Farmer’s Breakfast with Bacon, Gherkins and Chives

Ingredients

• potato 800 grams
• white onion 2 pieces
• bacon 125 grams
• clarified butter 3 tablespoons
• salt 1 to taste
• ground black pepper 1 to taste
• marjoram 0.5 teaspoons
• egg 4 pieces
• milk 4 tablespoons
• pickled cucumber 1 to taste
• chives 1 to taste

Tools

• large-pot
• knife
• cutting-board
• pan
• bowl
• whisk
• spatula

Instructions

1. Boil the potatoes for about 20 minutes, let them cool, peel them and cut them into thick slices. Cut the onions into strips.
2. Heat the clarified butter in a large frying pan and fry the potatoes in batches for 8–10 minutes until golden brown all over. Turn them only once the underside is browned, then push the fried potatoes to the edge of the pan.
3. Add the onions and bacon to the pan and fry everything together. Season with salt, pepper and marjoram.
4. Whisk the eggs with the milk, salt and pepper, and pour the mixture over the potatoes.
5. Let everything set over medium heat with the lid on for about 5 minutes. Gently push the mixture from the outside toward the center so that it sets evenly.
6. Serve the farmer’s breakfast with gherkins and chives.

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