THE BEST 3 INGREDIENT HASHBROWNS — Perfectly diced and seasoned hashbrowns made with just three ingredients.
I LOVE hashbrowns! Especially “Southern style” hashbrowns, where the potatoes are diced instead of shredded. And my younger brother recently introduced me to a great hashbrown seasoning hack.
Now I can make The Best 3 Ingredient Hashbrowns with just three (obviously) simple ingredients!
The secret is steak seasoning! That’s right, all you need for perfect hashbrowns are some diced potatoes, butter, and Montreal steak seasoning. Believe me, it’s the only way I season my hashbrowns now.
My boys were so excited about homemade hashbrowns for breakfast. Believe me, it’s not something I usually serve first thing in the morning. I think they thought it was Christmas!
And now I’m wondering what else I can use steak seasoning for.
Of course, it does take some extra work to peel and dice the potatoes for this recipe, and although it’s totally worth it, there’s not always time for that. So feel free to cut your potatoes into larger chunks–you could even leave them unpeeled–for a more rustic version of this dish.
And I’m sure the steak seasoning trick would work with traditional hashbrowns made with shredded potatoes. Like I said, the secret is in the steak seasoning.
Plus plenty of butter, of course! The point is, these hashbrowns will be delicious no matter what size or shape of potatoes you use. Here’s another family secret…..sometimes we turn our leftover French fries into hashbrowns using this method. Amazing!
Heck, you could even buy a bag of the frozen Southern-style hashbrowns and just add the butter and steak seasoning if you were really pressed for time.
If you’re looking for an easy, delicious way to spice up breakfast at your house, then give the Best Three Ingredient Hashbrowns a try soon.
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Here’s what you’ll need to make The Best 3 Ingredient Hash Browns
- Potatoes
- Butter
- Montreal Steak Seasoning
The Best 3 Ingredient Hashbrowns
Ingredients
- 6 medium Russet potatoes peeled and quartered
- 3-5 tablespoons butter
- 1-2 tablespoons steak seasoning blend
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat. Add quartered potatoes and simmer for 10-15 minutes, until potatoes are still firm, but can be pierced with a fork. Drain potatoes and cool slightly.
- When potatoes are cool enough to handle, dice them into small cubes.
- Melt 3 tablespoons of butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add potatoes and 1 tablespoon of steak seasoning.
- Cook, stirring often, until potatoes are golden brown and cooked through, about 15 minutes. Add more butter as needed, and more steak seasoning, to taste, if desired. Serve hot!
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19 comments
Meghan
I had zero issues viewing the recipe… Not sure why everyone is so upset about it lol
P.s this is how I always do my hash browns. Shredded or diced! Always a winning combination! Love it!
Chris Nash
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Danelle
Thank you! Considering the costs of running a website, and the time involved, I can’t afford to give these recipes away for free. Funny enough, as soon as I suggest a subscription fee, everyone is okay with ads!
Chris Nash
What do you mean by the cryptic reference to “left over french fries” ? Never heard of such a thing.
Danelle
Haha!
Bob
“Thank you Hamilton Beach for sponsoring this post. All opinions expressed are my own.”
Buried at the bottom, in case anyone else was looking for it like I was. Sponsorships have really eroded my trust in online recommendations.
Jim Beam
I wanted a recipe not a whole novel
Seth
Please, more ads. I wouldn’t want a recipe to get in the way.
Marisa Miller
Those are O’briens, not hash.
Kathie Y Elia
No, O’Briens have onions and bell peppers in them. Hash browns can be diced OR shredded, but both are made only with potatoes and their seasonings if used.
Don Tanser
There’s no recipe here. It’s you trying to hawk a food processor in order to collect a commission on the sale.
Richard Zaccone
sounds like someone is trying to make a buck, not that’s anything wrong with that; provided that’s not why I went to Yummly, of which I’m becoming less enchanted every day!
Emily
This recipe looks great! I cook hash brown often but hate chopping all those potatoes and used canned diced potatoes. I was skeptical at first but if you pat them dry and they came out perfect!
Grace
Ooooh, that’s so cool! I love, love, LOVE hash browns! I used to get hash browns in the cafeteria in college and every once in awhile, they’d have seasoned ones like these. They were my favorite! What brand of steak seasoning do you use?
Danelle
I used Montreal.
Annie Merrill
Nice! Those hash browns look divine!
Deidra Pulsipher
I need a food processor in my life!
Julie
That’s a beautiful machine, and I love your recipe!
Tamar Strauss-Benjamin
That sounds like an awesome processor!