Traditional Hash Browns 21 Club Recipes

CLASSIC HASH BROWNS

Steps:

• Shred potatoes into a large bowl filled with cold water. Stir until water is cloudy, drain, and cover potatoes again with fresh cold water. Stir again to dissolve excess starch. Drain potatoes well, pat dry with paper towels, and squeeze out any excess moisture.
• Heat clarified butter in a large non-stick pan over medium heat. Sprinkle shredded potatoes into the hot butter and season with salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and paprika.
• Cook potatoes until a brown crust forms on the bottom, about 5 minutes. Continue to cook and stir until potatoes are browned all over, about 5 more minutes.

TRADITIONAL HASH BROWNS `21' CLUB

Steps:

• Peel potatoes and cut into 1/2-inch cubes (there should be about 3 cups). In a large saucepan of boiling salted water parboil potatoes 5 minutes. Drain potatoes and cool. In a skillet heat oil and 1 tablespoon butter over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and sauté onions, stirring occasionally, until soft and caramelized. Cool onions and in a bowl combine with potatoes, stirring vigorously to partially break up potatoes. Hash browns may be prepared up to this point 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a 10-inch non-stick skillet heat remaining 2 tablespoons butter over moderate heat until foam subsides and cook potato mixture, packing it evenly in skillet with back of spatula to form a cake, until underside is golden, about 10 minutes. Invert a plate or baking sheet without sides over skillet and carefully invert potato cake onto it. Carefully slide potato cake back into skillet and brown other side. On baking sheet bake potato cake 10 minutes.
• Sprinkle hash browns with pepper and salt to taste and cut into wedges.

HASH BROWNS

Steps:

• Heat rendered bacon fat in same skillet over medium heat; add potatoes, onion, and salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until potatoes are browned and cooked through, about 12 minutes. Serve hot.

CLUB 21 CHICKEN HASH

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy medium saucepan with ovenproof handle.
• Blend in flour until smooth.
• Gradually stir in milk until smooth and thickened.
• Stir in hot pepper sauce, worchestershire, white pepper and season to taste with salt.
• Cover and bake at 300F, 1 1/2 hours.
• Strain sauce.
• Stir in half and half, sherry and chicken.
• Heat over low heat until heated through.
• Adjust seasonings.
• Add small amount of hot sauce to egg yolks.
• Return yolk mixture to saucepan.
• Heat, stirring until slightly thickened.
• Do not boil.
• Serve hot over toast, waffle, baked potato shell or wild rice.
• Makes 4 servings.

'21' CLUB HAMBURGER

Steps:

• Combine the butter, chopped thyme, one tablespoon chopped fresh basil and chopped fresh parsley. Blend well. Place the mixture on a rectangle of waxed paper or aluminum foil and roll it into a sausage shape about one inch in diameter. Place in the freezer for an hour or longer, until it is frozen. This butter may be used a portion at a time and refrozen.
• Preheat a gas or charcoal broiler to high.
• Shape the meat into a round ball without kneading. With the finger, make a partial indentation through the center of the ball. Shove one frozen tablespoon of butter into the center of the ball and press to close the opening. Flatten the meat into a patty shape about three-quarters of an inch thick. Sprinkle on both sides with salt and pepper. Place the meat on the grill and cook about four minutes until it is well seared on one side; turn the meat and cook about four minutes longer or to the desired degree of doneness.
• Brush the bread slices on one side with one tablespoon of olive oil. Place the slices oiled side down on the grill and cook briefly until lightly toasted. Turn and cook briefly on the second side.
• Meanwhile, as the meat cooks, place the tomato and onion slices in a small bowl and sprinkle with the remaining two tablespoons of oil, the lemon juice, salt, pepper and remaining tablespoon of chopped fresh basil. Toss briefly.
• Place one slice of the warm grilled bread on a dinner plate, place the hamburger in the center and cover with the second slice of bread. Serve the tomato and onion slices on the side to be added to the hamburger as desired. Serve tomato ketchup only on request. The hamburger is also served with freshly cooked gaufrette potatoes on the side.

OVEN HASH

Steps:

• Combine beef, potato, evaporated milk, onion, parsley, Worcestershire, salt and pepper.
• Turn into a 1-quart casserole dish.
• Toss cracker crumbs with melted butter.
• Sprinkle on top of the casserole.
• Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes or until heated through.

CHICKEN HASH 21 CLUB RECIPE

Steps:

• In sauce pan, combine béchamel sauce and cream, whipping with a shish until fluffy. Add sherry and mix well. Stir in chicken. Cook over low heat until hot. Season with salt and pepper; add egg yolks, blending well. Béchamel Sauce: 2 TBS. butter 2 TBS. flour 2 cups milk ¼ tsp. white pepper Dash each of Tabasco sauce and Worcestershire sauce. Make as you would a cream sauce. Makes 1-1/2 cups

TRADITIONAL CRAB CAKES '21' CLUB

Steps:

• In a skillet heat 1 tablespoon oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and sauté bell peppers until softened. Cool peppers. In a food processor grind bread into fine crumbs.
• In a bowl stir together bell peppers, crab, coriander, mayonnaise, Old Bay seasoning, jalapeño, garlic, 2 tablespoons bread crumbs, black pepper, and salt to taste until combined well and chill 20 minutes.
• With a 2-ounce ice-cream scoop or 1/4-cup measure, scoop crab mixture into 8 portions and pat each into 3/4-inch-thick disk. Spread remaining bread crumbs on a sheet of wax paper and gently press each crab cake into them, turning it, to coat evenly. To help prevent crumbling during cooking chill crab cakes, covered loosely, at least 1 hour and up to 1 day.
• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• In a 12-inch skillet heat 1 tablespoon oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and sauté half of crab cakes until golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Turn crab cakes carefully and brown other sides. Transfer sautéed crab cakes carefully to a baking sheet. Add remaining tablespoon oil to skillet and sauté remaining crab cakes in same manner. On baking sheet bake all crab cakes 6 minutes, or until heated through.
• Serve crab cakes with mayonnaise.