Subject: Hash browns
Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking
From: Who am I (nomore at nomorespam.com)
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 02:58:52 GMT
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I like shredded hash browns for breakfast a couple times a week. I have not found a frozen hash brown I like. I understand that to make hash browns from real potatoes, one should boil and cool them. Then put them in refrigerator till needed.
Does this sound correct? What does the boiling do and what is the best potato to boil for shredded hash browns. Tonight, I boiled some russets and will try them tomorrow. I boiled small ones about 20 minutes and larger ones about 25-28 minutes, until a fork would go in easily. Does this sound correct?
TIA,
From: Priscilla Ballou (vze23t8n at verizon.net)
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 03:14:41 GMT
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To make hash browns from shredded potatoes, you need to shred *raw* potatoes. Home fries, OTOH, are make with chunked or sliced cold cooked potato.
From: Dwayne (dwacon at my-deja.com)
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 03:41:41 GMT
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Add lots of caramelized onions and freshly ground black pepper... and I prefer to use olive oil to get to a golden brown.
From: stenni at waynespenisyahoo.com (Hag)
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 10:02:48 GMT
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shred raw taters, soak in ice cold water for a couple hours..drain rinse and then pan fry in some oil until golden brown.... Hag k
From: Jill McQuown
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 05:05:25 -0600
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Hag wrote:
> >Does this sound correct?
Nope.
> shred raw taters, soak in ice cold water for a couple
> hours..drain rinse and then pan fry in some oil until golden
> brown....Hag k
I'll add to that, resist the urge to turn them too soon. Let them get nice and golden on one side before you flip them over. You can take a tiny peek using the spatula.
From: hahabogus (not at applicable.com)
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 22:49:09 GMT
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Jill McQuown wrote:
> I'll add to that, resist the urge to turn them too soon. Let them get
> nice and golden on one side before you flip them over. You can take a
> tiny peek using the spatula.
Here's where we get into defination trouble.
Some call cubed day old pan fried potatoes home fries or hash browns or even pan fries in a pinch. When I use the day old boiled potatoes as a fried accompaniment to food I also add some onion and maybe some diced bell pepper. And I fry them in bacon fat. Slowly so they crisp up nice.
From: Priscilla Ballou (vze23t8n at verizon.net)
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 22:59:39 GMT
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hahabogus wrote:
> Some call cubed day old pan fried potatoes home fries or hash browns or
> even pan fries in a pinch. When I use the day old boiled potatoes as a
> fried accompaniment to food I also add some onion and maybe some diced bell
> pepper. And I fry them in bacon fat. Slowly so they crisp up nice.
Yeah, that's how I make my homefries, too. I differentiate between home fries and hash browns. The latter start as shredded raw potato.
From: Alan Zelt (alzelt at worldnet.att.netFINNFAN)
Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2002 07:36:20 GMT
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hahabogus wrote:
> Some call cubed day old pan fried potatoes home fries or hash browns or
> even pan fries in a pinch. When I use the day old boiled potatoes as a
> fried accompaniment to food I also add some onion and maybe some diced bell
> pepper. And I fry them in bacon fat. Slowly so they crisp up nice.
When throwing in the bell pepper, are you not creating a Potato O'Brian?
From: Thierry Gerbault (ThierryGerbault at NOSPAM.att.net)
Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2002 07:49:04 GMT
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Alan Zelt wrote:
> When throwing in the bell pepper, are you not creating a Potato
> O'Brian?
That's what it sounds like to me. Now, as long as he's not also throwing in the towel, it should be very tasty! <G>
From: jammer (j at mm.er)
Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2002 02:10:56 -0600
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Hag wrote:
> shred raw taters, soak in ice cold water for a couple
> hours..drain rinse and then pan fry in some oil until golden
> brown....Hag k
Ah HA! The plot thickens! (ice water for several hours) Thanks!
From: hahabogus (not at applicable.com)
Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2002 12:14:12 GMT
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Alan Zelt wrote:
> When throwing in the bell pepper, are you not creating a Potato
> O'Brian?
Well maybe, but only cause you have still yet another name for pan fried potatoes. Not that, it's a bad idea to name different dishes, differing names but there ought to be a newsletter so a guy can keep up with them.
Seems I re created a already named dish. As I never heard of this brian guy and have been adding onion and peppers to day old boiled spuds for yrs (since I was in my 20's)
From: Dimitri (dimitri_c at prodigy.net)
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 16:47:25 GMT
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Who am I wrote:
> I like shredded hash browns for breakfast a couple times a week. I have
> not found a frozen hash brown I like. I understand that to make hash
> browns from real potatoes, one should boil and cool them. Then put them
> in refrigerator till needed.
>
> Does this sound correct?
No!
> What does the boiling do and what is the best
> potato to boil for shredded hash browns. Tonight, I boiled some russets
> and will try them tomorrow. I boiled small ones about 20 minutes and
> larger ones about 25-28 minutes, until a fork would go in easily. Does
> this sound correct?
NO!
Just grate raw potatoes, rinse in water, dry, and fry!
From: cmquinn at deletemindspring.com (Charles Quinn)
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 17:02:37 GMT
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Who am I wrote:
> What does the boiling do and what is the best
>potato to boil for shredded hash browns. Tonight, I boiled some russets
>and will try them tomorrow. I boiled small ones about 20 minutes and
>larger ones about 25-28 minutes, until a fork would go in easily. Does
>this sound correct?
I nuke mine a bit, then shred them using my mandolin.
Check out this website
http://www.hashbrowner.com
From: taz98273 at webtv.net (Judy)
Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2002 17:40:56 -0800 (PST)
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Charles Quinn wrote:
> I nuke mine a bit, then shred them using my mandolin. <snip>
Glad someone enjoyed that post! LOL! It was mentioned during a KCTS Seattle cooking telethon about their pledge drive, "Potatoes" cookbook. They usually spend a whole afternoon having different folks that contributed recipes come in and demonstrate them on tv. i've jotted down some real winners from those specials, but the instructions are a little sketchy, since its mostly all done live, with home cooks. (ktcs viewers who gave recipes)
They said it was a real "lifesaver" in their tv kitchen that weekend!! LOL
Judy :O)
ObRecipes:
http://www.kcts.org/weekend/kitchen/cooks/recipes/index.asp [archive.org]
http://www.kcts.org/weekend/kitchen/recipes/recipe_55.htm [archive.org]
http://www.kcts.org/weekend/kitchen/recipes/index.htm [archive.org]