Bacon Fat Hash Browns Recipe
Prep Time:
10 minutes
Cook Time:
20 minutes
Servings:
4 Servings
Ingredients
  • 4 strips bacon, chopped into ½-inch pieces
  • 4 russet potatoes, peeled and diced
  • 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper, or to taste
  • 1 teaspoon paprika, or to taste
  • 1 green bell pepper, diced
  • 1 red bell pepper, diced
  • 1 Vidalia onion, chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, roughly chopped (about 2 tablespoons)
Directions
  1. Heat a deep skillet over medium heat. Add bacon and cook until very crispy, about 8 to 10 minutes. Remove the bacon from the skillet with a slotted spoon or spatula, reserving the bacon fat, about 2 tablespoons.
  2. Add the potatoes to the skillet and stir into the reserved bacon fat. Cover and cook for 3 to 5 minutes, until beginning to turn golden brown. Then, remove the cover and cook until potatoes are very soft, stirring constantly so softened potatoes do not stick to the skillet, about 5 minutes longer.
  3. Once potatoes are soft enough to be cut with the back of a knife, season with salt, pepper, and paprika. Add the bell peppers and stir to combine. Allow peppers to soften slightly, then add onions and cook until translucent. Stir in the garlic.
  4. Once garlic is fragrant, about 30 seconds, remove from the heat. Top with reserved bacon pieces to serve.