Two plates of crispy potato, bacon and fried egg on a pale linen table cloth with a small pot of red sauce

New potato fries

Name: New potato fries
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 2 as a brunch
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 500g new potatoes, diced; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 onion, finely chopped; 1 green pepper, diced; 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 1 tbsp Cajun seasoning; 6 rashers of streaky bacon; 2 eggs; sunflower oil, for frying; hot sauce, to serve

Preparation and cooking time
- Total time30 mins
Easy
Serves 2 as a brunch

Ingredients

500g new potatoes, diced
2 tbsp olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
1 green pepper, diced
3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 tbsp Cajun seasoning
6 rashers of streaky bacon
2 eggs
sunflower oil, for frying
hot sauce, to serve

Method

STEP 1
Fill a pan with boiling salted water and blanch the potatoes for 5 minutes until par-cooked, then drain well.
STEP 2
Heat the olive oil in a non-stick frying pan over a medium-high heat and fry the potatoes for 7-8 minutes or until starting to brown. Add the onion and pepper, and fry for another 5 minutes until the onions have softened. Add the garlic and cajun seasoning, and fry for a few minutes. Season and keep warm.
STEP 3
Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Put the bacon on a baking tray and bake for 15 minutes until crisp. Fry the eggs to your liking in a small frying pan with a little oil. Serve the home fries with crispy bacon, fried eggs and hot sauce.