# GIANT Hashbrowns

A recipe for making giant hash browns that are better and cheaper than McDonald's.

- Servings: 1 servings
- Total time: 70 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Breakfast
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- Russet potatoes
- salt
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- vegetable oil
- seasoning

## Instructions

1. Get some giant Russet potatoes and peel them first.
2. Cut the peeled potatoes into 3 pieces of almost equal size so that they cook evenly.
3. Throw the potato pieces into a pan filled with water.
4. Turn on the heat to high.
5. Add some salt to the water.
6. Wait for the water to come to a boil.
7. Reduce the heat to medium-low.
8. Start the timer for 10 minutes to parboil the potatoes.
9. Once the timer goes off, drain the water from the potatoes.
10. Grate the parboiled potatoes into a bowl.
11. Add 1 egg to the grated potatoes.
12. Add 1 tablespoon of cornstarch to the mixture.
13. Mix it up well with your hands.
14. Start forming hash brown shapes on parchment paper.
15. Throw the formed hash browns into the freezer for at least 1 hour.
16. Get some neutral oil, such as vegetable oil, and pour it into a pan.
17. Place the pan on medium-high heat.
18. Use chopsticks to check if the oil is hot enough by observing constant bubbling.
19. Drop the frozen hash browns into the hot oil.
20. Fry them on both sides until they are nice and golden brown.
21. Immediately top the fried hash browns with salt and any other seasoning you want.
22. Strain the used oil through a fine sieve and store it in a bottle to reuse.

## Equipment

- peeler
- knife
- pan
- timer
- fork
- strainer
- grater
- bowl
- parchment paper
- freezer
- chopsticks
- tongs
- sieve
- bottle
- paper towel

## Tips

- Parboiling potatoes cooks them partially but not completely.
- Freezing the hash brown shapes for at least an hour removes moisture and helps them stay intact while frying.
- Strain the oil through a fine sieve to reuse it for frying.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/PrwYNa52s4pFeMT6yAgCJP
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/4eba38ba-664e-48ac-a861-633194795301
- Extracted: 2026-04-02

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