Golden hash brown potatoes are an essential part of every breakfast. Moreover, brunches with family wouldn’t be complete without crispy and spicy hash brown potatoes. Kids also love hash brown as a late-night snack. You should also try frozen hash browns because they taste much better than freshly made.
Moreover, you can also store the potatoes just after shredding. Put them in Ziploc bag and put them in the small blast chiller for home. Blast chiller quickly freezes the food, saving it from bacteria. Moreover, to get a nice texture and flavor, boil the potatoes beforehand. And for boiling, take a pot and cover the potatoes with cold salted water and bring them to boil. However, before shredding, rinse your potatoes with cold water.
Another tip you should follow to get tender hash browns is to season your potatoes before frying and after boiling. And for seasoning, you will need obviously salt and pepper. Other than this, you can season them with onion and garlic powder, cayenne pepper or paprika etc. Another amazing thing about hash browns is that you can also bake them.
If you love hash browns, then you know that the McDonalds serve hash browns in the shape of a patty. You can also make hash brown in patty shape with the recipe given below. Making of hash browns takes more than half an hour but cooking frozen hash brown just needs 10-15 minutes. So, freeze shredded potatoes and save your time on busy mornings.
Ingredients:
Ingredients that you need are potatoes, butter, kosher salt, and pepper.
Directions:
Step 1: Shred the Potatoes:
For shredding, you can use a box grater or food processor. But using a food processor with shredding disc attachment is recommended. As it creates a uniform and longer strands as compared to a box grater.
Step 2: Rinse the Potatoes:
To make crispy hash browns, soak the potatoes in the water for some time. So, they can release some starch. Less starch in the potatoes will not only avoid the raw center but will also make it crispy.
Step 3: Dry the Potatoes:
If you don’t want soggy hash brown, then squeeze the potatoes well. Because to make them crispier, it is necessary to remove the water. Squeeze them at least 2 to 3 times.
Step 4: Seasoning:
To make your hash browns taste better, season them with kosher salt. You can use one tablespoon of kosher salt or a half tablespoon of table salt for seasoning.
Step 5: Fry the Potatoes:
To cook hash browns, melt butter in a pan and add shredded potatoes in it. And cook them without burning them. Cook them until they start sizzling. And you should use a non-stick pan for cooking. Because non-stick pan will allow an even browning of potatoes without tearing. And this is what you need.
Additionally, if you have frozen potatoes, just make a patty and cook them for about 5 to 7 minutes until they get brown and crispy. Cook from both sides and serve them immediately.