Hash browns

Name: Hash browns
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1000 g potatoes, peeled and cut into halves; 1 brown onion, cut into halves (approx.150 g); 1 garlic clove (optional); 60 g plain flour; 2 eggs; 1 tsp sea salt, plus extra to taste; 1 pinch ground black pepper, plus extra to taste; grapeseed oil, for frying and greasing