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| The most dangerous hash-browns in the world. |
Warning:
This is perhaps the most dangerous, unhealthiest recipe for hash-browns in the world.
So the story goes, ten years ago I was living in a small studio apartment in Ventura California with my room-mate Shannon at the time, and both of us were having a craving for hash browns. My initial attempts to cook hash-brows led to potatoes which were burnt on the outside and raw on the inside. Some people just can't cook hash browns she said perhaps a bit drunk. Shannon had decided to embarrass me in front of a group of friends by making it known she was certain I'd never be able to make a decent plate of hash browns. She then stated, "If she ever manages to make me hash-browns, I'll turn lesbian and marry her."
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| Be careful who you serve them to. |
To her surprise that was also just days before this girl accidentally and unknowingly stumbled upon a manner of cooking hash-browns named for their ease of cooking at home, thus I had discovered
home fries. Known also in parts of the world as
house fries or even
cottage fries they're easier to cook because they're diced rather than shredded and deep-fried rather than shallow pan fried as traditional hash-browns would be.
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| Hash-browns, an aphrodisiac? |
I didn't stop there though. I figured if my recipe for home fries are dangerous enough to turn average room-mates into a budding romance then they'd do so risking clogged arteries and cardiac arrest. So I topped my home fries with tomatoes, onions, cheese, bacon, sausage, and loads of cheddar cheese. Smothered, covered and sinful as can be. I know it's wrong, but it just feels so right. If a single dish of potatoes can bring hearts together, can they really be all that bad?
Ingredients
4-6 washed, and diced potatoes
2 red ripe tomatoes
1 hopped red onion
1 LB sharp cheddar cheese
1 LB smoked bacon
1 LB ground sausage
cooking oil for deep frying
For the Seasoning:
3/4 teaspoon of salt
pinch of pepper
1/8 teaspoon of cayenne
1/4 teaspoon of thyme
1/4 teaspoon of paprika
½ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon of all-season salt
Directions
1-Preheat oil and dice potatoes. Fry potatoes until golden brown.
2-In a separate pan cook bacon, sausage and onions.
3-Drain oil from meats and potatoes than combine into a single pan with seasoning.
4-Mix well, then plate and top with cheese.
5-Microwave, or warm plate in oven till cheese is melted.
6-Garnish with fresh tomatoes.
