after St. Patrick’s Day – this hash for breakfast or dinner, with a piece of hot crunchy bread.
Gather these ingredients:
- Baby potatoes – you can also use red or fingerling potatoes, just make sure they are small
- Olive oil
- Onion
- Garlic
- Paprika
- Ketchup
- White wine vinegar
- Soy sauce: You can also use tamari or coconut aminos
- Canned corned beef: optional to use leftover corned beef from a meal
- Eggs
- Salt & pepper
- Fresh parsley
How do you make Corned Beef Hash with canned corned beef?
- Steam or boil the baby potatoes until tender. Optional to cut into 1/2″ pieces – watch the boiling time to not overcook them (check with a fork).
- In a large cast iron skillet, heat olive oil. Add the onions and saute until soft.
- Add in the garlic and cook!
- Add the paprika, ketchup, white wine vinegar, soy sauce, and hot sauce and stir.
- Next, add the potatoes and salt & pepper. Mix together and cook.
- Place small cubes of corned beef on top of the potato mixture. Push the meat with a spatula into the mixture (do not mix all the way through). Cook on a low-medium heat on the stovetop.
- Using a spatula, flip the mixture (do in sections), and then cook some more.
Incorporate in the eggs (sunny side up)
- Turn the heat off, and make 4-5 wells; add one egg into each well.
- Bake until the eggs are cooked (and crisp on top).
- Remove from the oven; sprinkle with finely chopped parsley, and serve!
- Serve with hot sauce, and a side of sour cream.
Tips and substitutions:
- Ask at the deli counter for some corned beef cut into thick slices. You can freeze it, so you always have some on hand. Otherwise you can buy it canned.
- Is canned corned beef pre-cooked? YES it is!
- Canned corned beef hash provides a good amount of protein, as well as some vitamins and minerals, including iron and potassium. Even though it’s an ultra-processed food (very high in sodium and saturated fat), it’s great to use in a St. Patrick’s meal (at least once a year).
- Do you rinse canned corned beef? We do not recommend rinsing it, as it’s already cooked and ready to eat right out of the can. The only way you’d rinse it is if you were worried about the salt content, then you could rinse under cold water (and drain before using).
- As mentioned above, optional to use leftover corned beef (and skip the canned corned beef).
- Add in a can of tomatoes (drained).
- What are sunny side up eggs? “Sunny side up” eggs are fried on one side, and never flipped over. The egg white will be set but the yolk remains very runny. This term originated from the appearance of the “sun” with the yolk as the center.
How do you serve a hash?
Serve it for breakfast: A traditional Irish breakfast consists of sausage, bacon, baked beans, mushrooms and tomatoes, which is amazing served alongside this hash. Since we are an Irish family (my husband’s parents are from Dublin), this is on our breakfast rotation, especially around March.
Serve this for dinner: This is the perfect St. Patrick’s Day breakfast, brunch, or dinner menu. Because our family loves breakfast for dinner!
We love to add a tiny bit of chopped parsley, and serve with hot sauce and a side of sour cream.
More corned beef dishes you may want to try:
- Traeger Corned Beef
- The best corned beef sliders
- Hot Pastrami Sliders
- St. Patrick’s Day Charcuterie Board
Get the Recipe:
Best Canned Corned Beef Hash
Ingredients
- ¾ pound baby potatoes, cut into ½” pieces
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 large onion, finely diced
- 3-4 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 Tbsp ketchup
- 1 Tbsp white wine vinegar
- ½ Tbsp soy sauce, or tamari or coconut aminos
- 1-2 dashes hot sauce
- 12 oz canned corned beef, chopped into small cubes
- 4-5 eggs
- Salt & pepper
- Fresh parsley
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- Steam or boil the baby potatoes for 5-7 minutes (depending on the size), until tender. Optional to cut into ½" pieces – watch the boiling time to not overcook them (check with a fork).
- In a large cast iron skillet, heat olive oil. Add the onions and saute for about 5 minutes until soft.
- Add in the garlic and cook another 1-2 minutes.
- Add the paprika, ketchup, white wine vinegar, soy sauce, and hot sauce and stir.
- Add the potatoes and salt & pepper. Mix together and cook for 3 minutes.
- Place small cubes of corned beef on top of the potato mixture. Push the meat with a spatula into the mixture (do not mix all the way through). Cook on a low-medium heat for 6-8 minutes on the stovetop.
- Using a spatula, flip the mixture (do in sections), and then cook additional 6-8 minutes.
- Turn the heat off, and make 4-5 wells; add one egg into each well.
- Bake for 10 minutes until the eggs are cooked (and crisp on top).
- Remove from the oven; sprinkle with finely chopped parsley, and serve!
- Serve with hot sauce, and a side of sour cream.
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