Low Carb Hashbrowns with Bacon

Following a low carb or keto way of eating and missing hash browns with your breaky? Guess what? I have the SOLUTION!! These low carb hashbrowns with bacon will make you smile and forget all about those old boring potato hash browns!

LOW CARB HASHBROWNS WITH BACON

  I’ve been crazy busy with work lately and haven’t had the time to have a coffee with you guys!! It’s sad isn’t it? We need to make more time to enjoy the special things in life that make us feel good.  

For me, it’s things like flowers and the forest, coffee talk with friends, and carbs.  Yes.. carbs. I HEART CARBS!!! Bread, potatoes, pasta, cakes, cookies, rice, anything that makes you feel all fuzzy wuzzy comfy in your tummy.

TRADITIONAL HASHBROWNS

So let’s talk a quick second about HASHBROWNS. Ohhhhhhhhhhh yes. Crispy , starchy, yummy, hash browns…… sometimes with bacon, sometimes without.

Also known as Breakfast Fries, or Skillet Fries. Let me ask you though, whatever you call them, do you like to slather them with ketchup? Or, how about some sour cream??

Let me tell you,  I look at a dish of yummy hash browns and it’s like have those cartoonish googly hearts in my eyes if you looked at me, looking at them.

As heavenly potato-based hashbrowns are, when following a low carb or keto way of eating, sometimes substitutions must be made.

Fear not my lovies, I have found the perfect replacement for those high carbed potato hash browns!! Ready?

What is the secret to these amazing keto diet hash browns???

RADISHES!!!!!!!  Haha!! Yess!!! Radishes!! Ok, wait wait wait!! I thought it was crazy too, but I just had to try it out…… and it turned out PERFECT.

Now honestly, they don’t taste exactly identical to hashbrowns, but come on,.. they’re not potatoes either!

But honestly, I think people would be hard-pressed to identify that these delicious little babies are radishes and not a potato.

But seriously, if you love hash browns, this is THE DISH that comes closest to replacing the potato variety for a low carb or keto side dish.  Plus, they’re so easy to make! Check it out!!

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How many carbs are there in Radishes?

According to our friend, google, in one cup of sliced radishes, there are 3.9 gram carbs. Now, if you are doing net carbs, then you would want to subtract the fiber grams from the gross total, which would be 1.9 grams of carbohydrates. 

SOO.. one huge cup of sliced radishes for this low carb hashbrown recipe would only be 2 carbs!! You can’t beat that!

But will these low carb hashbrowns have that peppery bite that radishes do??

Are you worried they have that peppery bite? Surprise, surprise, THEY DON’T! I’m not sure what magic happens during the cooking process, but when they’re fried, the peppery bite disappears. Awesome, right?!

The way to make these keto hashbrowns

Ok, so we want to start off with about 1 pound of regular red radishes. Cut both ends off (the long root end, and the end the greenery was attached to ). Then slice them in quarters, give them a sprinkle of salt, (or any other seasoning that you like), and we’re ready to go!

Saute one-quarter of an onion and about 3 (or more if you want), chopped strips of bacon in a teaspoon of butter.  (The onions and bacon are optional of course, but I really recommend you include them at the party. They really make a difference to the final dish).

When they’re translucent and the bacon is crispy, remove and set aside. Crank the heat up on the pan (I used a cast iron pan, but you can use any pan that you prefer. Just be sure that it can withstand some decent heat.).

When the pan is hot, add a tablespoon or so of oil { if you didn’t use the bacon,) and throw in your radishes. Try to fry them cut sides down so that their little pink sides are all upright.

Leave them to caramelize in the pan. You want a deep caramelization here….. not burnt, but really nice, brown and crispy-type colors on the hashbrowns.  

So move the low carb hash browns around on the pan when they start to gain their color and brown on all the cut sides.

When you reach the desired amount of crispiness/caramelization, turn the heat down, add the onions and bacon back to the radishes. Let them all mingle and be friends for a bit, and then simply dish them out!

Garnish with a dollop (or two) of sour cream and you’re in carb-less hash brown heaven!

What to serve with these radish hashbrowns? 

Ok, well really, the list is endless. You could treat these as you would regular potato-based hashbrowns. 

• Serve them next to some sausage and eggs
• Egg-based crustless quiche with other veggies and cheese
• Nestled right up beside a cheese and chive omelet would be amazing!
• An Egg and Sausage Muffin
• And if you’re not watching the carb situation, you could serve them next to a Homemade Breakfast Egger 

I was seriously shocked at how good these were. It’s definitely something I’ll keep in my low carb handbook. I think the next time I want to make these low carb hashbrowns, I’ll try the diakon radish (long white ones), and see how they turn out.  

Let me know what you think of them, I’d love to hear from you! Thanks so much for stopping by The Salty Pot today, and I hope you have a fantastic day!! 

~Joanne