Crispy Hashbrowns - You Suck at Cooking (episode 161)

Hashbrowns. Also known as fried potato shreds. Also known as 2D potatoes. Also known as even greasier potato chips. Also known as hashbrowns.

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If you've never fried before or you want to brush up on the details, check this out

This deep fry safety page is also very good

Basically hot oil can get out of control so you need to monitor your temperature and not let it get too hot. Electric stoves are deceptive in that they can get the oil very hot even at a lower settings, there's just a longer delay.

RECIPE

Capture potatoes
Apologize to potatoes
Remove outer thermal membrane
Disintegrate potatoes
Rinse potato smithereens or soak them if you want them less starchy
Wrap them in some cheesecloth or a clean dish towel and squeeze the hell out of them (but mainly the water and leave some of the hell)
Cook them in a non stick pan with a tablespoon of oil for around ten minutes so they won't be medium rare
Let them cool off a bit
Put them in a bowl
For each potato add
1 teaspoon corn starch
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
some pepper pepper pepper
Wangjangle
Form into patties or triangles but NO OTHER SHAPES
Heat your oil in a cast iron skillet but not so hot that you burn your house down
Most recipes recommend around 350 degrees Fahrenheit but as long as you get a sizzle going when you put them in it's hot enough
Fry until the first size is golden brown. Somewhere between 4-8 minutes
Fry the other side until golden brown which is gonna happen faster, probably 5 minutes max
Lay them down on a paper towel and tell them they did a good job
Let them cool or spray a heat resistant gel inside your mouth and eat immediately

[gideonbrown]

I’m glad you pointed out the risk of making different shapes of hashbrowns. I remember when I tried to make spherical hashbrowns and then realized I had just put the potato back together.

[createnewhandle_]

As a German, I remember eating starch Gazpacho every night with my family. We couldn’t afford sausage spoons (we were very poor) so we had to use hollowed out hot dogs. Good memories

[zibbitybibbitybop]

Don't attempt this recipe if you're allergic to potatoes, or you'll just end up with rashbrowns.

[pastabatman]

I dont recommend genetically modified pre-disintegrated potatoes. Those potatoes are raised in horrific conditions, with little access to exercise or pasture.

[jovindsouza]

Glad to see the new episode. My self esteem was getting too high and being told I suck at cooking is just the way to get it back down.

[SpaceShark-cktg]

You forgot to mention that if you drop the potatoes into water from high up, they fall apart from the high-speed impact with the water and become splashbrowns, which are my personal favorite.

[alyna]

Safety Tip: Never put back potatoes you've disoriented. They can run away and cause chaos in the neighborhood. You must cook them immediately.

[aska]

That "you can just throw it agaisnt the wall" breaking vegetable move never gets old

[tskmaster]

"... I promise you, that means you found a recipe better than this one."
That's why I love this channel, the massive amounts of lies. So many lies.

[GrandHighGamer]

I hide the potatoes away in a secret spot to make stashbrowns. Just keep them away from any garbage unless you want trashbrowns.

[daniel-guzm]

why yes, I too love the edging technique! it really does keep hot liquid from getting on my hands and face

[Zaddok]

As a german I can proudly confirm that 1:15 is indeed correct. High end delicacy only for the most posh germans.

[swagzagoon]

That wall is seriously the most effective tool in his whole kitchen.

[robopecha]

i am german and i can confirm: the sausage spoon is a great invention. it is rooted in centuries of tradition. the average german household has around 5 different sausage spoons per person. i keep mine in a drawer next to my carrot forks. i use them for soups but also for desserts.

[lennoxtvthingy]

My brother tried square hashbrowns. I haven’t seen him in months.

[jackabug]

Thank you for a singular video that contained both the phrase "edging technique" and the word "aftercare" in your incomparable voice.

The food part was entertaining, too!

[JoseALugoR]

The edging joke at 2:50 hit me like a truck

[LowlyPotato]

Oof I feel the pain with the "stainless" steel pans. Those suckers stick to literally everything lmao

[SHRUGGiExyz]

I didn't have a box to disorient my potatoes, so I tried taking a photo with the flash on. Worked great but I ended up with flashbrowns

[EastSider]

I appreciate the detailed list of which spices to add and that has made a huge difference in my hash browns. I can’t believe how long I’ve been doing it wrong!