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 potatoes with the skins on using a grater.

Add 1 tablespoon of salt to the grated potatoes and mix it around to extract starch.

Squeeze out the starch from the grated potatoes into another container, repeating this process about three times.

Add 1 egg to the mixture and mix it well.

Add 1/3 cup of flour to the mixture and mix until it forms a dough-like consistency.

Line a plate with baking paper and form little balls of the mixture, flattening them slightly before placing them on the plate.

Cover the flattened mixture with another piece of baking paper and flatten it further, but not completely flat.

Repeat the process with the remaining mixture and place them in the freezer for about 2 hours to firm up.

After 2 hours, remove the mixture from the freezer and prepare to deep fry.

Set the deep fryer to 170°C.

Deep fry the hash browns for about 2 to 3 minutes until they float and are golden brown.

Remove the hash browns from the fryer and let them drain for a few minutes.

Place the hash browns on a plate lined with paper towels and season with salt and pepper to taste.

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