Mashed Potatoes
Mashed potatoes are the perfect side to almost any main course. Creamy, buttery, with a hint of garlic. You won't find a better mashed potato recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 lb Yellow Yukon Potatoes
- 3 tbsp Unsalted Butter
- 3 Garlic Cloves
- 1 bunch Fresh Thyme 5 – 6 sprigs
- 1 Bay Leaf
- 1/2 tsp Nutmeg Freshly Ground
- 3/4 Cup Heavy Cream
Instructions
- Leaving the skin on, cut potatoes in half and add to a pot of water. Boil potatoes until you can stick a fork in them and it slides off. Drain water and return potatoes to pot.
- Mash potatoes until there are no more clumps. You can use a potato ricer, stand mixer, electric hand mixer, or potato masher. Whatever works for you.
- In a small pot add heavy cream, butter, thyme sprigs, bay leaf, whole garlic cloves, nutmeg, salt, and pepper. Simmer on low heat for 5 – 10 minutes.
- Using a strainer, strain the cream mixture over your potatoes. Use a fork to mash the garlic cloves through the strainer. Combine mixture well with potatoes.
It was a struggle giving this one 5 stars. Homemade mashed potatoes should ALWAYS have some “clumps” in it. No clumps is a sign of a weak mind. Oh, and BACON! Sacrificing some part of a pig, {while cooking}, is a must. (I probably use bacon more than salt n pepper). I take REAL bacon bits, throw them into a coffee bean grinder, and turn those yummy bits into pig dust. Sprinkle pig dust on the clumpy tators, and voila! –> Mama proud mashed potatoes.