Creamy Mashed Yukon Gold Potatoes

By ngaldi

Ingredients

• Yukon gold potatoes
• garlic
• kosher salt
• more
• 1-3/4 to 2 pounds yellow-fleshed potatoes, peeled and cut into large chunks (1-1/2 to 2 inches)
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled
• Kosher salt
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup milk, hot but not boiling
• Freshly ground black pepper

Details

Servings 6
Adapted from finecooking.com

Preparation

Step 1

Put the potatoes and garlic in a large saucepan and cover with cold water by at least an inch. Add a generous 1/2 teaspoon salt and bring to a boil. Lower the heat to maintain a steady simmer, cover the pot partially, and cook until the potatoes are quite tender when tested with a metal skewer, 15 to 20 minutes.

Drain the potatoes and garlic -- reserving some of the cooking water -- and dump them back into the pan. Dry the potatoes over medium heat, shaking the pan and stirring until the potatoes look floury and leave a light film on the bottom of the pan.

If using a ricer, dump the potatoes into a bowl and then rice them back into the pot set over very low heat. If using a hand masher, mash them in the pot until completely smooth.

Using a wooden spoon, beat in the butter and then beat in the hot milk in 1/4-cup increments. If the potatoes are still too thick, beat in a bit of the cooking water until they reach the consistency you want. Season well with salt and pepper and serve right away.