How to Make Hash Browns
Hash browns can be made from many different types of potatoes. Each potato lends a different flavor to the dish. If you are not comfortable with experimenting use large baking potatoes for your hash browns.
Required Materials
- Potatoes
- Water
- Sea salt
- Chopped parsley
- Minced garlic
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Butter
Required Tools
- Large bowl
- Knife
- Cast iron skillet
- Spatula
- Measuring spoons
- Wooden spoon
Instructions
- Wash your potatoes off thoroughly. Decide whether or not to peel them. Unpeeled potatoes add extra vitamins and fiber and added texture to your dish. Once the potatoes are washed (and peeled if you decide to do so), slice them into ¼” slices.
- Put the sliced potatoes into your large bowl. Add 1 tablespoon sea salt, 1 tablespoon chopped parsley, 4 teaspoons of fresh ground pepper (approximately 4 turns of the pepper grinder), and 1 teaspoon minced garlic (you can use more or less of each spice depending on your personal preferences).
- Stir the mixture of spices and potato slices with a wooden spoon until all potato slices are evenly coated with the spice mixture.
- Put three tablespoons of butter into the cast iron skillet and place skillet on stove burner. Put theburner on medium/high setting and allow the butter to melt. You can use low fat butter or butter alternatives, but your potatoes may not brown as easily.
- Once the butter in the skillet has melted and starts to sizzle, add your potatoes.
- Place the potato slices in the skillet so that each slice is laying flat against the bottom of the skillet. This will allow them to all get cooked and browned evenly. Potato slices that are piled on top of other slices will not cook properly.
- Once the top side of the potato slices turns slightly translucent and you can see the bottom of the edges are cooked, use your spatula to flip the potato slices over and cook the uncooked side. Add more butter if the skillet looks dry or the potato slices stick to the bottom. When you turn them, the brown sides of the potatoes should be facing up and the uncooked sides should be against the bottom of the skillet. Again, do not overlap or pile the potatoes on top of each other.
- Cook the second side for 5 minutes, or cook until you turn one potato slice over and see that it is browned.