Monday, August 16, 2010

Breakfast after dark

I am a big fan of what my friend Anthony calls "breakfast after dark" which is breakfasty foods eaten for dinner.  This version of breakfast after dark featured scrambled tofu, roasted tomato, mushrooms & an awesome hash brown.  The hash brown was by far the highlight of the meal & was based on a recipe I found on food.com.  These hash browns are really good & there is a possibility that I ate 3 of them.

Hash Browns
INGREDIENTS

  • 1/2cup water (approximately)
  • 1/4 cup raw cashews
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 clove crushed garlic
  • 1 tsp massel chicken stock powder
  • 1/2 small onion, finely diced (I whizzed mine up in the food processor so it was really fine)
  • 2 large potatoes peeled
METHOD
  1.  Boil potatoes until just cooked through & set aside until cool enough to handle
  2. Blend cashews and water with garlic, stock powder & onion powder until smooth - I started with about 1/4 cup water & just added more until it was really smooth
  3. Grate the potatoes into a bowl & add the onion to it
  4. Pour the cashew mixture into the potato & onion & mix together well, add salt & pepper if you like
  5. Shape the potato mix into 4 flattish balls & place on a greased or lined tray
  6. Turn the oven on to 200degrees & bake the hash browns for about 30 minutes or until well browned

7 comments:

  1. i like to call breakfast for dinner 'brinner.'

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  2. whoooa yum! I still need to get around to making scrambled tofu again, my first attempt was a faliure.

    Rose

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  3. We love breakfast dinner too!

    I am excited about those hash browns - I would never have thought to add cashews to the mix.

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  4. Yummo! And I agree, you're eating brinner!

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  5. brinner and breakfast after dark both are great - much easier than getting up early to prepare a decent breakfast! love the look of your fry up and the hashbrown sounds interesting

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  6. Love the sound of the hash browns. I'm going to try them for sure. The cashews are a great addition. PS: Great blog - I've added you to my blogroll. http://justinehodge.wordpress.com/

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  7. Yep, everyone has different ideas on what it should be called but I think breakfast after dark fancies it up a bit!

    Thanks Justine - I was just reading your blog today!

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