Howard Test Kitchen: March 18, 2013 Hash Bash

Welcome to the Mr. Food Test Kitchen, I'm Howard. You know, St. Patrick's Day might be behind us, but if you still have a piece of corned beef left in the fridge, we've got an idea that'll turn it into a very welcome meal ... whether that's morning, noon or night. And if you don't have any, no problem at all 'cause you can always pick some up. Since right now, you'll find it on sale almost everywhere.  We start by sauting some diced onions in a skillet just 'til they're tender. We'll add some potatoes. And since this is a weekday quickie, we're using frozen hash brown potatoes - that means no peeling and no chopping. While those are getting crispy, we'll dice up our corned beef into cubes so they're the same size as our potatoes. We add in the corned beef and give it a stir, and once it heats up and gets crispy, we could serve it just like that. But to make this over the top, we scooped it into a baking dish  and made small indentations with a spoon ... like this ... so it sorta looks like a muffin pan. Crack an egg into each indentation, cover the whole thing with foil and into the oven it goes until the eggs are done.  And when you bring this pipin' hot "corned beef hash bake" to the table, watch everyone sit up and grab their forks. Look, the recipe for "Hash For A Bash" is online now, and let me assure you this is as fitting for dinner as it is for breakfast.  So whether you have leftover corned beef or not, this is one new idea to add to your list of ... as we say around here ... your list of uh... "OOH IT'S SO GOOD!!"