Brown Butter and Scallion Mashed Potatoes
The most delicious mashed potatoes ever! The scallions provide sweetness, and the brown butter adds a nuttiness. Please follow ingredient amounts exactly...I know it may seem like a lot of scallions but its not.
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INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 5
- 1tablespoon salt
- 1cup whole milk
- 1⁄2cup sour cream
- 3⁄4cup unsalted butter
- 2
- 1⁄2teaspoon black pepper
DIRECTIONS
- Cover potatoes with cold water by 2 inches in a 5-to 6-quart heavy stock pot and add 1 1/2 teaspoons salt.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer, uncovered, until potatoes are tender, 10-15 minutes.
- Drain potatoes in a collander, then return to pot and cook over moderate heat, shaking pot ocasionally, until dry, 1 to 2 minutes.
- Mash hot potatoes with masher or force through food mill into another pot, then cover to keep warm.
- Bring milk with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt just to a boil in a 1-quart saucepan, then remove from heat and stir into potatoes until combined.
- Stir in sour cream, then cover and keep warm.
- Cook butter in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat, stirring frequently and scraping up brown bits, until foam subsides and butter is golden brown, about 8 minutes.
- Add scallions and pepper and cook, stirring, until slightly softened, about 2 minutes.
- Fold butter mixture into mashed potatoes and season with salt.