Mountain Man Breakfast

This is from the Camp Dutch Oven Cooking 101 Cookbook.  We've always loved Mountain Man breakfast, but had had it with bread instead of potatoes.  Both Shawn and I agreed that we like it with potatoes much better!  This recipes is quick, easy, and great! I'll give you two ways to make it, first you'll see the directions for real dutch oven campfire cooking.  Second, you'll get directions for cooking it in your dutch oven in the oven.

Ingredients:

2 lbs. sausage

2 lbs. frozen hash brown potatoes

8-10 eggs, beaten with 1/4 c. water

2-3 c. cheese, grated

Directions - Campfire:

1. In a 12-inch dutch oven, over a full bed of hot coals, fry and crumble sausage.  Remove cooked sausage and drain on paper towels.  

2.  Using the sausage drippings in the pan, brown potatoes, and spread them evenly in bottom of dutch oven. Place cooked sausage over potatoes.  Pour eggs over sausage layer.  Sprinkle top with cheese.

3.  Cook with 8 coals underneath and 16 on top for 20-25 minutes, until eggs are cooked.

Directions - In Home Oven:

1.  Preheat oven to 350*F.

2.  In a skillet, fry and crumble sausage, remove cooked sausage and drain on paper towels.

3.  Using the sausage drippings in the pan, brown potatoes and spread them evenly in bottom of seasoned dutch oven.  Place cooked sausage over potatoes.  Pour eggs over sausage layer.  Sprinkle top with cheese.

4.  Cook in preheated oven for 25-30 minutes, until eggs are cooked.