Guest guest Posted March 15, 2009 Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 I looked in the recipe files and it only shows to mash the potatoes and form them into patties after they are mooshed. Whatever happened to the old-fashioned version of shredding potatoes? Isn't there a low-fat version or even a fat-free version of the shredded potato pancake? It just seems more like real potatoes that way and not just slop formed into a ball. Besides, you don't have to add anything to the pancakes to hold them together if they're only shredded. Well maybe spice but that doesn't hold anything together. Thanks again for any help! ~Marilyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2009 Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 Marilyn, when I was growing up, shredded potatoes like that were called hash browns and potato pancakes are what my mom made with leftover mashed potatoes. So when I think " old-fashioned, " the mashed version is what comes to mind. I've made shredded potatoes fat-free with only limited success. I use a non-stick skillet, sprayed with a little cooking spray if necessary, add the shredded potatoes (I cover the whole skillet with potatoes, but maybe that's where the problem lies, so making little cakes might work better). Add a tablespoon or two of water, sprinkle with salt and pepper, pat them flat with a spatula, cover, and cook until they're getting pretty brown on the bottom. Then flip them over and do the other side, with or without the cover. You're basically steaming and browning them, rather than frying. Susan ------------- Susan Voisin FatFree Vegan Kitchen http://blog.fatfreevegan.com ------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2009 Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 Susan, OH! See and my mom just called them pancakes and not hash browns. Maybe its just a regional kind of thing. But somewhere I read that of all the starches we might be loading ourselves up with, that potatoes are better than bread at least. And I have this bag of potatoes just waiting for use. Heaven knows my cats aren't going to touch them, unless they can play with them! (Good thing they're cute and I like these furry little girls.) Hash browns were just smaller versions, I think. And worse, I even believe they got deep-fried! Do NOT need that poison!!! But thank you for pointing out the difference on here. Now it makes more sense. ~Marilyn , " Susan Voisin " <susan wrote: > > Marilyn, when I was growing up, shredded potatoes like that were > called hash browns and potato pancakes are what my mom made with > leftover mashed potatoes. So when I think " old-fashioned, " the mashed > version is what comes to mind. > > I've made shredded potatoes fat-free with only limited success. I use > a non-stick skillet, sprayed with a little cooking spray if necessary, > add the shredded potatoes (I cover the whole skillet with potatoes, > but maybe that's where the problem lies, so making little cakes might > work better). Add a tablespoon or two of water, sprinkle with salt > and pepper, pat them flat with a spatula, cover, and cook until > they're getting pretty brown on the bottom. Then flip them over and > do the other side, with or without the cover. You're basically > steaming and browning them, rather than frying. > > Susan > ------------- > Susan Voisin > FatFree Vegan Kitchen > http://blog.fatfreevegan.com > ------------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2009 Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 And by the way, hash browns were used with smaller chopped pieces than the ones that come out of the food processor. My moms pancakes were never deep-fried at least, they were just pan fried. Hash browns I always thought were a breakfast thing. Moms potato pancakes are a dinner recipe. Pretty good with that home-made applesauce I have left! ~M , " Susan Voisin " <susan wrote: > > Marilyn, when I was growing up, shredded potatoes like that were > called hash browns and potato pancakes are what my mom made with > leftover mashed potatoes. So when I think " old-fashioned, " the mashed > version is what comes to mind. > > I've made shredded potatoes fat-free with only limited success. I use > a non-stick skillet, sprayed with a little cooking spray if necessary, > add the shredded potatoes (I cover the whole skillet with potatoes, > but maybe that's where the problem lies, so making little cakes might > work better). Add a tablespoon or two of water, sprinkle with salt > and pepper, pat them flat with a spatula, cover, and cook until > they're getting pretty brown on the bottom. Then flip them over and > do the other side, with or without the cover. You're basically > steaming and browning them, rather than frying. > > Susan > ------------- > Susan Voisin > FatFree Vegan Kitchen > http://blog.fatfreevegan.com > ------------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2009 Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 I haven't tried this, but if you have a George Foreman grill, you can probably make the shredded potato pancakes/hashbrowns in it. I buy the hash brown patties from Ore-Ida--they're made of just shredded potatoes, no oil--and cook them in the Foreman grill for 10 minutes. They come out perfectly, crisp on the outside and tender inside, with no oil added. Susan ------------- Susan Voisin FatFree Vegan Kitchen http://blog.fatfreevegan.com ------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2009 Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 OOOOO that grill!!! Now thats how to cook those things! A bit of chopped onion for flavor, mixed with the shredded potatoes from the Cuisinart, a spice or two, and served with that applesauce. Now I'm hungry! Gotta cook or it'll be junk food that gets raided. Wheres that grill now? ~M , " Susan Voisin " <susan wrote: > > I haven't tried this, but if you have a George Foreman grill, you can > probably make the shredded potato pancakes/hashbrowns in it. I buy > the hash brown patties from Ore-Ida--they're made of just shredded > potatoes, no oil--and cook them in the Foreman grill for 10 minutes. > They come out perfectly, crisp on the outside and tender inside, with > no oil added. > > Susan > > ------------- > Susan Voisin > FatFree Vegan Kitchen > http://blog.fatfreevegan.com > ------------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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