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Browned Butter Mashed Potatoes

Browned butter adds a subtle warm, nutty flavor to traditional mashed potatoes.  To get the creamiest mash - with no lumps and no gluey texture, be sure to use a potato ricer.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 248 kcal
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 3 pounds Yukon gold potatoes peeled and cut into 1" dice
  • 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt
  • 7 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • ~1 ¼ cups whole milk warmed in the microwave
  • 1 ½ teaspoons fine sea salt
Garnish
  • chopped parsley

Instructions

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  1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil.  Add kosher salt and potatoes.  Cook for 12-15 minutes until tender.  (You can tell when the potatoes are done by poking one with a very sharp paring knife.  If the potato slides off the knife, it's ready -- if it stays on the tip, it needs more time.)
  2. While potatoes are cooking, brown the butter.  Place the  butter into a small saucepan and heat over medium to medium low heat, until the butter melts. The mixture will begin to foam and spit.  This is the water that's present in the butter -- it's evaporating.  The milk solids will start to take on a golden color, let it go to a deeper amber, stirring occasionally and scraping the bottom of the pan with a rubber spatula or wooden spoon.  When the butter smells nutty and the milk solids have browned, remove from the heat and set aside.
  3. Drain the potatoes.   Mash the potatoes using a potato masher or better yet -- a potato ricer.  Select the finest disc for the ricer and insert it.  Fill the ricer with cooked potato and press it through the ricing disc.  Continue until the potatoes are all processed.
  4. Stir one cup of hot milk and 6 tablespoons browned butter into the potatoes.  If mixture seems dry, add more hot milk about 2 tablespoons at a time until you achieve the desired consistency.  Add sea salt and stir.
  5. Transfer mashed potatoes to a serving bowl and drizzle with remaining tablespoon of browned butter.  Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

Nutrition Information

Calories 248kcal (12%) Carbohydrates 28g (9%) Protein 5g (10%) Fat 13g (20%) Saturated Fat 8g (40%) Cholesterol 35mg (12%) Sodium 1187mg (49%) Potassium 936mg (27%) Fiber 5g (20%) Vitamin A 410IU (8%) Vitamin C 25.8mg (29%) Calcium 72mg (7%) Iron 7.3mg (41%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 248

% Daily Value*

Calories 248kcal 12%
Carbohydrates 28g 9%
Protein 5g 10%
Fat 13g 20%
Saturated Fat 8g 40%
Cholesterol 35mg 12%
Sodium 1187mg 49%
Potassium 936mg 20%
Fiber 5g 20%
Vitamin A 410IU 8%
Vitamin C 25.8mg 29%
Calcium 72mg 7%
Iron 7.3mg 41%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.