# Hash Browns

Learn to make hash browns from beginner to pro, including the classic Rosti and an old-school lard hash brown recipe.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Breakfast
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- potatoes
- melted butter
- salt
- pepper
- lard
- duck fat

## Instructions

1. Grate the potatoes.
2. Squeeze out excess water from the grated potatoes.
3. Toss the squeezed potatoes with melted butter, salt, and pepper.
4. Heat a pan with more butter.
5. Fry the potato mixture for about 10 minutes per side until golden.
6. For the next level, get shredded and squeezed potato.
7. Confit the potato in lard.
8. Strain the confited potato.
9. Season and portion the potato into classic puck shapes.
10. Chill the pucks until nice and firmed up.
11. Fry the pucks until all brown and crispy.
12. For the pro version, use very thin layers of potato from a mandolin.
13. Toss the potato slices in duck fat and salt.
14. Bake at 115 degrees Celsius for 3 hours.
15. Press down with weights and chill overnight to compress and solidify.
16. Cut the solidified potato into blocks.
17. Fry until golden and crispy.

## Equipment

- grater
- bowl
- cloth
- pan
- spatula
- pot
- strainer
- baking sheet
- container
- knife
- deep fryer
- mandolin
- weights

## Tips

- The extra work for the old-school lard hash brown gets you a richer flavor and better crisp.
- Confiing and compressing thin slices yields an incredibly flaky interior.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0v6B9FYL2Ts
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/e709aaee-1418-4d50-ab09-0541336de063
- Extracted: 2025-07-15

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