| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 50 min |
| Active: | 40 min |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 cup chopped fresh herbs, such as basil, mint, cilantro and parsley
- 2/3 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 1 serrano chile pepper, seeded and finely chopped
- 1 garlic clove, finely grated
- 1/2 shallot, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 5 cups frozen shredded hash brown potatoes, thawed
- 6 tablespoons salted butter, melted
- 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar
- 1/2 cup shredded pepper jack cheese
- 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- Nonstick cooking spray, for the waffle iron
- 1 1/2 pounds flank steak
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- For the herb sauce: Whisk together the herbs, olive oil, vinegar, serrano, garlic, shallot, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Set aside.
- For the three cheese waffle hash browns: Preheat a waffle iron to medium.
- Toss the shredded potatoes in a bowl with the melted butter, the three cheeses and the salt and pepper. Mix until well combined.
- Spray the top and bottom of the waffle iron well with cooking spray. Put a mounded cup of the potato mixture (about 1 1/4 cups worth) in each well and gently pat down. (They will start to sizzle.)
- Close the waffle iron and cook until the hash browns are golden brown and crispy; time will vary based on your waffle iron, but it will take roughly 12 minutes. (Check on them occasionally to make sure they aren’t burning.) Use a butter knife or fish spatula to gently and very carefully remove the hash browns. They are very fragile when they are hot and just out of the iron.
- For the flank steak: Meanwhile, preheat a grill or grill pan to medium-high. Pat the steak dry and sprinkle liberally with salt and pepper. Grill the steak for about 5 minutes on each side for medium-rare. Set on a cutting board to rest for 10 minutes.
- Thinly slice the steak against the grain. Divide the hash browns and steak among 4 plates and drizzle the steak with the herb sauce.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 4 servings |
| Calories | 1132 |
| Total Fat | 86 g |
| Saturated Fat | 30 g |
| Carbohydrates | 39 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 5 g |
| Sugar | 3 g |
| Protein | 52 g |
| Cholesterol | 202 mg |
| Sodium | 1182 mg |
Reviews
I’m not sure that I would make this again. Sauce was a bit oily. If there’s a next time, I’d use less olive oil. For the hash browns, I needed to fill my waffle iron compactly. It took 10-12 minutes to cook on medium/high setting. Potato batter does not expand like waffle batter does.
I made a half batch of the three cheese hash brown waffles and they were delicious. While not too greasy, they definitely didn’t want to stay together or come out easily. My waffle iron allows me to lift the bottom out and I got everything out over a cast iron griddle and finished them. I will definitely try again and do some of the modifications people suggested. Served it with meatloaf and a salad for a very satisfying dinner.
Ree grates her cheese fresh. The preshreded has added nonclumping stuff.
The waffles were amazing.
After reading some of the comments about the waffles being messy, I added 1/2 cup of biscuit mix and 2 eggs to the mixture. They came out beautifully and were super tasty. Since they are cooked in batches, I kept them warm in the oven until ready to serve so that also added to the crispiness. The herb sauce was very bright and tasty. I added a touch of honey to mellow out the vinegar and left the chile out just for personal preference. The instruction for cooking the steak were spot on.
After reading some of the comments about the waffles being messy, I added 1/2 cup of biscuit mix and 2 eggs to the mixture. They came out beautifully and were super tasty. Since they are cooked in batches, I kept them warm in the oven until ready to serve so that also added to the crispiness. The herb sauce was very bright and tasty. I added a touch of honey to mellow out the vinegar and left the chile out just for personal preference. The instruction for cooking the steak were spot on.
RECOMMENDATION: They coming out messy and not crispy because she mixed in cheese with the potatoes. The potatoes need to put in the waffle iron with cooking spray sprayed over them as your close the iron. When they come out crispy, put cheese on top of them, close the iron to melt the cheese on top or move to a baking sheet and place in a 350 degree oven for 5 to 7 min and serve.
Have to agree with a previous comment. My hash browns were also a mess. They were very greasy, liquidy or something and would not hold together in the waffle iron. In all fairness, my waffle iron is round and smaller than most and just didn’t seem to have the “power” to thoroughly cook the waffles. On what should have been the second waffle I carefully scooped it out of the iron, added it to the first totally failed waffle, smooshed it together and transferred to a skillet for thorough browning and cooking. It came out of the skillet looking like an omelet. I sliced and served it and I have to say it tasted great. The flank steak was ok, but I really feel that most flank steaks need marinating to make them less chewy, especially for children.
This was amazing! It was so delicious and so fun to have this crispy cheesy hash brown waffle to eat with it. A great meal for entertaining! We love loved loved it!!!
Even our daughter who complains about our meals said it was delicious!
steak and herb sauce came out great but the waffles were a mess in our waffle maker. not to mention so incredibly salty.
The store was out of hash browns so we put thawed tater tots in a food processor. The waffles came out great.
I’m not sure what the problem is, but I followed the directions exactly, and my hashbrown waffles were a complete mess. The parts we were able to eat tasted ok, but it was a disappointment. This review is only for the
I’m not a new cook and I don’t usually have any trouble following a recipe, but this is the third time one of Ree’s recipes has let me down. I love her show, but I think I’m done trying her recipes.