Monday, December 29, 2014

HOW TO MAKE HASH BROWN

HOW TO MAKE HASH BROWN -this dish is very popular in fast food chains. We think that this dish is very fancy, well, I promise you, it is not. This food is very easy to make and cheap as well. There are many ways to make it but what I am going to share with you is the basic one and from here, you can improve your hash brown to suit your taste and preferences. One very important characteristic of hash brown is its crunchiness. To make it crunchy, patience is a must because you need to drain the potatoes as much as possible because water can keep the potatoes from being crunchy when cooked. For frying, you can either use butter or cooking oil, but i prefer butter to make my hash brown crunchy enough but different texture in the inside. If you have time, you can cut your hash brown into shape you want but it will require you to refrigerate it so that the shreds will hold. Here is the recipe:

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HOW TO MAKE HASH BROWN

INGREDIENTS
4 Idaho potatoes, peeled (or any kind)
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon red onion, minced (or shallots)
2 tablespoon potato powder
2 tablespoon corn starch
4 tablespoon rice flour
2 tablespoon water
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
cooking oil


STEP BY STEP PROCEDURE AND DIRECTIONS FOR MAKING HASH BROWN
1. Shred your potatoes into thin strips.
2. In a bowl, soak up the shredded potatoes in the water for half an hour to remove the starch.
3. strain the water from potatoes as much as possible. Squeeze with your hands then put in a clean cloth and squeeze again.
4. In a bowl, combine all the ingredients except cooking oil. Mix thoroughly until well incorporated.
5. Transfer the mixture in a plastic wrapper and cover it with another sheet of plastic cover.
6. Flatten the mixture into 1cm thick using rolling pin.
7. Refrigerate for 5 hours.
8. Cut the potato mixture into desired shape, either rectangle or triangle.
9. In a deep pan, heat oil.
10. Fry the hash brown until golden brown.
11. Put the cooked hash brown on paper towel to remove excess oil. The oil can reduce the crunchiness.
12. Let it cool down and serve with maple syrup. Enjoy!

HOW TO MAKE HASH BROWN

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