Is shredded potato a product you can buy?
Like preshredded in a wet bag?
this post was submitted on 09 Sep 2024
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Frozen shedded hash browns.
Yes, this. Ore-Ida.
Potatoes are famously incredibly rare and only keep for a few hours after being picked so I can totally see the purpose of a product like this
The bag isn't THAT wet (just enough chemicals to keep it from going purple AND to make getting good hashbrowns nigh impossible without more effort than it took to shred it in the first place) but yeah. Check your refrigerated lunch meats and cheese displays at your local supermarket.
I personally love them for "breakfast for dinner" or a week night (blasphemous) burrito. They are shit because they take so long to properly crisp up, but you can get them into perfect burrito texture in like 10-15 minutes on the stove.
And yeah. Unshredded chunks are incredibly common. First time I saw like half a potato though.
Blasphemous burrito sounds awesome
Could be a band name Halloween Taco Bell item
The possibilities are endless
Americans would protest that it’s against their beliefs and insist that the burrito gets replaced by a “Holy guacamole burrito” with mini crosses panini pressed into it.
Well as an American that sounds about right for some people
I've gotten pretty good at making a hashbrown in about 7 minutes in the morning.
You grate the potato on a box grater, squeeze out whatever water you can, spread it over a plate, microwave it for 2 minutes with a paper towel over it, then pan fry for about 2 min on each side.
Preshredding does take out a part of that work, but it doesn't seem worth it for the amount of potato I eat. I'm not feeding a family, though.
I wonder if you could get a good crisp out of the bagged shreds by similarly microwaving them. This part removes moisture and par-cooking them brings out their starches, which is what you need for a crispy hash brown.
Deconstructed shredded potato
*constructed shredded potato
Isn't shredding deconstruction?
I've been using a vegetable julienne slicer to make my own. Better than a shredder for more consistent sizing. It's saved me a fortune by using raw potatoes instead of buying the bagged stuff.
It's at that point you realize that you're a fool for paying so much extra for someone to peel and shred a potato