Smoked mackerel hash with eggs
20 min · 31 g protein · 505 cals / serving
Crushed baby potatoes fried crisp with soft onion, peas and spinach, flaked hot-smoked mackerel folded through, and two soft fried eggs on every plate, the yolks still runny. Sharp horseradish on the side. A cheap, cosy dinner in 20 minutes.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lb baby potatoes red potatoes, whole; halve any larger than a walnut
- 1 tsp canola oil
- 1 large onion, thinly sliced
- 1/4 tsp salt, the mackerel is salty
Fried eggs
- 8 large eggs
- 1 tbsp water
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 2 cups frozen peas cooked frozen green peas
- 10 oz (a large bag) baby spinach
- 2 fillets (5 1/2 oz) smoked mackerel, hot-smoked (peppered is good), skin removed, flaked
- 2 tsp lemon juice
To serve
- a few sprigs fresh dill, chopped, or chives
- 2 tbsp horseradish, prepared horseradish (not creamed; check the label for milk)
Steps
- Put the potatoes in a microwave-safe bowl with a splash of water, cover and microwave on high for 8 minutes, until a knife slides in.
- Meanwhile heat the oil in a large (30 cm/12-inch) nonstick frying pan over medium heat and cook the onion with the salt for 5 minutes, stirring, until soft and golden at the edges. Drain the potatoes, add them to the pan and crush each one lightly with a spatula. Turn the heat up to medium-high and fry for 4 minutes, turning, until the edges crisp.
- Meanwhile heat a second large nonstick pan with a lid over medium heat, crack in the eggs and grind pepper over. Pour the tablespoon of water around them, cover and cook for 3–4 minutes, until the steam has set the whites and the yolks are still runny (longer if you like them firm).
- Add the peas and the spinach by the handful to the potatoes and toss for 2–3 minutes, until the spinach wilts and the peas are hot, then fold in the mackerel and lemon juice.
- Divide the hash among four plates, top each with two eggs, scatter with dill and serve with the horseradish on the side. Eat fresh: soft eggs do not keep.
Good to know
Can I use hot-smoked salmon?
Yes, it is milder and a good first step for anyone unsure about mackerel, at about 58 instead of 54.
Is the horseradish too strong for children?
Prepared horseradish is fiery. Give children a squeeze of lemon or a spoonful of ketchup instead, and keep the horseradish for the grown-ups.
Can I cook the eggs in the hash, the classic way?
Yes, for one pan: make 8 hollows in the finished hash, crack in the eggs, cover and cook over medium-low for 6–8 minutes, until the whites set. It adds about 5 minutes.
Alternative
Per
- Calories
- 107
- Protein
- (25%)
- 7 g
- Fat
- (41%)
- 5 g
- Carbohydrates
- (34%)
- 10 g
- of which sugar
- 2 g
- Fiber
- 2 g
- Sodium
- 169 mg
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Computed from the ingredients with our published formula, not yet kitchen-tested. How
As written, 2020 kcal goes into the pot and 2078 g of ingredients comes out as about 1880 g of food: 107 kcal per 100 g. Cooking moves water and energy density is the score's biggest lever, so the dish is scored as cooked, not as an average of its parts. Every ingredient links to its food page, with the same data and score. The label's percentages are each macronutrient's share of the calories. The full formula.