Spring Asparagus Pancetta Hash

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• Ingredients
• pancetta
• 2 potatoes
• salt
• pepper
• 1 yellow onion
• asparagus
• Recipe
• In a medium frying pan over medium heat, fry for 10 minutes:
• ¹/₂ cup pancetta, diced
• Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside, leaving the renderings over the heat. Add to the pan:
• 2 potatoes, diced
• ¹/₄ tsp salt
• ¹/₂ tsp pepper
• Let the potatoes sit for a few minutes to brown, then begin flipping and turning them to brown evenly. Add vegetable oil if necessary.
• After about 15 minutes, when the potatoes are three-fourths as crisped and brown as you want, add:
• 1 yellow onion, chopped small
• Cook for 5 minutes, then add:
• 4 cups asparagus, (1 bunch) cut into inch-long segments
• Cover the pan and cook for 5-8 minutes, depending on the thickness of the asparagus, until it has turned bright green.
• Return the pancetta to the pan for another minute to reheat, then serve immediately.