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Emily's Famous Hash Browns

SUBMITTED BY: your mom      PHOTO BY: Amytron

"Good old fashioned restaurant-style hash browns. Perfect with hot pepper sauce and ketchup!"
PREP TIME  20 Min
COOK TIME  15 Min
READY IN  35 Min
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Original recipe yield: 4 servings
    
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INGREDIENTS

  • 2 medium russet potatoes, shredded
  • 1/2 medium onion, finely chopped
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup oil for frying, or as needed
  • salt and pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS

  1. Rinse shredded potatoes until water is clear, then drain and squeeze dry. Place shreds in a bowl, and mix in the onion, flour and egg until evenly distributed.
  2. Heat about 1/4 inch of oil in a large heavy skillet over medium-high heat. When oil is sizzling hot, place potatoes into the pan in a 1/2 inch thick layer. Cover the whole bottom of the pan, or make separate piles like pancakes. Cook until nicely browned on the bottom, then flip over and brown on the other side. It should take at least 5 minutes per side. If you are cooking them in one big piece, it can be cut into quarters for easier flipping.
  3. Remove from pan, and drain on paper towels. Season with salt and pepper and serve immediately.
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Reviewed on Sep. 19, 2003 by TEMPSTER
Thank you, Emily! I've never had success with hash browns and those were wonderful. I used two skillets; one with a thick layer and another with just a thin layer. They were both great. I didn't use nearly as much oil as the recipe called for and will use even less next time.

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Reviewed on Jul. 7, 2006 by ICEPIRATE
This recipe was fantastic! The hash browns were golden and crispy on the outside and creamy in the middle. My girlfriend said she felt like hash browns with bacon and onions in them so I used this recipe as my starting point. First, I pan-fryed 6 bacon strips until crispy (next time I will use at least 8). Then I broke up the bacon into tiny pieces and added them into the mix with the other ingredients along with 1/2 red onion chopped, sea salt and cracked black pepper. Also, i made little hash brown patties rather than covering the whole pan. They really turned out nice.

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Reviewed on Aug. 2, 2007 by eiskyjente
These turned out great! I've never had much success with homemade hashbrowns, always because I have just tried frying up plain grated potatoes, and I thought I would look for an actual recipe that might yield something a bit more restaurant-quality. This recipe is definetly it! They weren't greasy at all, they held together perfectly, and they looked quite pretty when they were done cooking, too. Next time, I think I will add my salt & pepper, plus some extra spices, to the shredded potato and egg/flour mixture, just to give it a more intense flavor. This recipe is so easy that I will have no problems just making these hashbrowns from memory, eyeballing the flour and spices, etc. Highly recommended!!!

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your mom
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Cooking Level: Expert
Home Town: Seattle, Washington, USA
Living In: Tukwila, Washington, USA
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NUTRITION INFORMATION

Servings Per Recipe: 4

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 186

  • Total Fat: 6.9g
  • Cholesterol: 53mg
  • Sodium: 121mg
  • Total Carbs: 26.7g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 3g
  • Protein: 4.7g

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