These (Gluten Free) Nutty Bacon Hash Patties are a great way to use up leftover roasted potatoes. They are gluten free and they can easily be vegetarian if you replace the bacon with mushroom, sun dried tomatoes, peppers or any other veggie you choose. As a child, my grandma use to make breaded chicken cutlets for one of her famous Sunday Dinner courses. She always made a large batch of the egg and bread crumb mixture and set some aside. Then she would add some onion and parmesan to make what we called “Bread Patties” and though they were so simple, we all thought they were the greatest thing ever! For those, you would just drop spoonfuls of the batter in your skillet, as you would for pancakes, but these come out more dense, like bread. Ahhh, memories…
Anyway, I had a plate of leftover roasted potatoes the other day that no one was interested in eating, so I decided to recreate them into something new and delicious! I began by dicing them to very small pieces, then fried up some real bacon crumbles. I am trying to drastically reduce my gluten intake, so I started looking for an alternative in my pantry. I was out of almond meal, which I normally use in place of breadcrumbs, so I decided to make my own nut “flour”. All I had on hand was raw, unsalted cashes, and I ground up about 2/3 cup in my #Vitamix, until it was similar to an almond meal consistency. Be careful not to grind for too long or it will start turning into a nut butter! I recently read somewhere that Tapioca flour is good for batter and makes a nice crispy crust, so I added 1/4 cup to my mixture, then all the other ingredients.
Nutty Bacon Hash Patties - Gluten Free
Ingredients
- 3 Medium Red Potatoes Roasted and Diced
- 3 TBSP Crispy Bacon Crumbles
- 3/4 Cup Nut Meal Almond or Cashew
- 1/4 Cup Tapioca Flour
- 2 Eggs Slightly Beaten
- 1-2 TBSP Onion Finely Minced
- Salt and Pepper To Taste
- Red Pepper Flakes To Taste (Optional)
- Shaved Parmesan for Garnish
Instructions
- Dice pre-cooked potatoes and set aside. Left over mashed potatoes can also work for this recipe.
- Fry up bacon, drain and cool.
- If you do not have Almond Meal, grind up almonds or cashews in Vitamix into a course flour-like consistency.
- Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl, and make sure it is well blended.
- Oil and heat your skillet (medium-low).
- Once your skillet is hot, drop spoonfuls of hash batter and cook until golden, then flip.
- When both sides are brown and batter is cooked through, remove from skillet and complete the batch.
- Slightly cool and garnish with fresh herbs, sun dried tomatoes and cheese.
- Enjoy!
Notes
* I heated my pan too much when I made this. They browned very quickly but the centers were not cooked through, so I had to finish cooking them in a 300deg oven, for about 10 minutes.
Pinning these for later, they look delicious!
These pancakes look absolutely delicious!
This looks like a new breakfast favorite for me. I found your recipe over at the Tuesday’s Table link party. I host Tickle My Tastebuds Tuesday and would love it if you would come over and share this recipe. I’m sure our party goers would love it! Here is the link http://bit.ly/1pVKnUd. Have a wonderful day!
Thanks Lori! I just linked up!
You had me at bacon and potato. Looks deicious
Nothing with the word bacon gets by me!
LOVE THIS!! Must try this weekend for brunch. Great idea!
Thank you Caren! Hope you enjoy them!
These look great! I would love it if you joined and contribute your awesome posts at my link party at City of Creative Dreams, starts on Fridays 😀 Hope to see you there at City of Creative Dreams Link Party.
These look yummy!! I will have to make a version without the nuts, as we have a nut allergy, but I love the idea! Thank you. Yum!!
Thanks Elizabeth. They can be made in so many ways. You can add bread crumbs instead!
Your hash patties look delicious! I love making those comfort foods that I remember from my childhood. Thanks for sharing with Creative Spark Link Party.
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Thank you for sharing this post at City of Creative Dream’s City of Links last Friday! I appreciate you taking the time to party with me. Hope to see you again this week 🙂