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great grandma's hash brown potatoes

(3 ratings)
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Recipe by
Pat Duran
@kitchenChatter
Las Vegas, NV

Handed down generation to generation. It will probably end with me- as my children are not into cooking the old ways.

(3 ratings)
yield 4 -6 servings
prep time 10 Min
cook time 10 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For great grandma's hash brown potatoes

  • 6 md
    potatoes,shredded
  • 2 Tbsp
    finely chopped onion
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 1/8 tsp
    pepper
  • 3 Tbsp
    bacon grease, oleo or butter

How To Make great grandma's hash brown potatoes

  • 1
    Peel then shred potatoes. Put shredded potatoes in a potato ricer and squeeze out the water from potatoes. Toss with the onion, add salt and pepper. Heat grease in heavy skillet. Pack potatoes firmly in skillet, leaving 1/2 inch space around edges. Cook over low heat 10 to 15 minutes or until bottom has brown crust. Cut into 4 sections and carefully turn(only once). Add 1 T. more grease and cook another 10 to 15 minutes if necessary Very crispy cooked this way.
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