The Ultimate Hashbrown Recipe
Greetings, fellow food lover!
This is my absolute favorite breakfast to make for me and any friends who might stay over or show up for a late brunch. Its so simple but so delicious, easy and fun to prepare. Serve with a fried egg and for a hearty way to start the day!
Really, these work with any kind of white potato but the best results I've found with Albert Bartlett Roosters (or other ones with the red skin). They seem to be a bit less starch and not a wet so you get a nice crispy finish. Grated onion is optional too but I find it works great both ways.
Ingredients
3-4 medium sized potatoes (per person)
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
10g butter
1tsp rock salt
1tsp cracked black pepper
1-2 large onion (optional)
1) Start by peeling the potatoes. Once the skin is removed, grate the potatoes (and onion) into a cullender.
2) Gently squeeze out excess moisture into a bowl and discard. Try not to damage the grate but try to remove as much of the yellow starch as possible. Move to a piece a kitchen towl or clean cloth, placing another one on top and gently pat to remove more moisture
3)Heat a large heavy bottom round skillet on a high flame until hot. Add a drizzle of oil and a few small cubes of butter. Add the crushed salt and pepper and mix through.
4)When the pan in hot, and the butter has melted to a bubble, spread the grated potato around the pan about 1cm to 2cm thick. Keep the edges a bit thinner as this will make them nice and crispy and help to turn later.
5)Cook the hash for 5minutes until golden brown on one side. Now, carefully flip it over using using a fast wrist action (the same way you might flip a pancake) and cook for a further 3mins.
6) Take a plate and place it over the pan. Cook for a further 1min or until a load cracking noise is made. Its now ready for serve. Season to taste and serve with fried eggs.
From experience, it helps a lot with a dry mix - too much moisture and you won't get the crispy coating that makes these so delicious. The trick with covering the pan at the end helps cook it through to and something you might see people do when cooking a hamburger. Hope you enjoy this recipe, have fun and have a great day! And if you like the recipe and try it please comment and post a picture:)