hash browns anyone ?

[cal1956]

i have always loved Waffle house " hash browns but never had much luck making them ....well that just changed !!!
using my new Brownstone griddle i can make em just like Waffle house
i used 5 rather small potatoes peeled them and used the grating blade of our food processor , shredded them
i did NOT rinse them , i set the heat on the griddle to med-low and let it get hot ,
once the griddle was hot ,added a fair amount of oil, then i dumped the shredded potatoes on the griddle ( nice sizzle sound )
then i dusted them lightly with salt covered them for 4-5 minutes , removed the cover and let them
cook for another 4-5 minutes , then when the edges were nice and brown i flipped them and cooked for another 5 minutes
this is the best batch of hash browns i have ever made

 

[goldxp]

Hey did you let the shredded potatoes soak in water? or straight to grill?

 

[TNJAKE]

Lol glad you are enjoying your new griddle. I agree about the hash browns. Gets em crispy how I like them. You done cheese steaks yet?

 

[cal1956]

as soon as i ran them through the food processor i dumped them into a colander in the sink and let them just sit there while i started the griddle
the potatoes were NEVER rinsed

 

[goldxp]

as soon as i ran them through the food processor i dumped them into a colander in the sink and let them just sit there while i started the griddle
the potatoes were NEVER rinsed

No kidding! So at most they drained in that colander for ~5 minutes.

I'll have to try it, usually waste about 15 minutes letting them soak in a bowl of water.

 

[cal1956]

i haven't done cheesesteaks yet but boy am i having fun learning how to cook on the griddle ,
by the way the advise i got on here NOT to sand it was spot on !!! the griddle surface is already getting much smoother

 

[TNJAKE]

Yeah I thought it would smooth out for ya

 

[cal1956]

goldxp: i would say that they sat in the sink about 10 minutes total, while i waited for the griddle to get hot , in the picture you can see how i set the knobs on the griddle

 

[TNJAKE]

Here's you a cheesesteak tutorial for whenever you get around to making some

Jalapeno Cheese Steaks

Howdy fellas and non fellas and anyone in between. Made up some of my Tennessee cheese steaks tonight on the blackstone. Sons were out so just me, wife and daughters. Marinated some thin sliced onions with this. It's pretty delicious After marinated for a couple hours I fired up the...

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[cal1956]

thanks , i 'll give it a look and try them

 

[Sowsage]

Looking good cal..i need to get me a flat top! Love waffle house hashbrown!

 

[HalfSmoked]

And the new adventures begin. Enjoy your new toy just watch that waist line.

Warren

 

[dirtsailor2003]

The Blackstone makes grata taters .I usually go with diced . Best tip is toile sure the grill is properly warmed up. Makes a big difference.

 

[cal1956]

the truth is that i wish i had bought this years ago ,
the other night i grilled a couple of New York strips , and before taking them off i fired up the griddle on high then took them off the grill and slapped them on the griddle and man oh man talk about a nice char !!!!!
( oh and i loved standing in a light snow fall listening to the snowflakes sizzle when they landed on the griddle ....lol )

 

[maplenut]

Great looking hashbrowns, that is one thing that I have yet to make on my Blackstone.

I got myself a small blackstone, the 24" one. Boy do I love that thing.
We just made shrimp scampi on it yesterday.

If you ever do youtube, checkout The Waltwins or The Hungry Hussey. Those are two great channels that do alot of griddling on Blackstones. There are a lot of great recipes to try.

 

[mike243]

I soak the starch out to keep them from being gummy and brown, love the griddle

 

[cal1956]

I soak the starch out to keep them from being gummy and brown, love the griddle

i used to do this also , over the years i have tried EVERYTHING to get my hash browns to come out like Waffle House does ,rinsed them cooked them in clarified butter , even tried different size graters !!
you name it , i tried it !!!!
but for some reason today i decided to just shred the potatoes with the grater plate that came with the food processor , dumped em in the colander so that any excess could drain while lit the griddle and let it get hot , when it was hot (med-low )added a fair amount of oil and i just dumped straight onto the hot griddle , dusted them with salt and covered them with a glass lid i got from my wife's kitchen
let them steam 5 minutes , removed the lid , took it inside and washed it while the hash browns continued cooking , i let them cook until the edges were nice and brown , then flipped them and let cook without touching them for another 5 minutes .
i have been eating waffle house hash browns for 40+ years and can say without question these were as good as i have ever gotten from waffle house

i didn't post this to be bragging, but i know that a lot of folks LOVE waffle house hash browns so that i just had to share HOW i did it

 

[ChuxPick]

cal1956, thank you for sharing

 

[MJB05615]

Love Waffle House too, and those look great Cal! I gotta try these on my Blackstone. Thanks for sharing, and glad you are enjoying it. Happy New Year!

 

[Steve H]

I never would have thought about that. I've always soaked them then cooked. These look like they're holding shape really good. Thanks for the tip.