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German Farmers Breakfast

The best 'leftovers' meal ever!  Potatoes, grilled sausages, veggies, eggs and cheese all come together in a meal that can be dinner even though it's called breakfast.

Course Breakfast
Cuisine German
Servings 4

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs of baby potatoes , scrubbed, boiled to fork tender or roasted, and cooled
  • 2 large spicy sausages , grilled
  • 2 tbsp olive oil , or bacon fat!
  • 1 small to medium yellow onion , large diced
  • 1 green pepper , diced
  • 1 red pepper , diced
  • 1/2 cup small cherry or grape tomatoes
  • 4-6 large eggs
  • 2/3 cup grated cheese , such as cheddar, gouda, gruyere, mozzarella etc
  • 4 tbsp parsley , chopped, for garnish
  • kosher salt and cracked pepper to taste (don't skimp, but the amount of salt in the sausage will determine how much extra you add)
  • 1/2 tsp chilli flakes

Instructions

  1. Have your potatoes boiled to fork tender in well salted water or roasted in a 400F oven till just tender done in advance. Cool. Then slice into 1/2 inch slices. Trying to slice these up while hot or warm will cause them to crumble. Set aside.
  2. Take your grilled and cooled sausages and slice into 1/2 slices. Set aside.
  3. In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium high heat. Add the onion and sauté till just starting to turn translucent.

  4. Add the green and red peppers, and a quick pinch of salt and pepper. Continue to sauté till the edges just start to brown. Push these all to the outside edges.

  5. Add the potatoes and sausages to the centre of the pan. Let these start to crisp up, not stirring too often.
  6. Once the edges are crispy and browned, add the tomatoes. Let the tomatoes warm through and start to char slightly. Stir to combine nicely
  7. Crack each egg over the whole mixture. If you want sunny side up eggs, let each egg set without too much movement. If you want over hard, let them set, and then gently turn over into the veggies.
  8. If you want to have scrambled eggs over this all, take your eggs and beat them gently in a bowl before pouring them over the potato, sausage and veggie mixture. Allow the eggs to set before gently stirring everything together.
  9. Scatter the cheese over everything and place a lid over everything for about 30 seconds to 45 to start the melting process.

  10. Do a final season with salt and pepper. Don't be skimpy, but taste first to see how salty the sausage etc is. Pepper is less of a worry.

  11. Garnish with parsley and serve!

Recipe Notes

Feel free to swap out the veggies for others you may like. Kale, roasted squash pieces, zucchini, even steamed broccoli or cauliflower would work. Just make sure the veggies are already cooked through, as this preparation isn't about cooking veggies that require loads of time. This is all about compiling and heating!!