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Bauernfrühstück (Farmer’s Breakfast)

By Connie Veneracion
A German peasant food, bauernfrühstück (farmer’s breakfast) is a dish of potatoes, meat (ham, bacon or sausages), eggs and onions. We like it with brioche.
Bauernfrühstück (Farmer’s Breakfast) and Brioche on Black Plate
Course Breakfast
Cuisine German
Keyword breakfast, Eggs
Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 20 mins
Cooling time 5 mins
Total Time 35 mins
Servings 3 people
Author Connie Veneracion

Ingredients

  • 1 large potato
  • salt
  • 300 grams ham (see notes after the recipe)
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 onion peeled and thinly sliced
  • 1 bell pepper deseeded and roughly chopped
  • 8 stalks scallions (white and green portions) cut into one-inch lengths

Instructions 

  • Scrub and rinse the potato under the tap.
  • Cook the potato in boiling water with a teaspoon of salt for ten minutes.
  • Poke a knife at the center and if you feel just the slightest resistance, scoop out the potato and dump into a bowl of cold water.
    Boiled potato cut into cubes
  • When the potato is cool enough to handle (it shouldn't take more than a few minutes), peel and cut into one-inch cubes.
  • Cut the ham into one-inch cubes.
    Ham and eggs
  • Beat the eggs with a teaspoon of salt and two pinches of pepper.
  • Heat the butter in a frying pan.
  • Sweat the onion until translucent.
    Sauteeing onion and potatoes in butter
  • Add the potatoes.
  • Over medium heat, stirring often, cook the potatoes and onion slices for about four minutes.
  • Stir in the ham and cook for two minutes.
    Adding ham and bell pepper to onions and potatoes in pan to make Bauernfrühstück (Farmer’s Breakfast)
  • Add the bell pepper and scallions, and stir.
  • Pour in the beaten eggs, allow to set partially for about ten seconds then stir to break up lumps.
    Pouring in beaten eggs over ham, potatoes, onions and bell peppers to make Bauernfrühstück (Farmer’s Breakfast)
  • Continue cooking just until the eggs are done.
  • Serve your bauernfrühstück with bread.

Connie’s Notes

If substituting bacon or fatty sausages, cook the bacon / sausages first to render fat, scoop out and cut or chop.
Add just enough butter to the rendered fat to make two tablespoonfuls and proceed as above.
Bauernfrühstück (Farmer’s Breakfast) recipe
Updated from a recipe originally published in September 20, 2012
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