"cheater's" hash browns

Name: "Cheater's" Hash Browns
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Cajun/Creole
Ingredients: 1 cup(s) unsalted butter; 3/4 cup(s) chopped white onlons; 2 teaspoon(s) minced garlic; 1 teaspoon(s) salt; 1 teaspoon(s) black pepper; 16 ounce(s) frozen crinkle cut potatoes (you can use any frozen potato); 1 cup(s) water (you may need more or less)

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Kathy Sterling

Cypress, TX

Updated on Dec 15, 2013

When my children were younger and I had a full time demanding career, I always looked for short cuts when cooking. I was searching for a side dish for a meal and used crinkle cut frozen potatoes to make these hash browns. I am them often and we love them. Quick, simple and it looks like you spent a lot of time preparing these.

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prep time 5 Min

cook time 25 Min

method Saute

yield 4 to 6

Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter
3/4 cup chopped white onlons
2 teaspoons minced garlic
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
16 ounces frozen crinkle cut potatoes (you can use any frozen potato)
1 cup water (you may need more or less)

How To Make "cheater's" hash browns

Step 1

In a large skillet, melt butter and saute onions and garlic until onions are tender. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Step 2

Add frozen potatoes and let simmer in butter until all butter is absorbed. Stir in 1/2 cup of water and simmer until potatoes are defrosted and soft.
Step 3

With the back of a large spoon chop and press potatoes in pan to make it lumpy but mashed some. Add more water as needed to make potatoes moist and workable. I typically use 1 to 1 1/2 cups of water. Cook on medium heat, stirring the entire time until potatoes brown lightly.
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