Crispy Homemade Potato Hash Browns
Make McDonald's-style crispy hash browns at home using simple potatoes, infused with rich butter and an aromatic touch of black truffle sauce.
Recreating fast-food favorites at home lets you control the quality of ingredients while elevating the flavor profile. These homemade hash browns achieve an ultra-crispy exterior and a tender, chewy interior through a precise dicing, washing, and shaping technique, enhanced with a hint of gourmet truffle sauce.
Ingredients
- 2 yellow potatoes
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 tsp black truffle sauce
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- to taste black pepper
- as needed cooking oil
- to serve ketchup
- optional parsley flakes
Instructions
- 1Dice the potatoes
Peel the yellow potatoes and slice them into small, uniform cubes using a cleaver on a wooden cutting board to ensure even cooking.
Tip: Cut the potatoes into small, uniform cubes so they cook quickly and evenly. - 2Wash the potato cubes
Place the diced potato cubes into a glass bowl filled with clean water and wash them thoroughly to remove excess starch.
Tip: Washing away excess starch helps achieve that signature crispy texture. - 3Sauté the potatoes in butter
Melt a piece of butter in a white pan over heat, then pour in the washed diced potatoes to start cooking.
Tip: Using butter gives the base a rich, savory flavor. - 4Season the potatoes
Sprinkle black pepper and add a spoonful of black truffle sauce directly into the pan with the diced potatoes.
Tip: Black truffle sauce adds an extraordinary depth of flavor and aroma. - 5Add cornstarch and mix
Scoop and add cornstarch into the pan with the potato mixture, stirring continuously with a spatula to bind everything together.
Tip: Cornstarch acts as the binding agent to hold the patties together when shaping. - 6Shape the patties
Using gloved hands, take portions of the cooked potato mixture and shape them firmly into classic oval hash brown patties.
Tip: Press firmly so the cubes hold together tightly during frying. - 7Fry the Potato Patties
Carefully lower the shaped potato patties into a pan of hot oil to begin frying. Cook them until they develop a golden-brown, crispy exterior and are thoroughly heated through.
Tip: Ensure the oil is sufficiently hot before adding the patties so they crisp up quickly without absorbing excess oil.
