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[Anonymous No.18062852]

any tips for good hash browns?

I feel like I've been getting my recipe down but still want to get it closer to that breakfast restaurant style. so many recipes ask for the grated potatoes to be extremely dry but it takes so many paper towels (which all the dumbass mommyblogger recipes suggest to use) and that has never worked for me. current technique:

>grate pototato
>cook in fat of sausege/bacon/breakfast meat
>throw in potatoes, get some color
>add a bit of water, cover w/ stainless steel bowl for 5-10mins low heat
>ramp up heat the the end after salting to get it crispier

What're your methods?

[Anonymous No.18062883]

>>18062852
if you're having moisture problems i feel bad for you son, take all your grated potato and gather it into a ball, then squeeze it over the sink. That ought to make it dry enough

[Anonymous No.18062904]

[Anonymous No.18063733]

can you dry them out by putting them on a plate in the fridge overnight? I think chinks do this with rice to make fried rice.

[Anonymous No.18063737]

>>18062852
the trick is to wash the grated potatoes in water to rinse all the starch off, then while cooking the water evaporates leaving the rest of the starches and sugars to caramelize and crisp up. Wa-lah, crispy af hash browns

[Anonymous No.18063989]

>>18062852
>obtain pic related
>melt butter in pan
>toast dry hash browns in the butter for a bit
>add chicken broth a half cup at a time
>once your hash brown risotto is tender form it into thin patties
>refrigerate until firmed up
>coat in flour
>pan fry until heated through and nice crust formed
wa-lah, enjoy the best hash browns you've ever had
no idea if this will work btw I'm considering going to the store to get stuff to try it out

[Anonymous No.18063997]

>>18062904
Now there's someone I haven't seen in a long, long time.

[Anonymous No.18064033]

>>18062852
fuck your gay little steam, just add more fat as they continue to cook, get some sort of flat cookware to fuck em up easier

[Anonymous No.18065219]

>>18062852
geezus this is really simple.
grate potatoes in to water.
rinse
put clarified butter in really hot pan.
squeeze water out of potatoes between paper towels
put potatoes in pan.
cook for 5 minutes.
don't touch them,
leave them alone
NO
don't do it
not yet.
ok now flip them.
maybe add more butter if needed.
cook for another 5 minutes.
don't fiddle
don't stir
don't fuss
not yet
OK now they are ready.

that's it don't add water don't cover don't salt until done

[Anonymous No.18065243]

>>18062852
Learn from The Master.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti9gtj1ybrU

[Anonymous No.18066102]

>>18063989
Ok anons I am giving this a try. I currently have the patties in the freezer to firm up. I added a cup of milk but otherwise have followed my plan. I added an egg to help bind and I'm gonna skip the flour before frying. The hash brown risotto is really good just like that but this frying should really step it up

[Anonymous No.18066116]

It's the 4th. Make Freedom Fries, you traitor.

[Anonymous No.18066150]

>>18062904

[Anonymous No.18066260]

>>18066102
remarkable, i await the end product

[Anonymous No.18066332]

you can try cooking potatos into a dry mash, form it into a hashbrown with cornstarch or flour or something, then put it into the freezer. I havent had time to try that myself

[Anonymous No.18066416]

>>18066260
They turned out really well. It's basically a latke on steroids with it's crunchy crust and rich creamy risotto like interior. With some mushrooms and parmesan they'd be even more amazing.

[Anonymous No.18066532]

Salt lightly and squeeze, or be a lazy fuck and but them frozen. Dice a green pepper and yellow onion, brown in butter with a little salt, and have it on top. Shit's so fucking good.

[Anonymous No.18066901]

>>18062852
I grate and put in a bowl of water for half an hour or so. Drain the grated potatoes and gather into a thin towel and twist that bitch with my manly hands and thick wrists until all the water is squeezed out. I then heat up a couple of tbs of bacon fat in the cast iron skillet and toss in potatoes when really hot. Arrange it into a uniform height circle and do not touch until it is ready to be turned. Add more fat as needed.

[Anonymous No.18066924]

>>18062852
Celebrate the 4th the American way. Latkes.