Description
Homemade Shredded Hashbrowns turn your breakfast into a crispy, golden morning delight that brings restaurant-style comfort right to your kitchen. Perfectly seasoned potatoes sizzle and crunch, delivering a simple side dish that makes your plate shine with homemade goodness.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 large potatoes
- 1 small onion
Seasoning:
- Salt to taste
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- Black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Grab potatoes and scrape them against the large holes of a box grater, creating thin, uniform shreds.
- Submerge shredded potatoes in cold water, swirling gently to wash away excess potato starch.
- Transfer potato strands to a clean kitchen towel, then twist and press firmly to extract maximum moisture.
- Warm 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a 10-inch skillet over medium heat, reaching 350°F.
- Sprinkle chopped onion into the hot oil, stirring for 2-3 minutes until edges turn translucent.
- Spread 2 cups of potato shreds across the skillet in an even, thin layer, ensuring complete pan coverage.
- Allow potatoes to crisp without moving for 5-6 minutes, developing a deep golden crust underneath.
- Carefully flip the entire potato pancake using a wide spatula, revealing a perfectly bronzed surface.
- Cook the second side for another 4-5 minutes until equally crisp and golden brown.
- Dust generously with ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon black pepper across the surface.
- Slide hashbrowns onto a plate, breaking into rustic sections for serving.
Notes
- Rinsing potatoes thoroughly removes starch, helping your hashbrowns become extra crispy and prevent sticking to the pan.
- Squeezing out maximum moisture with a kitchen towel or cheesecloth ensures the potatoes will brown beautifully instead of steaming.
- Adding a touch of cornstarch after drying the potatoes can create an even crispier exterior that holds together perfectly.
- Cast iron skillet works best for achieving that golden, crunchy texture and even heat distribution for restaurant-quality hashbrowns.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 12-14 minutes
- Category: Sautéed
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2
- Calories: 224 kcal
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 23 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg