Breakfast Sausage Hash

An important staple in the kitchen is potatoes.   They can be the side dish to a main course, or the main course itself.  In our house, breakfast usually consists of eggs and a ridiculous amount of bacon.  While cleaning out the refrigerator, we found a few breakfast patties that needed to be used up.  We also found a third of a bag of Yukon Gold potatoes that would have to be thrown out by the end of the week if I didn't use them now.  We've been blessed with some pretty nice weather here in Michigan, and because of that I still have some herbs on our balcony. The addition of fresh rosemary really brought everything together to make a cohesive dish.  Clearly, I couldn't just feed Blake a bunch of potatoes, so I served mine with a wonderful over easy egg.  It would also be wonderful with a poached egg right on top, or scrambled eggs mixed right in! The best part of this dish is that everything goes into one big pan; meaning there's only one pan to clean! These hashbrowns will definitely be made again on another lazy Sunday morning.

INGREDIENTS:
3-4 Medium Yukon Gold Potatoes - diced
4-5 Breakfast Sausage Patties - crumbled
1/4 Sweet Onion - diced
1 Clove Garlic - minced
2 Sprigs Rosemary - minced
2 Tbs. Butter
2 Tbs. Water
Salt and Pepper to taste

1.  In a Large pan or Pot melt two Tbs. butter over Medium-High heat.  Dice the potatoes into bite sized cubes and add to the pan once the butter is melted.  Stir the potatoes covering them evenly in butter.

2.  Add in the diced onion and let the mixture saute until the onions begin to turn translucent.  This will take about 2-3 minutes.  Pour the 2 Tbs. of water into the pan and cover, letting the potatoes and onions steam for at least 4 minutes.  You want your potatoes to be almost completely cooked after steaming them.

3.  Break up the sausage patties and add to the center of the pan, crumbling them up as they cook.  Once cooked, stir the entire mixture and add the garlic and rosemary.  Continue cooking the hash until it is well mixed and the potatoes begin to brown.