A Recipe for Mashed Potatoes from "Tasty"

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Mashed Potato Recipe

Source: How To Make The Creamiest Mashed Potatoes (YouTube)

Ingredients

• Yukon Gold Potatoes
  • These are somewhere between a waxy and starchy potato
  • Can be substituted with a similar starchy potato
• Salt - 3 tsp
• Water
• Unsalted Butter - 1 stick (113 grams)
• Heavy Cream - 1 US Cup (236 mL)
• Rosemary
• Garlic
• Black pepper
• Chives

Instructions

Cut Potatoes

• Peel potatoes (peels can be discarded)
  • Submerge peeled potatoes in cold water to prevent discoloring and oxidizing
• Cut potatoes into 1 inch (2.54 cm) cubes

Boil

• Place potatoes in pot of cold water
• Add 2 tsp salkt
• Bring potatoes to soft boil over high heat
• Once water begins to boil, reduce heat to low and simmer for 12 minutes
• Remove pot from heat once they are fork tender

Remove Excess Moisture

• Strain Potatoes in Collander
• Place potatoes back into pot
• Stir over Medium-High head for 2-3 minutes

Mash

• Place potatoes in a fine mesh sieve
• Use a spatula (or spoon) to gently push them down into a bowl (hard work!)

The fat

• Melt butter and add it to potatoes
• Mix butter into potatoes
• Add 1 tsp salt
• Place heavy cream into a pot over medium-high heat
• Add rosemary and crushed garlic (or whatever spices you want)
• Bring cream to a simmer, and let it simmer for a few minutes
• Straing out garlic and rosemary through a sieve
• Add cream little by little to potatoes, stirring each time, until fully incorporated
  • Adding cream all at once will result in a soupy mess

Serve

• Plate the potatoes
• Sprinkle black pepper and chives on top (or gravy)