Chef John's Hamburger Hash

This recipe is deceptively good. For such simple ingredients it had a complex, outstanding taste. Chef John seldom fails to deliver! I have been making hash for years, but did not know about pressing down the food to increase browning, trick (in the video). You can teach an old dog new tricks!

Oh. My. Gawd! This was so good! I had it for breakfast with an egg on top and now I’m going to have it for dinner with some sour cream on top and a big piece of bread on the side. Maybe a small green salad.

Delicious! I followed the recipe very closely, other than the times indicated which really are guidelines. The key to success is based on developing color, caramelization and "crustification". I served it with ketchup plus the poached eggs.

This was delicious! I was looking for a recipe to use ingredients I had on hand that didn't include cheese, which is a difficult task (hubby doesn't like cheese)! I followed the recipe for the most part. I used all butter instead of olive oil since I was out. In lieu of mushrooms and bell pepper, I used green chiles as that is what I had. I didn't get the crustiness because I used a cast iron and all my crusty's stuck to the pan :(. But it was still a winner and I added shredded cheese on mine and it was great!

This was tasty and easy. Perfect amount of spice. Will make again.

I really like Chief John's recipes and I usually follow his recipes to a ' T'. However,my mother was an expert in making Hash,so instead of cooking the hamburger, and then throwing in the potatoes all together,I use my mother's procedure, and fry the diced potatoes first and cook until they are crispy,rather then soft. After they are crisp remove them to another plate,keeping them warm,and proceed cooking the hamburger,onions,peppers,mushrooms,and seasoning as written,with the only exception of frying the potatoes first then adding them to the other ingredients once they have cooked thoroughly. By doing it this way,I get that same texture of my mother's homemade hash with the crispiness coming from the potatoes, and Chief John's professional technique. The best of both world's so yummy!

Made this last night! Chef John never disappoints! Delicious and easy!!

Didn't get quite as dark as Chef John's. I think that was the non-stick pans fault. Very easy to make. Hardest part was the poached egg. Great weeknight dinner recipe.