Black Friday Hash

I promised a recipe, and this one is no looker, unlike the cobbler I originally intended to post.  This hash is a way to deal with Thanksgiving leftovers.

This good looking guy is the turkey the boyfriend painstakingly prepared for us.  See how pretty?  That's why I am using him (I dubbed him Philbert) to bury the pictures of the Black Friday Hash, which looks more like this:

Quasimodo of Disney's "The Hunchback of Notre Dame"

1/2 cup mashed potatoes
1 Tbsp. butter
1/4 cup turkey, shredded
1/3 cup stuffing
2 eggs
1 tsp. white vinegar
   flour
   salt
   pepper

Melt butter in a frying pan over medium high heat.  Meanwhile, shape mashed potatoes into a small patty, as though you were making cheese burgers.  Dust both sides with flour, and carefully place patty in frying pan.  Cook until golden-ish, then carefully flip.

Raw mashed potato patty

Cooked mashed potato patty

Meanwhile, fill a small pot about 2 inches full of water.  Add 1 tsp. white vinegar and bring to a boil.  Warm up turkey (do this however you'd like, I put it on a plate, covered it with a wet paper towel, and microwaved for 45 seconds).  When potato patty is done (see above visual aid), gently transfer it to a plate.  Pile turkey on top of potatoes.  Add about a tablespoon or so of cranberry sauce.

Looking delicious already.

If necessary, regrease potato pan.  Add stuffing and heat until warm.  Transfer to plate on top of turkey.  By the time all that is ready, the water should be boiling.

Poach the eggs:

1. Break egg #1 into a small dish.
2. Stir the water (the same water that you just boiled) gently, making a swirling vortex for the egg.
3. Gently pour the egg from the dish into the center of the swirling vortex.
4. Repeat with second egg.
5. Cook 3-5 minutes, depending on how runny you like your yolks (as you will see in the following visual aid, I like mine REALLY runny, and therefore usually take them out when they are still in the falling apart stage).
6. Remove eggs one at a time using a slotted spoon, allowing the water to drain

Pile eggs on top of the whole mess of leftovers.  Poke the yolk, creating a delicious sauce, and season to taste with salt and pepper.  Serve with more cranberry sauce.

As I mentioned, this guy is not gonna win any beauty contests.  As such, here are a few more Thanksgiving pictures:

These are the place cards I made.  As you can see they are elaborate hand turkeys, with 3D wings, a beak, a waddle, and pipe cleaners for feet.

This is Spartacus, or Bucket as I like to call him.  We started cooking at about 10 am (?) and he did not move from his post in front of the oven all day.  As always, I am impressed by his dedication.