shred raw potatoes...
fry onions and garlic in the pan before you add the shredded potatoes.
stir the whole batch around to mix in the onions and garlic,
then let it fry til it is golden grown and crunchy
turn the whole mass and brown the other side...
the crunchier the better!

you can even pick off the top layer while the bottom is frying and
turn it once again~! yum