Hash browns are always a loved dish especially during breakfasts. It has come to be a popular dish matched with sausages, eggs, toasts, pancakes and other breakfast meals. In fact, even not for breakfast, hash browns have become a favorite. You can cook it for brunch or even dinner. It is surely one of the items you’ll see at your local diner, fast food chain, or dining spots during breakfast time. At the same time, you’ll find frozen hash browns being sold at your local grocery store. Nevertheless, it’s easy to make one from scratch. So if you’d like to learn how to cook hash browns, here are the steps that will get you started.
Homemade hash browns are not that hard to prepare. It also doesn’t take much time to do so. So, making hash browns from scratch would be a perfect meal to prepare for your family. Just make sure to prepare the following ingredients to start making your home made hash browns.
- You’ll need about ¼ cup of finely chopped onions.
- Prepare a quarter teaspoon of salt.
- Buy three yellow or russet potatoes, which is about one pound.
- Prepare three tablespoons of butter.
- Prepare 1/8 teaspoon of black pepper and about ¼ teaspoon of salt for seasoning.
This recipe is good for about four people. Now, let’s begin learning how to cook hash brown with these easy steps.
- Peel your potatoes and shred them coarsely. It should be about three cups of shredded potatoes.
- Now, rinse your potatoes and make sure to pat them dry using paper towels. You can also make use of a salad spinner to dry them up.
- Now, add the potatoes in a mixing bowl. Pour the chopped onions and season with the salt and pepper. Mix the ingredients together.
- In a large skillet, melt the butter in medium heat.
- Once the butter melts, it’s time to add the shredded potato mixture.
- Use a spatula to flatten the potato mixture in the skillet.
- Turn down the heat to medium low setting.
- Now, let the potatoes cook for about ten minutes or until the bottom is crisp.
- Once done, turn the potatoes. You can also cut the potatoes in four to make turning easier.