These Red Skin Mashed Potatoes will make you feel like you’re at your favorite steakhouse! These mashed potatoes are a hearty, comforting side dish or a base for your favorite stew!
Ingredients
- 5 pounds red skinned potatoes
- 2 sticks (16 tablespoons) butter
- 3/4 cup half and half or whole milk
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- Fresh black pepper to taste (we like a lot)
Instructions
- Wash the potatoes and quarter the large ones and half the smaller ones so the potatoes are roughly the same size. Add to a large pot and fill with cold water, just covering the tops of the potatoes. Add a small hand full of kosher salt to the pot (or at least 2 tablespoons) and bring to a boil. Boil the potatoes for 15-17 minutes, uncovered, until they are fork tender. Drain and return the potatoes to the pot.
- Slice the butter into smaller pieces and then add it to the pot with the potatoes. Let the butter melt into the potatoes slightly before mashing. Mash the potatoes using a potato masher, not a mixer, until they are broken up but still chunky.
- Microwave the half and half for 20 seconds, just to take the chill off and then add it to the pot along with the sour cream, salt, garlic powder and pepper. Mash the potatoes until you have the consistency that you like and then taste for seasonings, adjusting if needed.
Recipe Notes
See the post for instructions on keeping these mashed potatoes warm before serving!
Store: Store leftover, cooled down mashed potatoes in an air tight container in the refrigerator for up to a 5 days. Warm up in the microwave with a splash of milk or half and half and a pat of butter.
Freeze: Freeze leftover mashed potatoes by letting them cool down completely and then adding them to a freezer bag. Pat down the potatoes so the freezer bag lays flat and then freeze for up to 3 months. Defrost the potatoes in the refrigerator until thawed and then warm up in the microwave with a little more butter and milk to smooth out the consistency.
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Stove Top
- Cuisine: American
