hippie scramble
it seems everytime i mention hippe scramble in a post someone is curious about how it's made, so i am thrilled to post it here for all to view. hippie scramble is usually eaten for breakfast, but makes a hearty meal any time of the day. it's name comes from the fact that it is made of eggs, which are cheap to buy, and vegitables, including potatos, which are easy to dumpster. in punk houses, cooking up a hippie scramble daily is a good way to use up all that dumpstered produce before it goes bad, and of course you can cook produce that is turning whereas you may not be inclinded to eat it raw.
now, without further ado, sonya's famous hell yeah hippie scramble!
-one bag of fresh pre-shredded potatos (i like the brand simply potatos) or 3 good sized -baking potatos diced, sliced or shredded
-eggs (i usually use 8 or so, but it's up to you and how many people you're feeding.)
-about 1/2 cup shreeded cheese (i usually use cheddar, but any cheese, including parmesan and cream cheese will work)
-onion
-garlic
-fresh veggies (broccoli is a standard in mine, and when it's not winter so are tomotos. i'm also partial to spinich leaves, carrots and bell peppers, bt anything will work really)
-vegitable oil (or olive, or butter, this is really not a picky dish)
-salt and pepper
1. put a medium-high flame under your frying pan (the biggest one you have) and pour maybe 2-3 tablespoons oil in. add potatos, salt, pepper. drizzle another tablespoon or two of oil on the top. let them start to cook, and chop up 1/2 an onion while you do. toss in the onion and stir potatos around.
2. while periodically stirring potatos, cut up your veggies, but leave them in big pieces, like you would with a stirfry. dice your garlic and throw garlic and veggies in with the potatos, which should be close to fully cooked by this time. add more salt and pepper. **if using tomotos, don't add them with the rest of the veggies or they'll get too mushy. wait till the end.
3. crack 4-12 eggs into the pan, depending on how many you are feeding and how much you like eggs. i usually add about 8, which will feed four hungry adults. stir eggs in with potatos and veggies until eggs are almost cooked.
4. add cheese (and tomato, if applicable). stir scramble until cheese is combined and melted, and then turn off the flame. your hippie scramble is complete!
i eat mine with ketchup, but i'm really into ketchup. it's fine plain, or with sour cream and/or salsa, or with soy sauce (really).
now, without further ado, sonya's famous hell yeah hippie scramble!
-one bag of fresh pre-shredded potatos (i like the brand simply potatos) or 3 good sized -baking potatos diced, sliced or shredded
-eggs (i usually use 8 or so, but it's up to you and how many people you're feeding.)
-about 1/2 cup shreeded cheese (i usually use cheddar, but any cheese, including parmesan and cream cheese will work)
-onion
-garlic
-fresh veggies (broccoli is a standard in mine, and when it's not winter so are tomotos. i'm also partial to spinich leaves, carrots and bell peppers, bt anything will work really)
-vegitable oil (or olive, or butter, this is really not a picky dish)
-salt and pepper
1. put a medium-high flame under your frying pan (the biggest one you have) and pour maybe 2-3 tablespoons oil in. add potatos, salt, pepper. drizzle another tablespoon or two of oil on the top. let them start to cook, and chop up 1/2 an onion while you do. toss in the onion and stir potatos around.
2. while periodically stirring potatos, cut up your veggies, but leave them in big pieces, like you would with a stirfry. dice your garlic and throw garlic and veggies in with the potatos, which should be close to fully cooked by this time. add more salt and pepper. **if using tomotos, don't add them with the rest of the veggies or they'll get too mushy. wait till the end.
3. crack 4-12 eggs into the pan, depending on how many you are feeding and how much you like eggs. i usually add about 8, which will feed four hungry adults. stir eggs in with potatos and veggies until eggs are almost cooked.
4. add cheese (and tomato, if applicable). stir scramble until cheese is combined and melted, and then turn off the flame. your hippie scramble is complete!
i eat mine with ketchup, but i'm really into ketchup. it's fine plain, or with sour cream and/or salsa, or with soy sauce (really).