Prime Rib Hash

This one was to use up the last bone of prime rib from christmas. I took the meat off the bone then used the bone itself to flavor the sauce. You don't have to use the cream in the sauce if you don't have it but it adds a great mouth feel while eating this dish. If you don't have prime rib you can use any left over meat and bones to make this dish. The bone isn't necessary for the sauce but it does add a lot of flavor so if you have it, add it!

Ingredients:
1 prime rib bone, meat removed
handful of frozen french fries cut into chunks or a baked potato cooled and chunked
1/4 onion sliced thin and caramelized

For Sauce:
2 cups beef broth
pinch each of rosemary, thyme, red pepper flakes
1 Tbsp cream
1 tablespoon butter and 1 tablespoon flour

Directions:

1. Place bone in a hot sauce pan with a teaspoon of olive oil. Brown all sides of beef bone over medium heat to get brown bits in pan.

2. Add beef broth and herbs to pan, making sure to scrap up brown bits from pan, and allow to reduce by 1/4. Remove to a measuring cup and allow to settle and remove as much fat as possible

3. Melt butter in pan and then whisk in flour. Allow to cook about 2 minutes. pour in cooled liquid and allow mixture to thicken. When it coats the back of a spoon, add the cream and allow to cook another minute before serving. Make sure to taste the sauce for salt and pepper seasoning before serving. Don't let the cream cook too long or the sauce will taste weird.

4. While making sauce caramelize onions in another pan. Once they are close to done, add potatoes and a pat of butter and cook over medium heat until potatoes are warmed through.

5. Once sauce is finished and right before serving. Add beef to potato pan and toss to heat through. If you cook the meat too long it will become overcooked and dry out. Pour potatoes and meat into a bowl or serving dish and cover with sauce.