Corned beef and beetroot fry-up

Corned beef and beetroot fry-up

Lazy weekends call for hearty, soul-soothing brunch recipes. This fry up is full of earthy, meaty flavours that’ll keep you going for the whole day. A great menu option for a boozy brunch.

Corned beef and beetroot fry-up

  • Serves icon Serves 4-6
  • Time icon Hands-on time 45 min

Lazy weekends call for hearty, soul-soothing brunch recipes. This fry up is full of earthy, meaty flavours that’ll keep you going for the whole day. A great menu option for a boozy brunch.

Nutrition: per serving

Calories
212kcals
Fat
11.4g (4.5g saturated)
Protein
10.7g
Carbohydrates
16.4g (4.1g sugars)
Fibre
2.6g
Salt
0.7g

For 6

Ingredients

  • 450g floury potatoes, such as maris piper, peeled and cut into 2cm cubes
  • 3 beetroot, peeled (use rubber gloves) and cut into 2cm cubes
  • 30g butter or beef dripping
  • 3-4 tbsp rapeseed oil
  • 1 large onion, finely sliced
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed
  • 1 tbsp fennel seeds
  • 200g tin corned beef, chopped 
  • Splash of Worcestershire sauce 
  • Handful of chopped fresh flatleaf parsley 
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Method

  1. Boil the potatoes and beetroot in 2 separate pans of salted water for 5 minutes. Drain, then leave to dry. 
  2. Meanwhile, heat the butter and 1 tbsp oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Fry the potatoes for 10 minutes, turning, until crisp, then remove to a plate. Repeat with the beetroot, adding more oil if necessary.
  3. Heat another 1 tbsp oil in the pan and fry the onion, covered, for 10 minutes until soft. Add the garlic and fennel seeds and fry for a minute more. Add to the potato and beetroot. 
  4. Heat the pan again and add 1 tbsp of oil. Add the corned beef and fry over a medium heat for 5-10 minutes, without stirring, so it crisps up. Use a large spoon/fish slice to turn it over, then fry for 5 minutes more. Return all the cooked veg to the pan, stir in the Worcestershire sauce, then serve topped with the chopped parsley. 

Nutrition

For 6

Calories
212kcals
Fat
11.4g (4.5g saturated)
Protein
10.7g
Carbohydrates
16.4g (4.1g sugars)
Fibre
2.6g
Salt
0.7g

delicious. tips

  1. Corned beef is salt beef that’s been finely minced, with a little gelatine added. It’s great fried. The corns are the tiny pieces of rock salt it’s cured with – in Old English any ground particles or grains were known as corns.

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