Hash browns
 Shredded hash browns, pictured withslider sandwiches | |||||||
| Alternative names | Hashed brown potatoes | ||||||
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| Course | Side dish | ||||||
| Place of origin | United States | ||||||
| Invented | 1895 | ||||||
| Main ingredients | Potato | ||||||
| 326kcal(1365kJ) | |||||||
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Hash browns,also spelledhashed brownsandhashbrowns,are apopular American breakfast dishconsisting of finelyjuliennedpotatoesthat have been fried until goldenbrown.Hash browns are a staple breakfast food atdinersin North America,[1]where they are often fried on a large, common cooktop or grill.
Hash browns are a popularmass-producedproduct sold in refrigerated, frozen[2][3]and dehydrated forms.[4]
History
[edit]Originally, the full name of the dish was "hashed brown potatoes" (or "hashed browned potatoes" ), of which the first known mention is by American food authorMaria Parloa(1843–1909) in her 1887Kitchen Companion,where she describes the dish of "hashed and browned potatoes" as a fried mixture of cold, boiled potatoes which is folded "like an omelet" before serving.[5]
Hash browns first started appearing on breakfast menus in New York City in the 1890s. The name was gradually shortened to "hash-brown potatoes".[6][7]
Etymology
[edit]The wordhashis derived from the French word "hacher ",which means to hack or chop.[8]This means hashed browned potatoes literally translates to "chopped and fried potatoes".[citation needed]
Preparation
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A chef may prepare hash browns by either grating potato or forming riced potatoes intopattiesbefore frying with onions (moisture and potatostarchcan hold them together); however, if a binding agent is added (egg or flour for example), such a preparation constitutes apotato pancake.[citation needed]
Hash browns are sometimes made into patty form and frozen for ease of handling, and the compact, flat shape can also be cooked in atoaster ovenor toaster. For best results, in both cooking and flavor, it is recommended that hash browns be made using starchy potatoes such asrusset potatoes.[9]If a dish of hash browned potatoes incorporates choppedmeat,leftovers, or othervegetables,it is commonly referred to ashash.[10]
Hash browns are also manufactured as adehydrated food,which is sometimes used bybackpackers.[11]
In the United States,hash brownsmay refer to shredded, pan-fried potatoes or diced/cubed potatoes, the latter also being known ascountry fried potatoesorhome fries[12]Some recipes add diced or chopped onions, and when bell peppers are added to cubed home fries the dish is known asPotatoes O'Brien.[13][14]
See also
[edit]- Potato pancake
- Boxty
- Bubble and squeak
- Croquette
- Perkedel
- Fried potatoes
- Potato waffle
- Rösti
- Tater tots
- Funeral potatoes
- Latkes
References
[edit]- ^"Battle Breakfast Restaurants: Hash Browns vs Home Fries - OPH".21 July 2017.
- ^Butts, L. (2000).Okay, So Now You're a Vegetarian: Advice and 100 Recipes from One Vegetarian to Another.Broadway Books. p.64.ISBN978-0-7679-0527-5.RetrievedJanuary 5,2017.
- ^Snider, N.; Boisvert, C. (1985).Frozen Food Encyclopedia for Foodservice: Formerly Frozen Food Institutional Encyclopedia.National Frozen Food Association. p. 114.RetrievedJanuary 5,2017.
Frozen hash browns are scored on color, defects, texture; grading also is based on flavor and odor.
- ^Maji, Nebadita (2021-12-15)."Are Hash Browns Healthy?".EasyChoiceHealthPlans.Retrieved2021-12-15.
- ^Parloa, Maria(1887).Miss Parloa's kitchen companion: a guide for all who would be good housekeepers.Boston: Estes and Lauriat.RetrievedDecember 6,2019.
- ^Mencken, H. L.(2012).American Language Supplement 2.Knopf Doubleday.ISBN978-0-307-81344-2.RetrievedDecember 2,2015.
- ^"The Hazy Origin of Hash Browns".22 January 2023.
- ^"Hash".Online Etymology Dictionary.Retrieved2017-05-25.
- ^전, 수미 (2004-09-17).감자.김영사.ISBN9788934915904.
- ^"What is Hash Food".13 February 2024.
- ^Miller, D. (1998).Backcountry Cooking: From Pack to Plate in 10 Minutes.Mountaineers Books.ISBN978-1-59485-292-3.RetrievedJanuary 5,2017.
- ^"The Hazy Origin of Hash Browns".22 January 2023.
- ^Spieler, M.; Giblin, S. (2012).Yummy Potatoes: 65 Downright Delicious Recipes.Chronicle Books LLC. p. 24.ISBN978-1-4521-2528-2.RetrievedJanuary 5,2017.
- ^"Potatoes O'Brien".11 May 2022.
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