Hash browns
.jpg) Shredded hash browns, pictured with slider sandwiches | |||||||
| Alternative names | Hashed brown potatoes | ||||||
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| Course | Side dish | ||||||
| Created by | United States | ||||||
| Invented | 1895 | ||||||
| Main ingredients | Potato | ||||||
| 326 kcal (1365 kJ) | |||||||
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Hash browns, also spelled hashed browns and hashbrowns, are a popular American breakfast dish consisting of finely julienned potatoes that have been fried until golden brown. Hash browns are a staple breakfast food at diners in North America,[1] where they are often fried on a large, common cooktop or grill.
Hash browns are a popular mass-produced product 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 author Maria Parloa (1843–1909) in her 1887 Kitchen 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 word hash is 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 into patties before frying with onions (moisture and potato starch can hold them together); however, if a binding agent is added (egg or flour for example), such a preparation constitutes a potato 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 a toaster oven or toaster. For best results, in both cooking and flavor, it is recommended that hash browns be made using starchy potatoes such as russet potatoes.[9] If a dish of hash browned potatoes incorporates chopped meat, leftovers, or other vegetables, it is commonly referred to as hash.[10]
Hash browns are also manufactured as a dehydrated food, which is sometimes used by backpackers.[11]
In the United States, hash browns may refer to shredded, pan-fried potatoes or diced/cubed potatoes, the latter also being known as country fried potatoes or home fries[12] Some recipes add diced or chopped onions, and when bell peppers are added to cubed home fries the dish is known as Potatoes 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]- ^ https://www.ophdenver.com/breakfast-restaurants-hash-browns-vs-home-fries/ [bare URL]
- ^ Butts, L. (2000). Okay, So Now You're a Vegetarian: Advice and 100 Recipes from One Vegetarian to Another. Broadway Books. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-7679-0527-5. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- ^ Snider, N.; Boisvert, C. (1985). Frozen Food Encyclopedia for Foodservice: Formerly Frozen Food Institutional Encyclopedia. National Frozen Food Association. p. 114. Retrieved January 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. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
- ^ Parloa, Maria (1887). Miss Parloa's kitchen companion : a guide for all who would be good housekeepers. Boston: Estes and Lauriat. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
- ^ Mencken, H. L. (2012). American Language Supplement 2. Knopf Doubleday. ISBN 978-0-307-81344-2. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
- ^ https://www.tastingtable.com/1170875/the-hazy-origin-of-hash-browns/ [bare URL]
- ^ "Hash". Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
- ^ 전, 수미 (2004-09-17). 감자. 김영사. ISBN 9788934915904.
- ^ https://recipes.net/articles/what-is-hash-food/ [bare URL]
- ^ Miller, D. (1998). Backcountry Cooking: From Pack to Plate in 10 Minutes. Mountaineers Books. ISBN 978-1-59485-292-3. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- ^ https://www.tastingtable.com/1170875/the-hazy-origin-of-hash-browns/ [bare URL]
- ^ Spieler, M.; Giblin, S. (2012). Yummy Potatoes: 65 Downright Delicious Recipes. Chronicle Books LLC. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-4521-2528-2. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- ^ https://www.afamilyfeast.com/potatoes-obrien/ [bare URL]
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