Corned Beef Hash Challenge - Part 7 of 12 - Delia Smith

Delia‘s an ever-present in these food challenges, but has only made the podium once. How will her CBH stand up to the test? As Harry Hill would say, “There’s only one way to find out!”

　

Track Record?

Scrambled Egg - 5th out of 6.

Welsh Rarebit - 3rd out of 6.

Poached Egg - Last out of 12.

Did We Get Permission?

I asked in my usual polite manner and received the following reply:

Dear Simon

Thank you for your e-mail. We would be happy to use the recipe if you only refer to it via a direct link and do not reproduce any part of it on your blog. You would also need to ensure that no negative posts are included on your blog as this would be inappropriate.

Thanks

Nikki Dance

Business Manager

www.deliaonline.com

Website Version

You can find this recipe here:

http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/cuisine/exotic/american/corned-beef-hash-with-fried-eggs.html

　　

Ease & Effort:

I was almost hoping that there would be glaring problems with this recipe, so that I could rub Nikki Dance up the wrong way, so to speak. But it was watertight - nearly. The timings and measurements throughout this recipe are superb, very accurate and easy to follow. The only slight possible error is in the first paragraph, in which it’s not made very clear how the corned beef should be chopped. A simple “dice the corned beef into 1cm pieces” would work better than the actual, ambiguous text. This is a VERY easy to follow recipe and produced a Most Excellent CBH. Also, if you accidentally dip your finger into the Worcester sauce/mustard mixture, your taste buds will be in overdrive before you even start cooking! Score 4.5.

Presentation:

With the fried egg perched proudly atop the hash, and a puddle of tomato sauce alongside, this looked absolutely yummy. Unusually, the finished product looked almost exactly the same as the web photo, which gave me confidence that the recipe had been tried and tested before publishing. Score 4.5.

Taste:

Utterly delicious, and the best CBH so far. Delia really hits the nail on the head with this one. It’s spicy, with a warm, moist, comforting texture that tempts you to eat more of it than you really should in one sitting. The cooking times are spot on, and give the onions and potatoes some occasional crispy corners that add to the overall flavour perfectly. I’ll be amazed and delighted if another contender beats this one! Score 4.5.

　

　

My Version

　

　

　

　

Scores On The Doors

Delia Smith - 13.5

Get Stuffed - 12

Brian’s Belly - 11.5

Netmums - 10.5

Wasabi Bratwurst - 10

Mamma Cherri - 9

James Martin “A” - 8.5

　

Running Order:

8 - BBC Radio Norfolk’s Wally Webb

9 - James Martin B

10 - Student Recipes

11 - Bob Jude

12 - Crazy Squirrel