Bauernfrühstück – farmers breakfast
Bauernfrühstück i.e. farmers breakfast, is a German dish made with fried potatoes, eggs and bacon. It is delicious not only as a breakfast dish but also as a dish for lunch and dinner. To prepare bauernfrühstück, start by boiling the potatoes, preferably in their skins on. Once done, let them cool down, then cut them into thick slices and fry them in butter. You should also fry the onion and bacon in butter. After that, place the fried, crispy potatoes with the egg mixed with milk back into the same frying pan, salt and pepper, sprinkle them with the previously fried onion and bacon, and fry them together over a low heat. The farmers breakfast is usually served sprinkled with freshly cut chives and often also with gherkins. I encourage you to try the recipe for bauernfrühstück below, and I hope you will enjoy it.
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Ingredients for bauernfrühstück – farmers breakfast.
- 500 g unpeeled boiled potatoes
- 100 g onion
- 50 g smoked bacon
- 3 tablespoons of clarified butter
- 4 large eggs
- 1/2 flat teaspoon of salt
- 1/2 teaspoon of freshly ground black pepper
- a small bunch of chives
- 40 ml milk
How to make bauernfrühstück – farmers breakfast.
Finely chop the chives and place them in a bowl. Cut the boiled, cooled and peeled potatoes into thick slices. Cut the onion into fairly wide slices. Crack the eggs into a bowl, add salt, pepper and milk and beat everything with a hand whisk.
Put some of the butter into a larger pan, add sliced onion and bacon cut into small cubes. Fry over a medium heat for 4-5 minutes, then transfer it to a bowl.
Put another part of the butter in the same pan, melt it, then place some of the potato slices on it, fry them over a medium heat for about 8 minutes on both sides. Halfway through the frying time, turn the potatoes over to the other side. Finally, remove the fried potatoes to a plate.
Place the fried potato slices in the pan, pour the eggs with milk from the bowl, and sprinkle with the onion fried with bacon. Fry over a low heat for about 10 minutes. Serve warm.
Good to know when making bauernfrühstück – farmers breakfast.
Boil the potatoes in their jackets for about 25 minutes. After cooking, cool, peel and cut into slices. Do not fry the cut potato slices at once, but in batches.
After pouring the egg over the potatoes and sprinkling them with onion and bacon, you can cover the pan with a lid.
Do you like dishes with potatoes? If so, try our recipe for Baked potato cubes.
