Mashed Potatoes

Purpose
Flavorful mashed potatoes with perfect texture
Yield
~5 lbs mashed potatoes
Prep time
30 minutes
Cook time
45 minutes

Equipment

Ingredients

Dairy

  • 2⁄3 cup butter
  • 1⁄2 cup milk

Produce

  • 5 lbs white-fleshed potatoes

Dry ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons garlic salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon dried parsley

Instructions

  1. Peel and dice potatoes into 2" pieces in a large pot of water
  2. Wash potatoes into strainer and fill back the cooking pot with potatoes and water until potatoes are submerged by 1-2"
  3. Boil potatoes until a fork can pierce them and come out effortlessly
  4. Strain potatoes completely and put back into pot out of heating zone
  5. Add butter and mash potatoes manually until butter seems melted completely and mixed evenly with potatoes
  6. Add milk a quarter of a cup at a time while mashing and mixing; can stop adding milk if potatoes start feeling too moist
  7. Blend potatoes with an immersion blender until absolutely no clumps are left and potatoes feel smooth and creamy
  8. Add spices and mix with the immersion blender until spices are fully incorporated

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