hashbrowns........how do you make them like those breakfast places?

[iamme]

you know, like those coney island places.....brown and crispy on the outside.....

i grate potatoes and when i fry them up, it never turns out the same.

 

[meltdown75]

u suck @ teh frying.

how do yours turn out? maybe theirs are similar to the "Roasters" potatoes, in that they are already somewhat coloured before they're even cooked - so it might not be your cooking at fault.

of course, taste is the main concern...

 

[Ramma2]

I buy the bags of the pre shredded potatos, maybe those work better I dunno.

Heat up a few table spoons of oil in 12" fry pan. Layer potatos about 3/8" inch thick, pack them down with your spatula.

Fry till they're golden brown, then drizzle some more oil on the uncooked side. Flip entire mass. Brown other side.

Usually then I mix them up a bit to fry the inside a little bit. Remove from heat, cover with cheddar.

Mmmmm!

 

[Lola]

you need a hot skillet with fairly dry pototos to start. add some oil and let them cook. dont slosh them around. that should work!

 

[iamme]

hmm....i just made some hashbrowns, before i read the hints here.

i boiled the shredded potatoes first. i usually just shred and throw them into the pan. the boiling seemed to take the starch out and made them a little more like restaurant style potatoes.

i still couldn't get that browned crispy goodness

 

Thats what waffle house is for. You arent supposed to do it yourself.

 

[AdamSnow]

I can't cook anything...

My grandmother made the BEST hashbrowns though... even better then the breakfast places!!

 

[Jzero]

I think you need to deep fry them.

 

[techfuzz]

You need Waffle House Flavor Fry oil to properly cook hashbrowns

techfuzz

 

[Anonemous]

or just go buy the frozen ones and heat up

 

[Rogue]

I always fry my bacon first and use the bacon grease for the hash browns and whatever is left over after the hash browns are cooked, I then fry my eggs in the rest of the bacon grease. That's some good stuff right there.