These delicious and creamy potatoes are totally customizable … you can add cheese, broth, your favorite seasonings, whatever. It’s more of a technique than a recipe, so I’ll walk you through it.
Basically, this came about because I was having a lot of people over, wanted to make a lot of mashed potatoes, but don’t have a big enough bowl to actually mash them in (and I can’t use my metal masher in my nonstick pots). So I tried this out and it was so easy and amazing, I may just declutter my masher unless someone can tell me another great use for potato mashers.
Wash your potatoes. I like to leave the peels on, but if you want to peel yours, go for it.
Cut them in half, then chunk them. Is “chunk” an actual culinary term?
Throw them in a really big pot.
Then cover them with water. Simmer them for a while…
When they’re soft enough to easily sink a fork into, drain them and put them back into the pot. Put in something creamy, like sour cream or plain yogurt or cream cheese or … something. I used sour cream. At this point, your pot should still be on the burner, which is set to low heat.
Pour in something liquid like milk, cream, or broth. Stir everything together with a big spoon.
If you still have a lot of lumps like mine, and you need more creaminess, add some more creamy/liquid stuff. This is also a good time to add seasonings, herbs, and cheese. I added more sour cream, a big splash of milk, garlic salt, and onion powder.
Stir again.
Doesn’t that look amazing? Creamy stirred (not mashed) potatoes! Easy schmeasy! (Oh, and you can turn off your stove’s burner now.)
AND my potato masher is so clean and shiny because I didn’t even have to touch it.
Hi! I'm Emily. I'm a Navy wife and stay at home mom of two beautiful children. I cook simple, delicious, grain-free recipes, do crafts, decorate my home on a budget, and keep a happy household. I tandem breastfeed, babywear, cloth diaper, practice elimination communication, homebirth, and co-sleep, but I'm not a hippie.
Your directions are hilarious! “Add something creamy,” etc. One of these days I’m going to sit down and start at the beginning of your blog and make every one of your recipes…
The masher is really good for making egg salad. Just Smush the HB Eggs. Fast !
I use my masher for guacamole! I don’t know if I’ve ever personally made mashed potatoes with it…
Great potatoes! I like to boiled sliced garlic in my potatos. By the way, my mother had us believing that the potato masher was actually for mashing the frozen orange juice concentrate when mixing it for orange juice!!
http://www.rachaelrayshow.com/food/recipes/pasta-with-roasted-tomatoes/
that’s what I use my masher for! I could eat this pasta just about every week. it’s so easy and good!
Oh my, those potatoes look yummy.
Ohh.. goodness woman. You make me hungry everytime i read your blog! LOL But I will try these, sound simple yet tasty! Still have yet to make that carrot cake too!!! Gotta get on it!
That’s a good idea, they look really yummy! I hate using a potato masher.
And I’ve heard Jamie Oliver say “chunk it off”, so yes, it must be a culinary term!
Potato mashers are great for smushing strawberries to make jam.
We go to the U-pick field and pick a ton of berries, slice them up, put them in a couple huge bowls, and smush them with the potato masher.