Ridiculously Good Toasted Onion Mashed Potatoes

Submitted by Chef Crys

"Tired of regular salt-and-butter mashed? Try these! Divine."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 5 -7 large russet potatoes (or Yukon Gold)
• 1 very large onion, chopped to 3/4-inch (or two small onions)
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter (for cooking)
• 4 tablespoons salted butter (or to taste)
• olive oil
• 1⁄4 1/4 cup half-and-half cream (optional to texture) or 1/4 cup milk (optional to texture)
• kosher salt
• fresh ground pepper
• 1⁄4 cup sour cream (optional)

directions

1. Saute onions in unsalted butter with a drizzling of olive oil until a toasted golden brown and tender, anywhere from 10 - 20 minutes. Add Kosher salt (about half a teaspoon) and pepper to taste. Reserve.
2. Peel potatoes and then chop into chunks, cover with water plus one inch, and then boil with a pinch of salt. Potatoes are finished when you can easily push a fork into the chunks, approximately 30 minutes at a rolling boil. Drain when done.
3. Combine drained potatoes and reserved onions. Add salted butter (can add more, to taste), plus cream or milk (less or more to reach desired texture), and Kosher salt and pepper to taste.
4. Sour cream may be added for texture and taste, as well.
5. Variant: Real bacon bits, fried crispy, can be added for extra dimension or taste.
6. Note: I never skimp with the salted butter. I start with half a stick and then keep adding until I'm satisfied, same with the salt added to the potatoes (not onions). I've had a lot of bland mashed potatoes in my day, and salt and butter fixes that, every time.

Reviews

[Julie Bs Hive]

Except for using a bit of olive oil when doing the onions this is pretty much the way I do mine. I must say you're a woman after my own heart...I never skip on the salt & butter either, lol, and I used half & half and just a touch of sour cream too. Made for My 3 Chefs 2008.