How to Make Crispy Hash Browns

potatoes

🥗Healthier: sweet potatoes

💰Cheaper: frozen hash brown patties

Sweet potatoes offer more nutrients and fiber, while frozen options save prep time.

oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Olive oil is healthier with better fats, while vegetable oil is often more affordable.

Grate the russet potatoes using the larger side of the grater.

Peel the potatoes before grating.

Squeeze out the liquid from the grated potatoes using a paper towel.

Heat a skillet with vegetable oil.

Add the shredded potato to the hot oil, ensuring it's not a super thin layer but enough to be covered by oil.

Cook the potatoes until they are crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.

Transfer the cooked hash browns to a paper towel-lined plate.

Salt the hash browns and let them cool down before serving.

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