While my stand mixer gets regular use with other things, I think I’ve used it the most to make mashed potatoes. Mashed potatoes are a great side dish for many people, but I make a meal around or out of just the potatoes. For this dinner I had just a large bowl of them, and it was delicious. Anyway, start with potatoes, wash them, and slice them into about 1.5 inch cubes.
Then you boil these for around 10-15mins, until you can easily stab through them with a fork.
I’ve heard potato ricers work well for mashing, but I’m kind of lazy so I just toss them in the mixer with some milk, garlic, salt, pepper and butter. This time I had cheese and sour cream on hand as well, so I tossed those in as well. Note – this was about 1.5lb of potatoes and that was too much sour cream, they came out a bit more soupy than I would have liked.
Just process on a low speed until desired consistency.
As I said before, these came out kind of soupy, but still delicious. Less milk/sour cream would have helped the consistency.
Recipe:
-1.5ishlb potatoes
-2tbsp butter
-2tbsp sour cream (?)
-1/2cup grated cheddar cheese
-garlic
-salt/pepper
Cut potatoes into 1-1.5″ cubes. Boil until soft, about 10-15mins. Add potatoes and all other ingredients to stand mixer and mix on low until desired consistency is reached.