Hash browns

I woke up yesterday hankering for a fry-up, so I made my own hash browns  They were tasty, crispy and salty and would go well with some sunny side up eggs with runny yolk and grilled tomatoes.

Ingredients

4 medium-sized white potatoes
1 small onion
sea salt and freshly ground pepper
1 egg
sunflower oil

Peel the potatoes and the onion. Use a food processor with grater attachment (or a simple box grater) to grate both the potatoes and onions. Put them in a clean tea towel and squeeze the excess liquid out of the veg by twisting the closed towel above your kitchen sink. A very satisfying experience. Repeat this motion a couple of times until the potatoes and onion are quite dry. Now put them in a big bowl and crack in the egg with it. Season generously with salt and pepper. Mix the ingredients well. Now heat about 1 inch of sunflower oil in a frying pan until a bit of the potato bubbles up as soon as you put it in (test this!) but before the oil starts to smoke. Put in a spoonful of the potato mixture and squeeze flat with a slotted turner. (I fried three hash browns at the time - this depends on how big your pan is. Don't crowd the pan.) Turn when the bottom bit has turned a nice golden brown colour, and remove to a plate lined with kitchen towel when both sides are browned (this took about 3 minutes).