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This corned beef, sweet potato, and kale hash is the perfect way to use up that leftover St. Patrick’s Day corned beef!
With St. Patrick’s Day just over a week away, I thought I better get on the ball and share a few Irish influenced recipes with you. I’ve never really gotten into St. Patty’s Day and to be honest if it weren’t for the food, I’d probably forget about it. One food that is synonymous with the green holiday is corned beef. Yes, I know it’s fatty, but enjoying it once a year isn’t going to kill us. So to celebrate this fine piece of salty, spiced, fat filled meat I decided to make a Corned Beef, Sweet Potato, and Kale Hash!
As I was saying before if it weren’t for certain foods being associated with holidays I’d probably miss half of them. One of the interesting things that happens when you become a food blogger is that you become very aware of when all of the holidays are no matter how big or small. On top of the holidays that are on everyone’s calendars I am now familiar with some of the national food days. Yes, different foods have designated days set aside to celebrate them…weird I know. For instance, did you know that today is nation crab day? No? Well it is, so you better celebrate and make some crab cakes for dinner! Pretty much every day of the year has a designated food holiday, a bit much if you ask me.
Well for many people St. Patrick’s Day is a pretty big day, so to join in the fun I bought a corned beef, cooked it up in my slow cooker, pulled it out and stared at it trying to figure out what to make. I wanted to make something that had some sort of nutritional value to it and simply having a slice of the beef wasn’t the answer. I will say though, a slice of that beef after an hour and a half of sweating on my run was a great way to replace the salt I lost!
I finally decided to make a hash with my corned beef, because who doesn’t like a good hash?! I par cooked a diced up sweet potato, patted it dry then added it, along with some diced red onion to a hot cast iron skillet. Cast iron skillets are great for hash because they form a nice crust on the sweet potatoes.
Once the potatoes had a good crust on them, I added in the corned beef and chopped kale. The only seasonings I used in the hash were salt and pepper since the corned beef is full of flavor already. The final addition to the hash was of course a fried egg on top, because they are so darn gorgeous when you cut into them and that runny yolk oozes all over everything! This Corned Beef, Sweet Potato, and Kale Hash is great for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, and is the perfect easy meal to make on St. Patrick’s Day!
More St. Patrick’s Day Recipes
Fudgy Chocolate Kahlua Cookies with Baileys Buttercream
Irish Whiskey Coffee Milkshakes
Turkey Shepherd’s Pie Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Corned Beef, Sweet Potato, and Kale Hash
Ingredients
- 1 medium sweet potato, peeled and diced into 1/2 inch cubes
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/3 cup diced onion
- 1 cup diced corned beef
- 2 cups chopped kale
- Kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
- 2 eggs fried or sunny side up optional
Instructions
- Add the diced sweet potato to a small saucepan full of cold, salted water. Bring to a boil then cook them until they are almost tender, about 6-8 minutes. Drain the sweet potato then lay the pieces out on paper towels to dry.
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and swirl with the olive oil to coat the bottom. Add the red onion and diced sweet potato to the skillet and spread it out in a single layer. Cook for 3-5 minutes or until they turn golden brown and crusty.
- Flip the potatoes and onions and add in the corned beef and kale. Season with salt and pepper and continue cooking until the kale has wilted and everything is heated through, about 3 minutes. Top the hash with 1-2 fried eggs if desired.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
So I made this a bit unconventionaly as I had some leg of lamb that I had smoked which turned out amazing. Did all else as directions stated and if I do say so myself it turned out very good. Thanx for the resipie. Will make again for the whole family.
Sounds wonderful Eric! Great way to use that leftover lamb.
I am a big fan of sweet potatoes and kale. Loving this hash! Pinned!
Thanks Mariah! Sweet potatoes and kale were made for each other!
This basically looks like the best thing ever. I could eat something like this every night, for reals.
Thank you! Me too, nothing beats a good hash!
I agree, I’ve never really done much to celebrate St Patrick’s Day but I always love an excuse to eat good food. This hash looks perfect for breakfast or dinner!
Thanks Ashley! I’m right there with you, any excuse for good food and you can count me in!
What a great way to use corned beef! Sweet Potato Hash is one of my favorite things to eat!
Thanks Christin! Sweet potato hash is the best!
I’m the same way with St. Patty’s Day .. if it weren’t for being a food blogger and the food aspect, I’d totally forget about it! :P love this Corned Beef, Sweet Potato, and Kale Hash! yum!!!
Thanks Alice! :-)