Smoked mackerel and potato hash with fried egg

Name: Smoked mackerel and potato hash with fried egg
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 500g waxy potatoes, cut into 2 cm cubes; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 onion, sliced; 2 smoked mackerel fillets, skin removed, flaked; 2 spring onions, sliced; 1 tbsp horseradish sauce; 2 eggs; 2 tbsp chopped parsley

Crisp potatoes, peppery smoked mackerel and spring onions, topped with a runny egg.

Time35 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £2.98 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

2 servings

Ingredients

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500 gwaxy potatoescut into 2 cm cubes
2 tbspolive oil
1onionsliced
2smoked mackerel filletsskin removed, flaked
2spring onionssliced
1 tbsphorseradish sauce
2eggs
2 tbspchopped parsley

Method

1
Boil the potatoes for 6 minutes until just tender, then drain and steam dry.
6 min
2
Heat 1.5 tbsp oil in a large frying pan. Add the potatoes and fry for 10 minutes, turning rarely, until crisp.
10 min
3
Add the onion and cook for 5 more minutes until soft.
5 min
4
Fold in the mackerel, spring onions and horseradish and warm through for 2 minutes.
2 min
5
Fry the eggs in the remaining oil in another pan for 3 minutes.
6
Top the hash with the eggs and parsley and serve.

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