Bratkartoffeln with bacon and fried eggs
Crispy golden fried potatoes with smoky bacon and onion, topped with runny fried eggs.
- Time40 min
- LevelEasy
- Costabout £1.47 a head
Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.
Ingredients
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Method
- 1
Boil the whole potatoes in salted water for 15 minutes, until nearly tender. Drain, cool for 10 minutes, then peel if you like and cut into thick slices.
15 min - 2
Heat 2 tablespoons of the sunflower oil in a large frying pan. Fry the lardons for 5 minutes until crisp and golden, then lift out.
5 min - 3
Add the potatoes to the bacon fat in a single layer. Fry for 10 minutes, turning only now and then, until crisp and golden.
10 min - 4
Add the onion and the paprika. Cook for 5 more minutes until the onion is soft.
5 min - 5
Return the bacon with the salt and pepper and keep warm.
- 6
Fry the eggs in the olive oil and the last of the sunflower oil in a second pan for 3 minutes, until the whites are set.
3 min - 7
Pile the potatoes onto plates, top with the eggs and scatter over the parsley.
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