ʻUala & Kalo Hash
Jul 18, 2023
ʻUala & Kalo Hash
Emily Perkins
4
40 minutes
30 minutes
Side
This recipe includes some of your favorite Hawaiian staple crops–ʻuala and kalo!

Ingredients
- ½ lb bacon, diced
- ½ lb mushrooms, chopped
- Salt and black pepper, to taste
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 1 lb local starch (can be any mix of Recipe-ready Kalo, ʻUlu and/or ʻUala), steamed and cubed
- 1 bunch kale, torn into bite sized pieces
- 1-2 Tbsp fresh herbs (thyme, rosemary, sage, or whatever you've got), chopped
- Cooking oil of choice as needed (coconut oil, avocado oil, butter, lard or extra bacon fat)
- 8 eggs, fried or poached
Directions
- In a heavy bottom skillet (preferably cast iron), on medium heat, cook bacon, stirring occasionally, until it starts to brown and crisp and much of the fat has rendered out.
- Remove the bacon and set on paper towels to drain, leaving the bacon fat behind. Reserve some of the bacon fat in a heat-safe dish, leaving just enough left in the pan to cover the bottom.
- Increase heat to medium-high. Add mushrooms and a sprinkle of salt. Let them sit for a minute and start to brown. Stir and let sit a few more minutes, until browned all over. Remove from the pan and set aside.
- Add more bacon fat, or other cooking oil, to the pan and add onions and a sprinkle of salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until they are soft and golden brown.
- Add more fat if needed (you want the whole bottom of the pan coated to reduce sticking), add starches and a sprinkle of salt. Cook until the bottom is browned before stirring. Stir, scraping the pan if necessary, and continue to cook until the outsides of the starches are all crisp.
- Add kale and sauté for a couple of minutes until it softens. Add the bacon, mushrooms, herbs, salt and pepper, and cook until everything is warmed through.
- Divide amongst 4 plates and top each dish with 2 fried or poached eggs.