Skillet Pork Hash Recipe

It’s time again for a deliciously easy recipe featuring Smithfield fresh pork! I’m happy to be an ambassador for the brand this year. I was compensated for my time in writing this skillet pork hash recipe, but all opinions are my own.

This skillet pork hash recipe wasn’t what I planned to share with you today at all. I planned to make something different (that I will save for another time), but this week I’m babysitting chickens. That’s right. I live in San Francisco, where our homes literally share walls and are built on postage-stamp lots, yet my next-door neighbor has backyard chickens. She is out of town this week, so we’re chicken-sitting.

The (only) perk of babysitting chickens is getting free, fresh eggs. When I watched them in the past, each chicken laid an egg daily, so I was getting paid for two eggs daily. Maybe because they are getting older or something, now there is only one egg to be had each day. That means I need to be more choosy about how I cook my previous payment.

Once I had two fresh eggs that needed to be enjoyed, it seemed like a good idea to pair them with fresh marinated pork. I decided to stir the eggs into a hash made with cubed Smithfield Marinated Fresh Pork Sirloin and a diced russet potato. Their marinated cuts of fresh, quality pork come in all sorts of scrumptious flavors like Garlic & Herb, Teriyaki, or in this case, Peppercorn & Garlic.

Skillet Pork Hash

A dish called hash is made out of potatoes, fried onions, and chopped pork. The term comes from the French verb cacher, which means “to chop.” It started as a method to finish off leftovers. Pork Traditional Chinese shumai is referred to as hash in Hawaii. Hash often consists of fried potatoes and diced meat, maybe with an egg on top. After steaming, stuff dumpling skins with a mixture of seasoned shrimp and pork. both reassuring and offensive. The shumai was introduced to Hawaii by Chinese plantation workers in the 19th century.

Over many years, shumai was modified to suit regional flavor preferences, giving rise to pork hash. In a dumpling wrapper, minced pork and shrimp are combined with traditional Hawaiian and Asian tastes before being steam-cooked to perfection. These tiny, delicious bite-sized morsels are just fantastic. Our methods for making great potato hash in this crispy pork hash include cooking the pork, veggies, and potatoes separately to ensure that they cook to an ideal crunchy instead of turning into a steamy, soggy mess, and average the potatoes with vinegar to maximize internal softness and outer crunchiness.

Breakfast is a soothing weekend activity but also a great way to entertain during this busy season. A welcoming, abundant mid-day brunch can help relieve the stress of what can often feel like the year’s end whirlwind of dinners and cocktail parties. The delight of celebrating the holidays with family and friends is something that comes with the season. In the skillet, the pig pieces quickly became crispy once more. This combination of soft potatoes, bell peppers, and onions makes for a fantastic breakfast. However, this pulled pork skillet would also be delicious when combined with scrambled eggs, perhaps even as breakfast burritos or tacos. You are free to modify it however you see fit.

Cooking Skillet Pork Hash

This meal comes together in under 30 minutes and is perfect for breakfast or dinner! (There isn’t a time of day when I say no thank you to pork, potatoes, and eggs.) Thanks to the marinated pork, it has protein and flavor. This was actually the second meal with this particular pork sirloin. I sliced it into medallions and cooked those for dinner the night before, then diced what was left for pork hash the next day.

You might be saying, “Um, Andi. You put tomatoes in your iron skillet.” For one thing, some people do that and say it’s totally fine. I’m not one of those people, but I did make an exception in this case. I drained the tomatoes very well AND poured them over a bunch of potatoes AND didn’t cook them for very long. I usually worry about acidic foods like tomatoes or wine ruining the seasoning on my skillet, but in this case, it worked out OK. You can make this whole dish in a different kind of pan.

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Skillet Pork Hash Recipe

This 30-minute recipe is loaded with protein and flavor. It's perfect for breakfast or dinner.

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Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

20 minutes

Servings

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Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 russet potato cut into 1/2" cubes
• 1/2 onion diced
• salt and pepper
• 12 ounces Smithfield Peppercorn & Garlic Marinated Fresh Pork Sirloin cut into 1" cubes
• 2 eggs
• 15 ounces canned diced fire roasted tomatoes drained very well
• 1/2 cup shredded Mexican blend or cheddar cheese
• pickled jalapeños optional

Prep Time 10 minutes Cook Time 20 minutes Servings MetricUS Imperial Ingredients 1 tablespoon butter 1 russet potato cut into 1/2" cubes 1/2 onion diced salt and pepper 12 ounces Smithfield Peppercorn & Garlic Marinated Fresh Pork Sirloin cut into 1" cubes 2 eggs 15 ounces canned diced fire roasted tomatoes drained very well 1/2 cup shredded Mexican blend or cheddar cheese pickled jalapeños optional

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Instructions

1. Soak potatoes in lightly salted water for at least three minutes. (I do this while I chop the pork and onion, or you can even cut them ahead of time and soak them in the refrigerator overnight.) Drain potatoes and dry on paper towels.
2. Melt butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add potatoes and onion to the hot skillet, and sprinkle with a little salt and pepper to taste. Stir to coat with butter and seasonings, and then cover the skillet. Cook for 10 minutes, stirring every few minutes.
3. Remove lid, and stir in pork. Cover, and continue cooking, stirring occasionally, for 5-7 minutes or until the pork is cooked through.
4. Stir in eggs and drained tomatoes. Sprinkle cheese over the potato and pork mixture, and cover with the lid once more. Reduce heat to low, and cook for 3-5 minutes until cheese is melted.

Recipe Notes

This dish tastes great reheated as leftovers!

Why Love this Skillet Pork Hash Recipe?

• It is a filling and healthy breakfast.
• They are good enough as an appetizer.
• The dish’s flavor profile includes smoky, meaty, acidic, and a touch of sweetness.
• It’s very easy and unique.

Health Benefits of Skillet Pork Hash

Pork is a great source of zinc and iron that your body requires to function properly. It is also a top-notch source of protein of the finest quality. Lean, fully cooked pork with minimal processing can offer several advantages when included in your diet.

Pork consumption may provide several health advantages, including:

Muscle Maintenance:

Pork has full amino acids, which make them the ideal building blocks for constructing new muscle. We lose muscle mass as we age, which can cause serious muscle degeneration and diseases like sarcopenia. Slow down or reverse Sarcopenia by eating high-quality protein like that found in pork and living a healthy lifestyle that includes exercise. Additionally, it may aid in maintaining your current healthy muscular tissue.

May Help Lose Weight:

Pork meat is excellent for low-carb weight-loss programs like the Ketogenic diet since it is high in protein and contains neither sugar nor carbohydrates. Furthermore, it has been discovered that daily eating of lean pork meat can help people lose weight and reduce their body fat.

Potential Risks of Pork:

• Pork is a good source of many essential vitamins and nutrients, but it also has high in sodium and saturated fats, which you should avoid as part of a healthy diet.
• Pork should be as lean and less processed as possible if you’re following a low salt diet because of heart health issues or to avoid saturated fats.
• You should only eat salts or sulfites in very small amounts, if at all possible because they are chemical preservatives in some pig products like bacon. Instead, go for salt-cured or uncured choices.
• Remember that the amount of fat in the pork will vary depending on how you prepare it. Choose grilling, roasting, baking, or broiling over frying. Avoid bacon and other fatty pig products. Select leaner, less processed, and greater protein types alternatively.

Storage Tips

Store:

Although they are best right once, you can keep the leftovers in the refrigerator for 3–4 days if they are in a sealed jar.

Reheat:

You can choose to put the food back in the steamer when you’re ready to reheat. Or you may microwave the dumplings for 30-45 seconds on a platter with a little water.

Freeze:

Place the prepared dumpling on a baking tray and freeze them until solid before cooking (a few hours to overnight). When chilled, transfer to a sealed jar or zip-top bag, where it will keep for up to three 3 months. 

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