How to Make Hash Brown Potatoes

Tailor your hash browns to suit your tastes and dietary needs.

If you love fries or tater tots at lunch and dinner, you will surely enjoy hash browns at breakfast. Hash browns are a staple of any country breakfast, and go well with eggs, bacon or sausage, as well as pancakes and waffles if you can use the extra carbohydrates. While prepackaged, frozen hash browns are often full of salt and preservatives, you can make your own from scratch using a few simple ingredients.

Things You'll Need

• Medium skillet
• 1 medium onion
• Small dish
• 2 tbsp. olive or vegetable oil
• 1 large Russet potato
• Salt
• Black pepper
• Spatula

Instructions

1. Chop the onion and peel and dice the potato. Heat one tablespoon of the oil in the skillet over medium heat.

2. Add the onions, and sauté themuntil they are soft and caramelized. Remove the skillet from the heat and empty the onions from the pan onto the dish.

3. Heat the remaining tablespoon of oil in the skillet. Add the potatoes to the skillet in an even layer. Season the potatoes with the salt and pepper.

4. Cook the potatoes six or seven minutes, or until they start to brown on the bottom. Shake the pan while cooking to prevent the potatoes from sticking.

5. Place the onions back in the pan and use the spatula to press the potatoes into a pancake. Remove the hash browns from the pan with the spatula or a slotted spoon. Place on a plate lined with paper towels to remove the excess oil. Discard the paper towels, add additional salt and pepper, if desired, and serve hot.

Tips & Warnings

• You can also add additional vegetables to your hash browns including jalapenos, tomatoes and mushrooms.

• For a healthier alternative, leave out the oil and steam your hash browns, or lightly coat the potatoes with extra virgin olive oil and oven bake them.

References

• Foodnetwork.com: Hash Browns Recipe