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Chili Sweet Potato Hash with Fried Eggs and Fresh Tomato Salsa

A savory hash of sweet potato, sausage, onions, and spices topped with fried eggs and fresh tomato salsa.

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Why it works: Cumin and coriander match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,866 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Chili Sweet Potato Hash with Fried Eggs and Fresh Tomato Salsa

Time10 to 12 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Make the hash

  1. Preheat a large nonstick skillet over medium‑high heat and add about 2 tablespoons of olive oil.

  2. Add the breakfast sausage and break it up with the back of a wooden spoon into little chunks; brown for 3 minutes.

  3. Add the sweet potatoes and 3/4 of the chopped red onion to the sausage; season with chili powder, cumin, coriander, salt, and pepper; stir frequently and cook for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the potatoes are nice and tender.

  4. While the hash is cooking, combine the tomatoes, jalapeno, remaining chopped red onion, cilantro, lime juice, a little salt, and pepper in a small bowl.

Finish and serve

  1. Once the hash is cooked, add the chopped parsley, stir to combine, and transfer the hash to a serving platter. Sprinkle with the cheese and cover with aluminum foil to melt the cheese while you make the fried eggs.

  2. Wipe clean the skillet, return it to the stove over medium‑high heat, add the butter, and once melted, crack each egg into the skillet; season with a little salt and pepper and fry to desired doneness (or scramble if preferred).

  3. Transfer the fried eggs to the top of the hash, sprinkle with the fresh tomato salsa, and serve.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

968Calories
48 gProtein
55 gFat
74 gCarbs

Counts 16 of 18 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 16 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pork100g cooked242
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Maple Syrup1 tbsp (20ml)52
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Cilantro1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)1
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Coriandernot in our table0
Manchegonot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Cumin + coriandertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,866 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  2. Olive + tomatotop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,539 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  3. Cumin + jalapenotop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together688 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  4. Coriander + tomatotop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,967 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).

  5. Cumin + tomatotop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,272 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Sweet potato
Provides starchy bulk and sweetness, and browns and softens in the hot skillet.
Breakfast sausage
Adds fat and savory flavor, and browns to give the hash its richness.
Eggs
Set when fried and add richness and moisture when the yolk runs over the hash.
Manchego or cheddar
Melts over the warm hash, adding savory flavor and a creamy texture.
Tomatoes
Add juiciness and acidity to the fresh salsa that tops the dish.
Red onion
Adds sharp, pungent flavor that softens and sweetens as it cooks in the hash.

The step that matters

Cooking the sweet potatoes until tender. Cut sweet potato slices must cook long enough for starch to soften fully; stirring often over medium‑high heat promotes even browning without scorching the onion and spices.

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, sweet potato, cumin, coriander, pepper, tomato, jalapeno):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Okrafits better
  3. Spinachfits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, sweet potato, cumin, coriander, pepper, tomato, jalapeno. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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