[benfranklin]

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Didn't feel like making a whole new thread, but anyone have any good quick sides or dishes to make with potatoes? For example breakfast hashbrowns? I can't seem to ever make them as good as any breakfast restaurants, then again i suck at cooking.

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Hash Browns:

Preheat a non-stick skillet on medium heat. Peel a large baking potato and grate it onto a couple of paper towels. Wrap the grated potato in the towels and squeeze it over the sink until the water runs out. Put about a tablespoon or two of butter in pan (avoid burning), and put potatoes in, season to taste (onion powder, garlic, salt, pepper, whatever) and pat into a flat patty. Cook until browned, flip, add more butter, and finish cooking.


Garlic Home-fries (great with steak):

Peel a large baking potato and cut it into small cubes, about 1/2 inch on a side. Heat a nonstick skillet on medium, add olive oil to cover bottom, and add potatoes. Cook for about 15 minutes, tossing often until lightly browned. While cooking, finely mince a couple of cloves of garlic, and mix with an equal amount of finely minced parsley. Sprinkle over the potatoes for the last minute or two of cooking.