Homemade Hash Browns?
Discussion
Hmm, I've had hash browns in Canada & the States which are just potatoes, chopped small and fried on the griddle.
I've always assumed they are the real thing, and the odd, deep fried, shaped things we get in Mc Donalds and from my office canteen at breakfast are a cheap and nasty equivalent.
If you are grating them and putting onion in, then you ought to be looking at recipes for rosti, like this:
http://www.bareingredients.com/recipes/2001-03
otatorostii
I've always assumed they are the real thing, and the odd, deep fried, shaped things we get in Mc Donalds and from my office canteen at breakfast are a cheap and nasty equivalent.
If you are grating them and putting onion in, then you ought to be looking at recipes for rosti, like this:
http://www.bareingredients.com/recipes/2001-03
otatorostiiBBC recipe includes onion and an egg!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/hashbro...
I can't say 'tried and tested', mind. More 'googled and found'.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/hashbro...
I can't say 'tried and tested', mind. More 'googled and found'.
4 cups peeled and shredded potatoes
1 teaspoon salt
Water
1 cup ice
Vegetable oil for frying
Place prepared potatoes in a 2-quart bowl, and add salt. Add ice and pour enough water to cover potatoes. Stir to mix salt and ice in the potatoes. Cover and place in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
Place shredded potatoes in a colander, rinse with cool tap water and drain completely. At this point you can place potatoes back in the refrigerator covered until ready to fry. The uncooked potatoes will keep up to 5 hours.
Heat a large cast iron skillet over medium heat. Add enough vegetable oil to lightly cover bottom. When skillet is hot and oil has been heated, place two cups of drained shredded potatoes in skillet. Fry until crisp, shaping with a spatula. Fry about 12 to 15 minutes, without turning. Time depends on the temperature and size of the shredded hash browns. When potatoes are golden, flip over carefully and fry tops of potatoes for 2 - 3 minutes. Do not cover hash browns while frying or stir through them.
Trust this receipe, it comes from a company that has served over 1 billion portions of hash browns in roughly 50 years and its not Mcdonalds.
1 teaspoon salt
Water
1 cup ice
Vegetable oil for frying
Place prepared potatoes in a 2-quart bowl, and add salt. Add ice and pour enough water to cover potatoes. Stir to mix salt and ice in the potatoes. Cover and place in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
Place shredded potatoes in a colander, rinse with cool tap water and drain completely. At this point you can place potatoes back in the refrigerator covered until ready to fry. The uncooked potatoes will keep up to 5 hours.
Heat a large cast iron skillet over medium heat. Add enough vegetable oil to lightly cover bottom. When skillet is hot and oil has been heated, place two cups of drained shredded potatoes in skillet. Fry until crisp, shaping with a spatula. Fry about 12 to 15 minutes, without turning. Time depends on the temperature and size of the shredded hash browns. When potatoes are golden, flip over carefully and fry tops of potatoes for 2 - 3 minutes. Do not cover hash browns while frying or stir through them.
Trust this receipe, it comes from a company that has served over 1 billion portions of hash browns in roughly 50 years and its not Mcdonalds.
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