smoked chorizo, maple and sweet potato hash
- 1 medium (500g) sweet potato (kumara), peeled and chopped
- 1 medium (450g) celeriac, peeled and chopped
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- sea salt and cracked black pepper
- 1 smoked chorizo (130g), sliced
- 3 eggs
- 150g stracchino+, chopped
- Preheat oven to 200°C (400°F). Place the sweet potato, celeriac, maple syrup, oil, salt and pepper on a large oven tray lined with non-stick baking paper. Cook for 25 minutes, add the chorizo and cook for a further 10 minutes or until golden and crisp. Preheat a grill (broiler) to high.
- Place the sweet potato mixture and chorizo in a large baking dish. Crack the eggs onto the mixture++ and top with the cheese.
- Cook for 5–6 minutes or until eggs are just set and the cheese is melted. Sprinkle with pepper to serve. Serves 2.
+ Stracchino is a young Italian cow’s milk cheese. Find it at delicatessens and cheese stores. You can use taleggio if it is unavailable.
++ Make a well for each of the eggs in the potato mixture before you crack the eggs – this will help them hold their shape.