Boos, I love me some greasy spoon hash browns. That’s why I created a recipe that’s even better. I get them soft and tender on the inside with those crispy golden edges on the outside. I salt them up super good too. Serve em up with scrambled eggs, fluffy pancakes and candied bacon, and get your whole breakfast life.
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How to Make Hash Browns
Step 1: Use a CHEESE GRATER to shred the potatoes!
Step 2: Lay the shredded potatoes on a paper towel and then squeeze to remove as much water as possible.
PRO TIP: Use the larger holes so you can get large enough potato shreds to have substantial flavor and taste.
PRO TIP: Potatoes contain a lot of moisture, so to get super crispy hash browns, you must dry them out before cooking.
Step 3: Add the butter and oil to a skillet and heat on the stove over medium heat.
Step 4: Add salt and pepper to the potatoes while cooking to give that perfect diner hash brown recipe flavor! Cook on one side until a golden brown crust forms and then flip it over and cook on the other side.
Hash Browns Recipe
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Ingredients
- 2-3 russet potatoes
- ¼ cup salted butter
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Using a cheese grater, grate all potatoes until completely shredded. Use the large holes of the grater to get nice sized shreds.
- Place potato shreds on paper towels and remove all excess liquid from them until dry.
- Heat butter and oil over medium high heat in a large skillet (add more butter and oil if the entire surface of the skillet is not covered).
- Once butter/oil mixture is hot, add potato shreds to pan. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Once a golden brown crust develops on the bottom of the potatoes, flip them on the other side.
- Once golden brown on both sides, season to taste and serve hot.
Notes
Nutrition
Recipe Tips
- You must dry the shredded potatoes to get rid of as much liquid as possible.
- Don’t skimp on the salt and pepper! Potatoes soak up a lot of salt so don’t be stingy with it.
- Cook the potatoes in the skillet without moving so that it forms that nice crisp crust on the outside.
Serving Suggestions
- This Southern grits recipe is perfect or you might enjoy these savory cheese grits.
- Enjoy them along with some chicken and waffles , amazing candied bacon that has a sweet yet savory vibe or with a plate of crispy, fluffy buttermilk waffles on their own!
- Ever tried johnny cakes or hoe cakes? These are the ones to try for your upcoming brunch!
- Perfect pancakes are my jam! These lemon ricotta pancakes, and easy blueberry pancakes recipe.
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Recipe Help
Use both. The butter gives flavor while the oil makes sure that the potatoes won’t burn.
The secret to crispy hash browns, like Ihop and other diners, is to make sure to dry the potatoes as much as possible. Lay them out on a paper towel and squeeze out as much water as possible. Keep doing it until they are super super dry.
More Potato Recipes
- Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes
- Smashed Potatoes
- Twice Baked Potatoes
- How to Bake a Potato
- Sour Cream Mashed Potatoes
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This post was originally published April 2016. It has been updated with new content and images.
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If you wrap the shredded potatoes with a clean dish towel and twist the ends you can wrong out most of the water.
Great tip! Thank you for sharing Tom!
I already had all the ingredients on hand, so having one of my favorite breakfast side dishes at home was so easy with this recipe.
yum! these are so good. I used to rinse the potatoes and stir. They’d come out gummy still! But your tips to remove all excess water and just let them sit and cook works much better. thanks for the tips!
This is so good! I will never go back to store-brought again! Thanks!
You’re so welcome!!
Everyone at my house really enjoyed this day starter! So perfect and easy to make!