A late substitution on Round Six, as the Aga Links website no longer carries a CBH recipe - maybe corned beef is not posh enough for Aga owners? Anyway, into the field of play comes Wasabi Bratwurst, a food blog based in America. It seems that Corned Beef Hash is only ever prepared in the USA the day after St Patrick’s Day. Mind you, with other recipes such as “Beer-Steamed Mussels” and “Beer Butt Chicken” this website is worth a look.
Track Record?
Scrambled Egg - not entered.
Welsh Rarebit - not entered.
Poached Egg - not entered.
Did We Get Permission?
I asked but didn‘t receive a reply.
Website Version
There’s no photo on this website.
You can find this recipe here: http://www.wasabibratwurst.com/homemade-corned-beef-hash-recipe/
Ease & Effort:
Straight away I had a minor problem - American and imperial measurements! These are obviously incomprehensible to a young thrusting English chef like me, so some conversion was required. The method was quite simple for a start, with exact timings such as “Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 15 seconds.” This is good. Not so good is the instruction to mince the garlic as I don’t think many people have a mincer….and “shred the corned beef in a food processor”? Again, not everyone has the equipment. My own small hand-blender didn’t really do the job on the corned beef but it did the garlic just right! Good use of “mix” and “make an even layer” but I found the use of another pan to weigh down the mixture odd, and it makes more washing up. And flipping a whole panful of CBH is NOT easy! So, overall, average. Score 2.5.
Presentation:
Great idea to attempt to add a crust, after all, fried potatoes on a Sunday night are a million times better when encased in a lovely crisp envelope. The timings were “cook for about ten minutes” (I did exactly ten), then “flip and cook for another 7 to 10 minutes” (and as always in these experiments, if a range is given I use the mid-point, so, 8 ½ minutes). In the photo below, the portion on the left has the 10 minute side upwards, while the portion on the right has the other side - which I think looks just a little more appetising. Looked pretty good. Score 3.5.
Taste:
Lovely! Although the list of ingredients was simple, the flavour was fab, maybe less is more? Mind you, this recipe uses about twice as much corned beef, proportionally, to most, so it has a slight advantage - I can definitely say that if you have to choose between more corned beef or more vegetables, you HAVE to go the corned beef route. We shall see at the end of the challenge when we create (or try to create), the perfect CBH. The addition of the crispy finish was a stroke of genius, well done Wasabi Bratwurst. Score 4.
My Version
Scores On The Doors:
Get Stuffed - 12
Brian’s Belly - 11.5
Netmums - 10.5
Wasabi Bratwurst - 10
Mamma Cherri - 9
James Martin “A” - 8.5
Running Order:
7 - Delia Smith
8 - BBC Radio Norfolk’s Wally Webb
9 - James Martin B
10 - Student Recipes
11 - Bob Jude
12 - Crazy Squirrel
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