Homemade hash browns are easier than you think. Just three ingredients. This recipe requires about 5 minutes prep time and 10 minutes to cook.

Crispy Hash Browns Recipe (4 Servings)

2 medium baking potatoes

2 Tablespoons butter

salt and pepper - to taste

Instructions

• Peel the potatoes and shred them with a box grater or food processor. Remove as much liquid as possible from the potatoes by pressing through a colander or squeezing in a clean dish towel.
• Melt butter in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the potatoes. Press them down with a spatula. Season to taste. Cook for 5 minutes. Flip and cook 5 additional minutes. Transfer to stacked paper towels to remove excess butter.

• Goal: To make crispy hash browns at home - more crispy than the ones in this picture.

• These are my ingredients. That's it... just potatoes, butter and salt and pepper.

• Peel the potatoes. Baking potatoes like Russets or Idaho potatoes work best for hash browns.

• Shred the the potatoes.

• This is an important step. Place the potatoes in a clean kitchen towel or in layered paper towels.

• Squeeze as much liquid from the potatoes as possible. Less moisture will equal crispier hash browns.

• Melt butter in a large frying pan over medium-high heat.

• Add the potatoes. Flatten them down with a spatula. Season with salt and pepper. Cook for 5 minutes.

• Flip the potatoes over and cook 5 more minutes.

• Transfer to stacked paper towels to drain off any excess butter.

• Success!

• Beautifully browned, crispy hash browns at home.

• Variation: Chop 1/4 medium pepper and and 1/4 medium onion and mix it into the potatoes before frying.

• Variation: Chopped red and green pepper mixed in with the potatoes before frying. Topped with 1/3 cup shredded cheese.

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