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Our One-Pot Corned Beef Hash is an old classic British dish, a simple quick and easy recipe to cook when you haven't got any fresh meat in.

Canned Corned Beef, new potatoes, onions, and eggs, with a few extra basic storecupboard ingredients thrown in, you will have a true feast for the family in no time!

One-pot Corned Beef Hash served with eggs and dried parsley on a wooden spoon on the side of a cast iron pan

The best thing about this UK recipe, is how versatile it is. Can be served for Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner!

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Corned Beef Hash Ingredients?
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Corned Beef Hash Ingredients?

Ingredients needed to make a corned beef hash. You will need an onion, garlic, paprika, worcestershire sauce, a tin of corned beef, new potatoes (or tinned potatoes), onions, and eggs.

Canned corned beef is cooked and ready to eat straight from the can. However, we think it tastes so much better when fried.

How to cook?

We will guide you through how to cook corned beef hash with our step by step recipe card. Check out the video below to see how easy it is and continue reading for more help.

First things first, if using new potatoes, cube them and steam or parboil them for 7 minutes. To save time use a can of potatoes, which will not need parboiling first.

In this case, we add garlic and paprika to the fried onions, followed by Worcestershire sauce.

Onions and Garlic cooking in a black cast iron pan

Paprika being sprinkled over onions cooking in a black cast iron pan

Try experimenting with other flavourings instead. Such as fresh sliced chillies, mixed herbs or hot sauce?

Add par-cooked potatoes and a generous amount of salt & pepper into the dish

Salt and pepper being sprinkled over the potatoes and onions in a cast iron pan

Chopped potatoes and onions mixed to together and cooking in a black cast iron pan

Mix potatoes and onions together, allowing to fry for a few minutes, before adding the tin of corned beef in.

Open the can of corned beef and cut into rough cubes. It is soft and crumbly so don't worry too much about neatness!

Use the back of a spatula to flatten the corned beef and potatoes together, after 6-8 minutes turn over in sections and flatten with the spatula again. Cook for a further 6-8 minutes.

Corned beef been added to the chopped potatoes and onion in a cast iron pan

Cored beef and potatoes cooking in a cast iron pan

When it comes to cooking the egg in a corned beef hash, you have two options, depending on if you like a runny or firm yolk? See below and cook to your prefered method.

Firm egg yolk

Make 4 well holes in the meat & potatoes, and crack an egg in each hole.

Making wells in the corned beef hash with a silver fork for eggs to be placed inside

Egg being placed into a well inside the one-pot corned beef hash

Place in the oven for 10 minutes to finish browning off the corned beef hash and to cook the egg.

One-pot Corned Beef Hash served with eggs

All done perfectly cooked with a firm yolk and ready to serve!

Runny yolk egg

If you prefer egg with a runny yolk, you are better off frying your egg in a frying pan or poaching.

Once the corned beef hash is cooked, serve a fried egg up on top of the corned beef hash.

Serving Suggestions

Wondering what to serve with corned beef hash? Well, this one-pot dish is a meal on its own. But if you wanted to make it feed more people, trying serving with baked beans.

Or have corned beef hash with some green vegetables, like cabbage, peas or broccoli?

A delicious quick British family meal enjoyed by the whole all, including the kids.

One-pot Corned Beef Hash served with eggs with a silver spatula

Tuck in!

We used our trusty cast iron dish for this recipe, highly recommended. Due to its ability to be used straight from hob to oven, no messing!

If you are looking for more store cupboard favourites also check out our Sundried Tomato and roasted pepper pasta.

📖 Step by Step Recipe

One pot Corned Beef Hash served in a cast iron pan with four eggs on top and a wooden spoon with chopped parsley on the side

One-Pot Corned Beef Hash

Our One-Pot Corned Beef Hash with Eggs, is an old british classic which we have recreated. We show you how to make, this corned beef hash and what is best to serve it with.

All you need is Canned Corned Beef, potatoes, onions, eggs, and a few extra store cupboard basics. You will have the best feast for the family on the table in minutes.

The best thing about this simple UK recipe, is how versatile it is. Can be served for Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner!

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 35 mins

Total Time 45 mins

Course Breakfast, Brunch, Dinner, Lunch

Cuisine American, British

Servings 4 People

Calories 260 kcal

300 grams Potatoes You can use canned potatoes and skip parboil step.
1 tbsp Olive Oil
1 Onion Large onion diced
1 tsp Garlic Puree 2 cloves of garlic crushed
1 tsp Paprika
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
340 grams Canned Corned Beef 1x Tin of corned beef chopped into small cubes
4 Eggs
Sprinkle of Parsley We used dried parsley to sprinkle on at the end!
Salt & Pepper

Preheat oven to 200°C/400F

Steam or boil cubed potatoes for 7 minutes. (If using canned potatoes you will not need to parboil)

Meanwhile, fry off your onions for about 5 minutes in oil until soft
Add garlic, paprika and stir before adding Worcestershire sauce.
Add parboiled potatoes and a generous amount of salt & pepper into the dish. Mix onions and potatoes together and fry for 3 minutes.
Place cubes of corned beef on top. Push down flat with a spatula. Cook on a low- medium heat for 6-8 minutes, do not stir!
Using a spatula flip over in 4-6 sections, flatten back down with a spatula. Cook for another 6-8 minutes on that side.

For Firm Yolked Eggs with Corned Beef Hash

Turn off heat, make 4 wells in pan and crack eggs inside.
Place pan in the oven for 10 minutes to crisp off the top and cook eggs.
Serve up Corned Beef Hash, sprinkled with Parsley.

For Runny Yolked Eggs with Corned Beef Hash

Place pan in the oven for 10 minutes to brown & crisp off the top. Meanwhile, fry/poach eggs in your desired way!?

Calories: 260 kcal Carbohydrates: 13 g Protein: 15 g Fat: 16 g Saturated Fat: 5 g Cholesterol: 46 mg Sodium: 1085 mg Potassium: 648 mg Fiber: 3 g Sugar: 2 g Vitamin A: 246 IU Vitamin C: 34 mg Calcium: 39 mg Iron: 4 mg

Keyword beef hash, Canned Corned Beef, Corned Beef, Corned Beef Hash, Corned Beef Hash with eggs, One-pot Meal, Storecupboard recipe, Tinned Corned Beef

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This post was originally published on 24/03/2020 and has been modified on 10/01/2021 with updated step by steps, a new video and tips for creating the best one-pot Corned Beef Hash