Creamy Stirred ( not Mashed ) Potatoes

6th March 2008

Creamy Stirred ( not Mashed ) Potatoes

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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.

creamy stirred not mashed potatoes

Wash your potatoes. I like to leave the peels on, but if you want to peel yours, go for it.

potatoes

Cut them in half, then chunk them. Is “chunk” an actual culinary term?

cut potatoes

Throw them in a really big pot.

cut potatoes in a pot

Then cover them with water. Simmer them for a while…

cut potatoes in a pot with water

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.

creamy stirred not mashed potatoes

Pour in something liquid like milk, cream, or broth. Stir everything together with a big spoon.

creamy stirred not mashed potatoes

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.

creamy stirred not mashed potatoes

Stir again.

creamy stirred not mashed potatoes

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.

creamy stirred not mashed potatoes

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1 On March 6th, 2008, Helena said:

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.

posted on March 6th, 2008 at 7:39 am

2 On March 6th, 2008, EmmaH said:

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!

posted on March 6th, 2008 at 10:25 am

3 On March 6th, 2008, Lisa @ Crazy Adventures in Parenting said:

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!

posted on March 6th, 2008 at 11:55 am

4 On March 6th, 2008, Judy said:

Oh my, those potatoes look yummy.

posted on March 6th, 2008 at 3:52 pm

5 On March 6th, 2008, lindsay said:

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!

posted on March 6th, 2008 at 4:49 pm

6 On March 9th, 2008, carmen said:

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!!

posted on March 9th, 2008 at 6:22 pm

7 On March 10th, 2008, Jessica said:

I use my masher for guacamole! I don’t know if I’ve ever personally made mashed potatoes with it…

posted on March 10th, 2008 at 6:59 am

8 On March 10th, 2008, yayanana said:

The masher is really good for making egg salad. Just Smush the HB Eggs. Fast !

posted on March 10th, 2008 at 12:59 pm

9 On March 14th, 2008, Kat said:

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…

posted on March 14th, 2008 at 8:25 am