How to Cook Hash Browns

Hash browns, or potato pancakes, are getting more and more popular. Different variations of this dish have appeared in different cuisines of the world, like the USA, Belarus, Israel, and Switzerland.

5-Minute Crafts is sharing a step-by-step recipe for cooking hash browns. You can experiment with the taste of the dish by adding ground garlic, chopped onion, and various spices.

Kitchen utensils

For making hash browns you’ll need:

• a deep plate

• a fine grater

• a wide frying pan

• a tablespoon

• a spatula

Ingredients

The recipe for 2 portions calls for:

• 5 medium-size potatoes

• 1 egg

• 2 tbsp of flour

• 1/2 tbsp of vegetable oil

• salt and pepper, to taste

• sour cream for serving

How to cook it

1. Grate the potatoes using a fine grater.

2. Add flour, an egg, and salt and pepper. Mix well.

3. Pour some vegetable oil into a frying pan and heat it up. Carefully place the hash brown batter on the pan with the help of a spoon. Shape them into pancakes. Don’t make them too thick, otherwise, the potatoes may not cook through and will remain raw on the inside.

4. Fry the hash browns on low heat from both sides until they turn a golden brown.

5. Serve with sour cream.