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Thursday, November 4, 2010

The Tired Gourmet - Yummy Nummy Mashed Potatoes

This is an easy side dish you can make with any meal, and goes quite nicely with a Fabbo Fish Bake.  There's an extra boost of nutrition in here thanks to a little sweet potato, and it's also low in fat thanks to CANNED CHICKEN BROTH.  I always make my mashed potatoes this way, and they are always received enthusiastically by guests. 

Yummy Nummy Mashed PotatoesPrep Time:  Depends on how quickly YOU can chop them taters!
Cook time:  just about 20 minutes
Serves:  4 adults and 3 kids

1) 7 smallish white potatoes (or 4 cups) - kinda peeled (see picture) and chopped into small cubes
2) 1 sweet potato, peeled and chopped into small cubes
3) 1 can (10 fl oz, 284 ml) chicken broth (sodium reduced, if you prefer)
4) 1 clove peeled, smashed garlic

5) 1 tbsp butter
6) splash of milk
7) salt and pepper to taste


Drain potatoes well, and in the same pot add remaining 1/4 can of broth, 1 tbsp butter, and a splash of milk.  Seriously, just splash a little in.  Be brave.  Just don't add too much.  If your potatoes are dry, you can always add a teeny bit more milk.

Now, mash the heck out of it!  Give it a taste and add a little more salt, if you like, and pepper.  You probably won't need more salt, but perhaps you LURV SALT. 

Serve as soon as possible with a teeny blop of butter on top.




see?  You've KINDA peeled your potatoes, and retained some of that lovely skin.  Good job!
 Kinda peel your white potatoes. In other words, leave a little skin on them.  The skin is good for you, containing fibre and potassium amongst other goodies.  Chop into small cubes.  Peel and cube your sweet potato.

In a large pot, toss in your sweet potatoes, clove of smashed garlic and all but 1/4 of the chicken broth.  Add just enough water so you can see it just below the top level of potatoes.  Bring to a boil, turn heat down to medium, slap a lid on, and simmer for 15-20 minutes, or until potatoes are tender enough so a fork prongs in easily. 


into the pot

voila! Mashed potatoes! 

3 comments:

  1. What happened to your job post about not getting paid? It was funny.

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  2. which one? Did it disappear? It should be in the archives...
    ack, help me out, I have a headache, due to waking up at 4 AM, thinking I heard one of the kids jumping off his/her bed, and then I couldn't fall back to sleep. Waaaa!

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  3. Was it, "Do all jobs suck, part 1?" It's in the October archives. Or, here: http://karensomethingorother.blogspot.com/2010/10/do-all-jobs-suck-part-one.html

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