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Mashed Potatoes
Prep Time
20
minutes
mins
Cook Time
30
minutes
mins
Total Time
50
minutes
mins
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
5
lb
Yukon Gold potatoes
1
stick
unsalted butter
2
Tbsp
sour cream
kosher salt
Instructions
Wash, peel and roughly cube potatoes.
Place cubed potatoes in a large pot. Cover potatoes with water. Add kosher salt. Bring to a boil and cook for 25-30 minutes.
Once potatoes are tender, reserve about a cup or so of the potato water. The rest of the water can be drained.
Mash potatoes. Add stick of butter. Combine.
Gradually add potato water a splash a time until reach desired consistency. Taste and add salt if necessary.