Hashbrown and French fry assembly line.

[HD]

Me and mama blanched a pile of tators and made fries and hashbrowns with peppers and onions.....only half way through the crop, and the freezer is FULL!

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[Rebel SS]

You freeze the taters?

[Boar]

no they ate their entire half crop of taters reb, geeeeeze. stay with us here.

[HD]

Yup, Reb, the freezer is almost full.
I might have to buy another freezer if I get a deer this year.

[Rebel SS]

no they ate their entire half crop of taters reb, geeeeeze. stay with us here.

I didn't know anyone froze taters, ya muffin head!!!!! 

[LPS]

What a great idea. 

[Boar]

  never been tot eh frozen food section in your grociery store huh reb. tater tots, hashbrowns french fries, ect ect ect. offdah, wheres glenn? he needs in on this.

[Rebel SS]

Didn't know anyone froze taters at HOME... Glenn? He's out squeezin' the katchup bottles. 

[Boar]

well, wen ya buy th e frozen taters, ya bring the home and put them in the freezer....... frozen taters at home..

[Rebel SS]

    

[HD]

Here is a picure of the final product....was a busy production day, so I  didn't give much detail...sorry, but here they are:

We pealed all the spuds, and put them in a cold bath with a little kosher salt. If you don't the taters will turn brown waiting to be sliced. Biggest thing is to boil & mix vegetables in batches. Otherwise you get behind on the packing, and the boiling water temp will drop to much.

So, to blanch, you put the tators in boiling water for 3 minutes, drain quick, and put them in ice water for 3 minutes to end the cooking process. Drain and dry the best you can.

Add your peppers & onions (uncooked) then vacuum pack.

The same for the fries, but we add a product called "Grill Mates" (McCormick) to have seasoned fries. Also, some of the dehydrated peppers  from a previous post, are used in the fries.

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[Rebel SS]

Huh! Now I've learned something! Never thought of doing that! Looks good, HD!

[Boar]

yeah that is awsome Hd l, thanks for sharing. someday when i grow sweet taters,ill try that. cool beans!! and thanks for teaching reb, hes a little slow, like a tater, tater head.lol!

[KEN W]

I do something similar. I run the potatoes through my Veggetti with the peeling on for hash browns. Then into cold water to get as much starch out as possible. Change the water a few times until it stays clear. Then into the microwave instead of boiling water. Then into ice water to stop the cooking process. Then into the freezer on cookie sheets. Break them up so they aren't in a clumps and vacuum pack. Great hash browns.

[HD]

I do something similar. I run the potatoes through my Veggetti with the peeling on for hash browns. Then into cold water to get as much starch out as possible. Change the water a few times until it stays clear. Then into the microwave instead of boiling water. Then into ice water to stop the cooking process. Then into the freezer on cookie sheets. Break them up so they aren't in a clumps and vacuum pack. Great hash browns.

How long in the micro? 

[glenn57]

I usually buy at least one 50 lb bag of spuds. Boil them up shred them put in cake pan freeze. Break up and freeze till ya wanna use.

[KEN W]

I do something similar. I run the potatoes through my Veggetti with the peeling on for hash browns. Then into cold water to get as much starch out as possible. Change the water a few times until it stays clear. Then into the microwave instead of boiling water. Then into ice water to stop the cooking process. Then into the freezer on cookie sheets. Break them up so they aren't in a clumps and vacuum pack. Great hash browns.

How long in the micro? 

Usually a plate or bowl full for about 3-4 minutes.....depends on how large the bowl or plate it.  Just get them good and hot. I like the taste of blanched rather than raw hash browns. They crisp up much better when frying. Kind of like pre-cooking French fries to get them crispy rather than wimpy. That's why MacDonald's and Burger King pre cook their FF.

[HD]

They do crisp better in the oven. And if we are gonna deep fry, we'll role the fries in shore lunch or flour to add to the flavor.

Never tried blanching in the microwave, may have to checkninto it and see if it's faster.....Thanks for the tip!

[Northerndave]

Awesome, thanks for explaining the blanching process. I knew it had to be done if a person wants to freeze taters, I just didn't know how to do it.