Hash Browns

An extra supplement to the blog today for you but we had to share this one. After reading a fellow bloggers post last week, thank you NB Lucky Duck, we decided to have a go at making our own Hash Browns. Now we are both partial to hash browns but had never considered making our own. Now that we have taken the plunge we will never go back to shop bought inferior products. These hash browns really are the best and are so simple to make.

So to make them you will need: some potatoes (2 medium potatoes is enough to make four hash browns.), an onion (a small onion was enough for four hash browns.) salt and pepper for seasoning and an egg.

These couldn’t be simpler to make. Simply grate the potato and onion into a mixing bowl add plenty of salt and pepper to season, then lightly beat your egg and pour over the potato and onion. Mix together to form a loose mixture. Take a large frying pan and heat a good slog of oil over a medium heat. When the oil is shimmering but not smoking, add spoonfuls of the mixture to the pan, flattening out into a hash brown shape with the back of the spoon. Fry for about 3 minutes either side or until golden and crisp. They may need turning a couple of times to brown evenly. The first time you turn them over you need to be quite careful not to break up the hash brown but after a few minutes they firm up and become easier to turn over.

Hash browns are so versatile and can be served with a number of different dishes from breakfast right through to supper time snacks. Give them a go, you won’t be disappointed and you certainly won’t buy shop bought cheating ones again.