Hash Browns

TranterUK · 08-11-2008, 04:19 PM

Can anyone over there tell me how to make hash browns like I used to get in diners in the US?

I guess you shred the potatoes but what then?

Texman · 08-11-2008, 05:17 PM

season as you like, and cook in some oil, not much,, leave them alone on the first side till toasty and then flip the whole thing. I like some onion and chopped bell pepper in mine.. That close?

Pistolenschutze · 08-11-2008, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Texman

season as you like, and cook in some oil, not much,, leave them alone on the first side till toasty and then flip the whole thing. I like some onion and chopped bell pepper in mine.. That close?

Texman has it right, Tranter. Shred the potatoes, as you said, and cook them as Texman suggests. I prefer to use shortening rather than vegetable oil, and I like to add salt and pepper; how much is a matter of taste. Also, an iron skillet or a flat grill works best for hash browns.

Marlin · 08-11-2008, 10:34 PM

I like a little garlic along with a little hint of onion. My preferred cooking oil is REAL Butter and an old, over 100 years, iron skillet. I also prefer them crispy.

carver · 02-06-2009, 09:35 AM

Potatoes have a lot of water in them. If you want them to brown up really nice, then squeeze some of that water out of them, after you shred them, and before you put them in that pan.

jacksonco · 02-11-2009, 10:42 AM

If you want just like the ones from the American resturaunts pre-cook (bake or boil) the potatoes and let them cool prior to shredding them.

After shredding them up cook tham as Texman posted earlier, "Season as you like, and cook in some oil, not much,, leave them alone on the first side till toasty and then flip the whole thing. I like some onion and chopped bell pepper in mine.. That close?"

kutaho · 05-02-2009, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Marlin

I like a little garlic along with a little hint of onion. My preferred cooking oil is REAL Butter and an old, over 100 years, iron skillet. I also prefer them crispy.

That's the way we do it, and i use my cast iron bacon press to brown more surface area.

cycloneman · 05-02-2009, 08:01 PM

I am gona stray just a bit, sorry. When we go to the ranch in tx it seems that we cook with a bit more love sometimes. So speaking of hash browns, this is something we guy's make evertime we are in tx.

Chopped russet potatoes (cant tell you how much but a healthy amt) let it sit out and drain some of the moisture.

chopped bell pepper (how much again depends)

onions chopped up

In a very large pan, fry it up with olive oil and heavy amount of "Fiesta" brand fajita seasoning. Cook until potatoes are glazed and tender. Cover and set aside

in another pan take breakfast sausage and fry it down and mix it up like ground taco meat. drain fat and set aside.

In another pan scramble a bunch of eggs. set aside.

heat tortillas, add a bit of everthing stated above with some grated cheeze, and picante sauce.

get ya ready for that morning hunt.

45nut · 05-04-2009, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by cycloneman

get ya ready for that morning hunt.

Get ya ready for that morning POOP

you mean.

We usually have breakfast tacos after the morning hunt for safety reasons!!

Angryisme · 05-06-2009, 09:51 PM

Here's how I made home made hash browns.
We had had a dinner that I baked potatoes to go with the meal.
Beins how I always make too much... purposefully..
That way there's left overs and parts for new meals.
That said. After having refrigerated the already baked potatoes, they are more firm to slice and chop how you like.
Next melt butter ina frying pan and add the potatoe bits. Frying and browning, crisping slightly and I have added chopped onion and/or onion powder from a shaker. Like McCormick spices or Classic Spice.
Makes for a super quick and damn good hash brown.
I have also used real onion, peppers, sometimes eggs too.
But on an early morning when I don't feel like going the nine yards.
The wife and kids just love the ones made with the onion stuffs from those shakers.
Quick, Easy!
Tasty

Angryisme · 05-06-2009, 09:59 PM

I never add salt or pepper to anything til it's on the plate!
I believe everyones preferences on those two differ.

Trouble 45-70 · 06-21-2009, 04:01 PM

Melt butter in Iron skillet, shred preboiled and cooked potatoe into butter. More butter on top. Sprinkle salt, black pepper, cayenne and paprika on top. Sometimes add Mexine chilly seasoning. Turn when golden brown remove and serve when brown on othe side. Can get pretty spicy. My wife fusses at me sometimes especialy if I season top and botom.

doug66 · 06-21-2009, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Trouble 45-70

Melt butter in Iron skillet, shred preboiled and cooked potatoe into butter. More butter on top. Sprinkle salt, black pepper, cayenne and paprika on top. Sometimes add Mexine chilly seasoning. Turn when golden brown remove and serve when brown on othe side. Can get pretty spicy. My wife fusses at me sometimes especialy if I season top and botom.

More butter on top, oh yeah. That is how my granddad did it. Except he cooked them in bacon grease.

johnlives4christ · 06-21-2009, 04:12 PM

the guys have it down, but here is how i do it
peel and warsh the potatoes
shred them
dice onions
bell pepper if desired.
ad salt and pepper to taste
touch of parsley
fry in shortning or for flavor, butter, on one side till getting crispy, then flip and fry the other side
sometimes i sprinkle shredded cheese on it after the first side is done

personally i like fried potatoes....
peel and warsh potatoes.
slice about 1/8 inch
slice onion
bell pepper if desired
cook in shortning over medium heat, with a lid if available, until potatoes are done, and maybe just a few are getting crispy but mostly still soft. you have to stir often
pepper and salt to taste...

dern them is tasty

Lotsdragon · 06-22-2009, 07:18 PM

Fry em! In grease! Turn em when they get a little brown! Season to taste! Done hash browns!

woolleyworm · 06-22-2009, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by jacksonco

If you want just like the ones from the American resturaunts pre-cook (bake or boil) the potatoes and let them cool prior to shredding them.

After shredding them up cook tham as Texman posted earlier, "Season as you like, and cook in some oil, not much,, leave them alone on the first side till toasty and then flip the whole thing. I like some onion and chopped bell pepper in mine.. That close?"

Yep, prebaking them is the key to GREAT hashbrowns. I used to work in a very small breakfast joing that catered to the USPS employees; we were only a couple blocks away. Had to keep those folks Happy !! We would bake the taters at 200 for about 2 hrs during the morning, then allow to cool in the oven, then transfer to the reefer overnight and then shred the next morning. Perfectly crispy and tasty hashbrowns every time. Only flip once and don't mess with'em while they're cooking.

I enjoy taking left over baked potatoes and steak, cubing them both up and tossing in the frypan for breakfast. Once the taters are browned, I drop an egg on top of it all with some cheddar. I usually put some chopped onion and pepper in with the taters also.

For some reason........ I"m getting quite hungry

carver · 06-24-2009, 08:50 AM

[QUOTE=johnlives4christ

personally i like fried potatoes....
peel and warsh potatoes.
slice about 1/8 inch
slice onion
bell pepper if desired
cook in shortning over medium heat, with a lid if available, until potatoes are done, and maybe just a few are getting crispy but mostly still soft. you have to stir often
pepper and salt to taste...

dern them is tasty[/QUOTE]

We call em home fries, and add some chopped oninons to the taters. All ways use a lid, as the steam will help cook them taters, so they don't over brown! I will use either lard, or backon grease for these, and I make enough so that everyone can have all they want. If ya want to add a little meat, then fry up some backon to crumble over them taters, or I have found that Jimmy Dean pan sausage with sage is really good also, when fried up as hamberger, and sprinkled over them taters!

TranterUK · 06-24-2009, 10:35 AM

Ok what I dont get is if I bake them, they will be loose inside, almost like a powder, how am I going to shred them? Also I guess I have to bake them the previous night, or get up really early?

The Mrs is off for a month tomorrow, so I am in charge of cooking. Also good news for Mcds, BK and KFC.

kutaho · 06-24-2009, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by TranterUK

Ok what I don't get is if I bake them, they will be loose inside, almost like a powder, how am I going to shred them? Also I guess I have to bake them the previous night, or get up really early?

The Mrs is off for a month tomorrow, so I am in charge of cooking. Also good news for Mcds, BK and KFC.

Here's what you do Martin.
You rub butter on the potato, wrap it in tin foil and bake for about an hour at 350 deg. Fahrenheit. Put in the fridge until cooled. Now you're ready to grate and fry, or slice and fry. Bacon fat or butter is the preferred way.

johnlives4christ · 06-24-2009, 05:48 PM

sounds pretty tasty that way carver, i aint ever had'm with sausage mixed in, i'll see if i can get the wife to give some of that a try though

kingchip · 07-20-2009, 07:18 PM

Guys, Guys, does anyone use spice? Bottom line is, it doesn't matter how you do it, as long as it gets done. I don't par-boil, but it works either way. Gotta use cast iron, and I think bacon grease or at least lard is best, but does anyone but me put peppers in? Slice up a serrano or two along with onions, bell peppers, a clove or two of garlic, and you got a meal.

08-11-2008, 04:19 PM	#1
TranterUK Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cambridge UK Posts: 5,103	Hash Browns Can anyone over there tell me how to make hash browns like I used to get in diners in the US? I guess you shred the potatoes but what then? __________________ DVC - Diligentia, Vis, Celeritas - Accuracy, Power, Speed. The light at the end of the recession tunnel IS a train coming the other way! -->

08-11-2008, 05:17 PM	#2
Texman V.I.P. Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 362	Re: Hash Browns season as you like, and cook in some oil, not much,, leave them alone on the first side till toasty and then flip the whole thing. I like some onion and chopped bell pepper in mine.. That close?

08-11-2008, 10:34 PM	#4
Marlin TFF Admin Staff Chief Counselor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: At SouthernMoss' side forever! Contributor Posts: 13,854	Re: Hash Browns I like a little garlic along with a little hint of onion. My preferred cooking oil is REAL Butter and an old, over 100 years, iron skillet. I also prefer them crispy. __________________ *The flag represents a living country and is itself considered a living thing.* *The only criminal class native to the United States is Congress.*

02-06-2009, 09:35 AM	#5
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,214	Re: Hash Browns Potatoes have a lot of water in them. If you want them to brown up really nice, then squeeze some of that water out of them, after you shred them, and before you put them in that pan. __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

02-11-2009, 10:42 AM	#6
jacksonco Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Jackson County West Virginia Posts: 2,237	Re: Hash Browns If you want just like the ones from the American resturaunts pre-cook (bake or boil) the potatoes and let them cool prior to shredding them. After shredding them up cook tham as Texman posted earlier, "Season as you like, and cook in some oil, not much,, leave them alone on the first side till toasty and then flip the whole thing. I like some onion and chopped bell pepper in mine.. That close?"

05-02-2009, 08:01 PM	#8
cycloneman Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Louisiana Posts: 7,397	Re: Hash Browns I am gona stray just a bit, sorry. When we go to the ranch in tx it seems that we cook with a bit more love sometimes. So speaking of hash browns, this is something we guy's make evertime we are in tx. Chopped russet potatoes (cant tell you how much but a healthy amt) let it sit out and drain some of the moisture. chopped bell pepper (how much again depends) onions chopped up In a very large pan, fry it up with olive oil and heavy amount of "Fiesta" brand fajita seasoning. Cook until potatoes are glazed and tender. Cover and set aside in another pan take breakfast sausage and fry it down and mix it up like ground taco meat. drain fat and set aside. In another pan scramble a bunch of eggs. set aside. heat tortillas, add a bit of everthing stated above with some grated cheeze, and picante sauce. get ya ready for that morning hunt. __________________ Who are you going to serve today?

05-06-2009, 09:51 PM	#10
Angryisme V.I.P. Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Jersey Posts: 196	Re: Hash Browns Here's how I made home made hash browns. We had had a dinner that I baked potatoes to go with the meal. Beins how I always make too much... purposefully.. That way there's left overs and parts for new meals. That said. After having refrigerated the already baked potatoes, they are more firm to slice and chop how you like. Next melt butter ina frying pan and add the potatoe bits. Frying and browning, crisping slightly and I have added chopped onion and/or onion powder from a shaker. Like McCormick spices or Classic Spice. Makes for a super quick and damn good hash brown. I have also used real onion, peppers, sometimes eggs too. But on an early morning when I don't feel like going the nine yards. The wife and kids just love the ones made with the onion stuffs from those shakers. Quick, Easy! Tasty __________________ Blaming guns for violent acts is like blaming the keyboard for your poor spelling. Last edited by Angryisme; 05-06-2009 at 09:55 PM..

05-06-2009, 09:59 PM	#11
Angryisme V.I.P. Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Jersey Posts: 196	Re: Hash Browns I never add salt or pepper to anything til it's on the plate! I believe everyones preferences on those two differ. __________________ Blaming guns for violent acts is like blaming the keyboard for your poor spelling.

06-21-2009, 04:01 PM	#12
Trouble 45-70 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: NE Ar. W. of Black River Contributor Posts: 2,703	Re: Hash Browns Melt butter in Iron skillet, shred preboiled and cooked potatoe into butter. More butter on top. Sprinkle salt, black pepper, cayenne and paprika on top. Sometimes add Mexine chilly seasoning. Turn when golden brown remove and serve when brown on othe side. Can get pretty spicy. My wife fusses at me sometimes especialy if I season top and botom.

06-21-2009, 04:12 PM	#14
johnlives4christ Former Guest Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,828	Re: Hash Browns the guys have it down, but here is how i do it peel and warsh the potatoes shred them dice onions bell pepper if desired. ad salt and pepper to taste touch of parsley fry in shortning or for flavor, butter, on one side till getting crispy, then flip and fry the other side sometimes i sprinkle shredded cheese on it after the first side is done personally i like fried potatoes.... peel and warsh potatoes. slice about 1/8 inch slice onion bell pepper if desired cook in shortning over medium heat, with a lid if available, until potatoes are done, and maybe just a few are getting crispy but mostly still soft. you have to stir often pepper and salt to taste... dern them is tasty

06-22-2009, 07:18 PM	#15
Lotsdragon Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Potosi, Mo Posts: 813	Re: Hash Browns Fry em! In grease! Turn em when they get a little brown! Season to taste! Done hash browns! __________________ "First comes smiles,then lies.Last is gunfire" Roland Deschain

06-24-2009, 08:50 AM	#17
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,214	Re: Hash Browns [QUOTE=johnlives4christ personally i like fried potatoes.... peel and warsh potatoes. slice about 1/8 inch slice onion bell pepper if desired cook in shortning over medium heat, with a lid if available, until potatoes are done, and maybe just a few are getting crispy but mostly still soft. you have to stir often pepper and salt to taste... dern them is tasty[/QUOTE] We call em home fries, and add some chopped oninons to the taters. All ways use a lid, as the steam will help cook them taters, so they don't over brown! I will use either lard, or backon grease for these, and I make enough so that everyone can have all they want. If ya want to add a little meat, then fry up some backon to crumble over them taters, or I have found that Jimmy Dean pan sausage with sage is really good also, when fried up as hamberger, and sprinkled over them taters! __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

06-24-2009, 10:35 AM	#18
TranterUK Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cambridge UK Posts: 5,103	Re: Hash Browns Ok what I dont get is if I bake them, they will be loose inside, almost like a powder, how am I going to shred them? Also I guess I have to bake them the previous night, or get up really early? The Mrs is off for a month tomorrow, so I am in charge of cooking. Also good news for Mcds, BK and KFC. __________________ DVC - Diligentia, Vis, Celeritas - Accuracy, Power, Speed. The light at the end of the recession tunnel IS a train coming the other way!

06-24-2009, 05:48 PM	#20
johnlives4christ Former Guest Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,828	Re: Hash Browns sounds pretty tasty that way carver, i aint ever had'm with sausage mixed in, i'll see if i can get the wife to give some of that a try though

07-20-2009, 07:18 PM	#21
kingchip Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Marble Falls, Texas Posts: 541	Re: Hash Browns Guys, Guys, does anyone use spice? Bottom line is, it doesn't matter how you do it, as long as it gets done. I don't par-boil, but it works either way. Gotta use cast iron, and I think bacon grease or at least lard is best, but does anyone but me put peppers in? Slice up a serrano or two along with onions, bell peppers, a clove or two of garlic, and you got a meal. Last edited by kingchip; 07-20-2009 at 07:19 PM..