Mashed Potatoes With Creme Fraiche and Chives

LifeIsGood's Note:

These mashed potatoes are creamy, fluffy and slightly tangy thanks to the creme fraiche. A ricer is used on the potatoes to make them really smooth, but you could always mash by hand. Simple goodness! From Food & Wine. *Note: the mashed potatoes can be made ahead of time and kept at room temperature for up to 3 hours. Reheat before serving. (You may need to add a bit more milk.)*

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 40 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 12

• 6 lbs yukon gold potatoes , peeled and halved
• 2 cups whole milk
• ¾ cup unsalted butter , divided
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• 1 cup creme fraiche
• ½ cup finely chopped chives
• freshly ground black pepper and kosher salt , to taste

Directions:

1. In a large pot, cover the potatoes with cold water and bring to a boil over high heat.
2. Cover and cook over med-high heat until the potatoes are tender to a fork, about 20 minutes; Drain.
3. Press the potatoes through a ricer (for very smooth mashed potatoes) into a large saucepan over low heat.
4. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine the milk with 10 tablespoons of the butter and 1 tablespoon of salt and cook over medium heat until the butter is melted, about 3 minutes.
5. Pour the hot milk over the riced potatoes and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until blended - about 2 minutes.
6. Stir in the creme fraiche, the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter and the chives and cook until the potatoes are heated through, about 5 minutes.
7. Season with salt and pepper and serve!

Reviews

[Lalaloula]

YUM, YUM, YUM! A great little recipe for mashed taters. :) The tang from the creme fraiche and zip from the chives go great with the taters and make this special enough to serve to company. Very easy to make, too. THANK YOU SO MUCH for sharing this with us, LIG!
Made and reviewed for the January 2011 Aussie/NZ Recipe Swap.

[Sharon123]

Oh my this was good! I used cream cheese instead of the creme fraiche(I couldn't find any). My husband loved them and they have gone into his favorites cookbook! The ricer really makes the potatoes light. Thanks! Made for the Vegetarian Swap March 2010.

[the80srule]

Fabulous mashed taters! Although I didn't use creme fraiche, I used sour cream instead because it was all I had on hand. 2% milk did just fine too, it went great with my veggie loaf and some greens for a nice vegetarian comfort meal. Made and tagged for Veggie Swap 16.