Homemade Air Fryer Hash Browns – an essential breakfast item! Seasoned shredded potatoes shaped into perfect patties and cooked in the air fryer until golden. They’re easy to make ahead and freeze too!
Who doesn’t love a hash brown? That crispy golden coating and fluffy, interior is just divine. I can’t think of a better breakfast item. It’s always the first to go when we make a full english!
This recipe is super easy. I like to make these hash browns and freeze them in an extra large batch and just pop a couple in the air fryer whenever I fancy them, dangerous I know! 😆
Table of Contents
What do we need?
- Potatoes – use a floury potato such a Maris Piper or Russet
- Cornflour (cornstarch in USA) – this is to help bind the potatoes without making the mixture too heavy. It also helps to make them crispy.
- Rice flour – this is optional – you can replace with more cornflour if you like, but rice flour add even more crispness (a kind of crunchy-crispness that you might notice in really good hash browns).
- Butter and a little oil to flavour, bind and moisten the potato mixture.
- Salt, pepper and a little garlic powder for flavour.
- More oil for frying.
How to make hash browns
***Full recipe with detailed steps in the recipe card at the end of this post***
- First we boil potatoes. No need to peel or chop them. We just want to boil them until tender. Then let them cool.
- Now we grate the potatoes into a bowl. I LOVE my rotary grater (<– affiliate link) for this. It makes the job so much easier, without the risk of grating my knuckles.
- Add cornflour, rice flour, melted butter, salt, pepper and garlic powder and toss together. Then form into patties.
- Freeze the patties for an hour, then spray on a little oil and air fry until golden brown and crisp.
Pro Tip
Freezing the hash browns helps them stay together better when frying. This way they will remain tender in the middle, whilst still giving you that lovely crispy coating.
Are you a ketchup or brown sauce dunker? Personally I’m brown sauce, but I think red sauce looks better for the photos 😄
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Pin It🍽️ What to serve with hash browns
- Crispy bacon – try my oven-baked bacon
- WIth my one-pan English breakfast
- As a side dish to my sausage casserole
- They also go great with BBQ Beans or even as a meal with Cowboy Beans
Or simply with some dippy fried eggs.
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You can make and fry these hash browns ahead of time, then quickly cool, cover and refrigerate. If they’re in an airtight container, they should be good for up to 4 days.
Reheat in the oven or airfryer in a single layer at 200C/400F (fan). Cook for 5-6 minutes in the oven (4-5 minutes in the air fryer), until crisp and piping hot.
You can also make ahead (not cooked) by freezing for longer than an hour at step 8 in the recipe. See more detailed in the freezing information below.
Store the shaped but-not-yet-fried hash browns in the freezer. Open freeze on a tray initially, for one hour, then transfer to a freezer bag or container. If using a container, separate the hash browns with parchment to prevent them sticking together. Fry from when ready, as per the recipe.
Alternatively freeze cooked (fried) hash browns. Air-fry, quickly cool, cover and freeze the hash browns.
Reheat from frozen in the oven or air fryer in a single layer at 200C/400F (fan). Cook for 6-7 minutes in the oven (5-6 minutes in the air fryer), until crisp and piping hot.
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Air Fryer Hash Browns Recipe
Ingredients
- 500 g (1.1lb) floury potatoes such as Maris Piper or Russet. This is about 3-4 medium potatoes
- 1 tbsp cornflour (cornstarch in USA)
- 1 tbsp rice flour this is optional, but ensures extra crispness. Replace with more cornflour (cornstarch) if you haven't got any
- 3 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 tbsp neutral oil
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- 10-15 squirts spray oil
- Maldon salt to serve
Instructions
- Place the potatoes in a saucepan (no need to peel or chop). Cover with cold water.500 g (1.1lb) floury potatoes
- Place over a high heat and bring to the boil. Turn down the heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Drain and leave to cool for 15 minutes.
- Remove any eyes/black spots from the potatoes, then grate the potatoes using a rotary grater (or use a box grater, but protect your hands with a cloth).
- Place the grated potato into a bowl and sprinkle over the cornflour and rice flour. Gently toss together to evenly coat.1 tbsp cornflour, 1 tbsp rice flour
- Add the melted butter, oil, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Toss together again.3 tbsp unsalted butter, 1 tbsp neutral oil, 1/2 tsp salt, ½ tsp black pepper, ½ tsp garlic powder
- Divide the mixture into 8 portions and shape each one into a pattie, around 1cm thick – I like to make them into the triangle shape – like the frozen shop-bought style.
- Place on a tray lined with baking parchment and freeze for 1 hour.
- When you’re ready to cook, spray your air fryer basket with a few squirts of the spray oil then place the hash browns in the air fryer basket in a single layer leaving a bit of space in between. NOTE : you may need to do this in 2 batches depending on how many you're making at one time and the size of your air fryer.10-15 squirts spray oil
- Spray the tops of the hash browns with a few more squirts of spray oil (this will help the tops brown nicely).
- Air fry at 200C(400F) for 13-15 minutes (no need to turn), until golden brown.
- Cook the second batch and serve both batches with a sprinkling of Maldon salt.Maldon salt
Notes
Make ahead and reheating information
You can make and cook these hash browns ahead of time, then quickly cool, cover and refrigerate. If they’re in an airtight container, they should be good for up to 4 days.Reheat in the oven or air fryer in a single layer at 200C/400F (fan). Cook for 5-6 minutes in the oven (4-5 minutes in the air fryer), until crisp and piping hot. You can also make ahead (not fried) by freezing for longer than an hour at step 8 in the recipe. See more detailed in the freezing information below.
Freezing homemade hash browns
Store the shaped but-not-yet-fried hash browns in the freezer. Open freeze on a tray initially, for one hour, then transfer to a freezer bag or container. If using a container, separate the hash browns with parchment to prevent them sticking together. Air-fry when ready, as per the recipe. Alternatively freeze cooked (fried) hash browns. Fry, quickly cool, cover and freeze the hash browns.Reheat from frozen in the oven or air fryer in a single layer at 200C/400F (fan). Cook for 6-7 minutes in the oven (5-6 minutes in the air fryer), until crisp and piping hot.
Why freeze hash browns before frying?
Freezing the hash browns beforehand helps them stay together better when cooking. It also helps to prevent the hash browns from drying out when cooking – this is because the frozen centre will be perfectly cooked and tender by the time the exterior reaches the crispy stage.Nutritional information is approximate, per hash brown.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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