POTATO CHAMP

By BobD

Ingredients

• Serves 6
• • 7 large Idaho potatoes, peeled and cut into 6 equal pieces
• • 1/4 pound butter, diced
• • 1 cup heavy cream
• • 6 stalks of scallions (or spring onions if you can find them), sliced diagonally
• • salt and pepper

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

1. Combine potatoes with water and a small amount of salt in a large pot and place on a medium flame.

2. Cook potatoes until a fork easily runs through, then strain of all water.

3. Place the potatoes in a bowl (or return to the same pot in which they were cooked) and add the diced butter while the potatoes are still hot, then mash them with a masher or a food ricer. .

4. With a rubber spatula fold in heavy cream salt and pepper (be careful not to over work the potatoes or they become like glue).

5. Add the sliced scallions and fold into the potatoes.