If you have been reading my blog for any amount of time, then you know I am a dehydrating fool. I LOVE to dehydrate and I use my dehydrator almost every single day. Dehydrating just makes sense to me. Dehydrated foods last a LONG time; dehydrating is easy and fun; dehydrated foods take up less space than even home canning.
I usually dehydrate my potatoes into the au gratin/scalloped potato style but we love having hash browns for breakfast and use them in casseroles so I decided to start dehydrating some shredded potatoes also. Here is how I do it:
Dehydrating Hash Brown Potatoes
Scrub your potatoes and then peel each one. I have four dehydrator trays so I peeled 4 large potatoes.
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| I always peel potatoes with a paring knife. I just don't like to use a potato peeler. |
Now, shred your potatoes. I used a cheese grater to shred mine but you can use whatever you have on hand. Once shredded, drop the shredded potatoes into boiling water and let boil for 2 minutes. Drain quickly and run cold water over the potatoes to cool them off and stop the cooking process. Spread the potatoes out on your dehydrator trays.
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| Spread the shredded potatoes out evenly on your trays. |
Turn on your dehydrator and let them dry. It takes about 8 hours to dehydrate them completely. I just turn the dehydrator on before I go to bed and they are ready the next morning. You really can't "over" dehydrate them so don't worry. Now just put the dehydrated hash browns into a baggie or mason jar and store them on your shelf. :-)
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| Ready to use. | | |
To use these, just place the dehydrated potatoes into a bowl of really hot water (just enough water to cover the potatoes) and leave for 5-10 minutes. Use as desired. For example, put 1 cup of dehydrated potatoes into 3 cups of boiling water. Remove from the stove and wait 5 minutes. At this point, your potatoes should be ready to use. Just cook them in a greased skillet like you normally would. Or if you are cooking them in a casserole, just put them in with the rest of the ingredients.
