Al Brown’s Smoked Kahawai Mishmash

Smoked kahawai mishmash, potato-based hash where there are no rules when it comes to what you throw in, says Al Brown. Picture / Josh Griggs

We serve a similar version of this at The Fed Delicatessen. It’s hands-down my favourite breakfast. I love the name ‘mishmash’, the Jewish term for a type of potato-based hash where there are no rules when it comes to what you throw in. It may seem like there’s a lot of fresh herbs in this recipe, but trust me it’s this combination that lightens up the dish with so much freshness.

As far as accompaniments go, this dish is begging for poached eggs, and plenty of lemon halves for squeezing.

Extracted from Eat Up New Zealand by Al Brown. Photography by Josh Griggs. $65.00. Published by Allen & Unwin.