Keto Cauliflower Hash Brown Patties

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Hey ya’ll! Many of ya’ll that follow me know I am not the biggest breakfast person. In fact, I’ve basically been intermittent fasting for the majority of my life, just to avoid having to eat breakfast foods. It’s not that the foods are gross to me, but I find many breakfast options sweet. And the savory ones are generally eggs, potatoes and meats. As I’ve moved away from consuming so much meat, that option has gone with it and unfortunately, eggs are a hit or mess for me as far as whether or not they will make me nauseas that day. And potatoes are the love of my life, but do not love my waistline! So I would rather have a grilled cheese or a banana instead! Since I workout so early in the mornings now, I need to eat earlier to restore my body and get better results. That has led to some really great recipes that are breakfast worthy for a breakfast hater.

The Inspiration

Ya’ll just read where I said potatoes are the love of my life, right? Well, that’s the inspo right there! I LOVE potatoes. In every way shape or form. Fried, baked, broiled, sautéed, scalloped, mashed or whipped. They are divine. I don’t know if it’s the Irish in me or if I’m just genetically dispositioned to feel such euphoria when I eat them, but I do!! That’s why I knew if I was going to stick to my fitness journey, I had to create a low carb hash brown recipe that would stand up to what potatoes do for me! When it comes to hash browns, there’s loose hash browns and there are hash brown patties. I love them both (obviously) but for this recipe, I knew a hash brown patty would be my best bet for getting that crispy, salty hash brown replacement I wanted. Not only did I get the crispiness, I also got that almost creamy, but still a little textured inside that hash brown patties do so well. My mouth is literally watering thinking about these so, let me get into the details so ya’ll can have this recipe!

The Deets

When I made this recipe, I did it with both cauliflower florets as well as riced cauliflower. Either is fine, but if you want a specific texture, I would process your own florets. With the rice, I found that the texture was similar to a hash brown patty that has a lot of texture inside of it, which is ok if that is what you are going for. For me, it was about getting that good tongue feel from the remaining texture of the cauliflower, but having it be almost a fluffy texture inside. There aren’t many ingredients in these, as I am a bigger fan of hash browns and hash brown patties that are mostly potato than those that also have other ingredients, like onion and garlic in them. They are seasoned with those flavors, but keeping it mostly cauliflower better mimics potato hash browns better, in my opinion. The other thing you’ll need is the starch. This holds the hash brown together better and helps with the crisping and overall texture of the hash brown. You can use cornstarch, arrowroot starch or potato starch to achieve this, depending on how many carbs you want to add to the recipe. I use cornstarch mostly, but have had success with arrowroot starch as well. When making these, you are able to freeze them before you air fry, bake, shallow fry or deep fry them. I did an in between with shallow and deep frying for the ones featured here, but I do think deep frying is a great option too because it gets you to the crispy exterior evenly faster. Whichever way you choose, the flavors will definitely carry you through!

TIPS FOR MAKING

I find this recipe to be pretty straight forward. Because of that, I don’t have many tips, but the ones I do have are definitely worth reading for the best, crispiest, most flavorful cauliflower hash brown patties!

• Make sure to squeeze ALL of the water from the cauliflower after steaming it. The hash brown patties will NOT crisp up if the cauliflower is not completely dry. If you think you’ve squeezed enough, squeeze some more!
• When putting the patties in the freezer, make sure the patties are completely hard/frozen. This will allow you to reach the desired texture without them falling apart. Please don’t skip this part. If you do, don’t blame me because they fell apart!
• Serve these with ketchup, an herbed sour cream or even stuffed with cheese! Don’t tell anyone I told you that last part though! Ok, tell everyone!!

That’s it. These keto, cauliflower hash brown patties are the low carb hash brown alternative of your dream. And they’re so good, you won’t even mind that it’s cauliflower. Take it from an OG potato lover that has made the low carb lifestyle her own, these are bomb!

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