Hash Browns: The Best Thing About A Mcdonald’s Breakfast

No one saw it coming. McDonald’s launched its Breakfast Menu in 2010, and while one expected egg burgers (Cheese and Egg McMuffin), one could never have anticipated the delightful little things called Hash Browns.

Indeed, Hash Browns was a dish that made an instant connection with customers. Served as a single piece of potato-and-egg crispie in a small envelope, the Hash Brown served at McDonald’s drove home the point that all good things come in small packages. Crispy and toasty on the outside, surprisingly fluffy on the inside, it made for a tasty treat.

Dashing to the nearest McDonald’s for one’s 8 AM breakfast, one saw on a breakfast tray, a warm Cheese ‘N’ Egg McMuffin, served alongside a piping hot coffee, and a crispy, hot, golden hash brown. No guesses as to what one ate first.

Even French Fries fans, who loved potato in that form, found it hard to decide which they liked better – the Hash Browns or the French Fries.

Here’s the secret to what makes the Hash Browns crispy and soft at the same time. While the potato makes it crispy on being fried, the egg makes it soft inside.

The potatoes are pre-boiled in salted water, then the egg is beaten. Milk, known to be a "smoothening" agent, is used as skimmed milk powder. Flour is mixed with potatoes to make the outer covering, which becomes crispy after frying in oil. When one adds the correct amount of salt and pepper, minus any sugar, a dollop of butter, the perfect Hash Brown gets ready to be eaten.

Besides the Hash Brown, McDonald serves up eggs in many delicious ways. First of all, the eggs used in McDonald’s meals are no plain eggs. They are good quality eggs from healthy birds. The eggs are washed, cleaned, sterilized and coated. The final step ensures that they do not break during transportation and thus have a greater shelf-life.

The Egg McMuffin was created in 1972. It was initially a breakfast sandwich, which used a hot egg, cheese, bacon and English muffins. The egg was laid out in a Teflon circle, with the yolk broken and dressed with slices of cheese and grilled bacon. It was served upward looking on a toasted and buttered English muffin.

The Egg McMuffin is still a popular and healthier option. It consists of a steamed egg – tender and moist – and served with a slice of cheese inside a muffin. It is uniquely baked to have a crisp outside and a soft, tender inside.

The McEgg is a perfectly steamed egg, to which, classic mayonnaise and chopped onion is added, with just the right sprinkling of magic masala, then packed in a toasted bun.

In any case, eggs have always made the perfect breakfast, whether boiled, scrambled, fried or poached. They are ideal for the morning meal because they make you feel full very quickly unlike other breakfast meals like cereal or toast. So, one’s hunger is satiated quickly. Then, the protein and fat in the eggs give a quick shot of energy, which is what you need at the start of a day. Whole eggs are the best sources of protein, and contain all the essential amino acids. They help in the development of one’s brain, in enhancing memory and improving eyesight.