Corned Beef Hash, Cajun Style

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup cooking oil
• 1 cup flour
• 6 cups potatoes
• 6 cups water
• 1 (12 ounce) can corned beef, libby's brand
• 1 large yellow onion, finely chopped
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a deep microwave proof dish, combine cooking oil and flour, mixing well.
• 2 put into microwave and cook on high, stirring every 3 minutes until dark brown, a chocolate color. be careful as it gets very hot.
• 3 set aside and cool.
• 4 peel and cut potatoes into medium sized chunks.
• 5 in a large dutch oven pot, heat water to boiling.
• 6 gradually add roux mixture stirring well to blend. mixture should not be medium consistency, not runny.
• 7 add corned beef, potatoes, onions, salt and pepper bringing to a slow boil.
• 8 reduce heat to simmer and cook covered until potatoes are done, about 30 minutes.
• 9 if mixture is too thick, add more water. if it is too thin, add more roux.