Name: Hairy Bikers' Bauernfruhstuck recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Serves: 4
Ingredients: 6 slices bacon; 1tbsp butter; 1 onion, chopped; 4 potatoes, cooked and finely diced; 6 eggs; ½tbsp salt; 60ml milk; Freshly ground black pepper

By Hairy Bikers

published 23 June 2010

in Recipes

Bauernfruhstuck is a traditional German cooked breakfast of crispy bacon pieces, potatoes and scrambled egg. The Hairy Bikers created this recipe for the World Cup

Ingredients

6 slices bacon
1tbsp butter
1 onion, chopped
4 potatoes, cooked and finely diced
6 eggs
½tbsp salt
60ml milk
Freshly ground black pepper

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Method

Fry the bacon until crisp. Remove and drain on paper towel.
Remove the bacon fat from the frying pan, add the butter and sauté the onion until soft.
Add the cooked potatoes and brown lightly.
Beat the eggs lightly, add the salt, pepper, milk and the chopped bacon.
Pour the egg mixture over the onions and potatoes and stir occasionally until cooked.

Top Tip for making Hairy Bikers' Bauernfruhstuck

Turn this recipe into a vegetarian breakfast, by swapping the bacon for peppers.

Simon King and David Myers are the fantastic duo that make up the Hairy Bikers and are best known as Si and Dave. The Hairy Bikers have several cookbooks published including How to Love Food and Lose Weight and Eat for Life. Hairy Biker recipes are always triple tested and try to be as fuss-free as possible so you can trust the timings. Si and Dave have also had several hit cooking shows as they remain as one of the UK’s favourite cookery duos.