Mashed Potatoes Without Butter Or Cream
Sep 17th, 2008 by squizzmaster
Only until recently I never considered mashed potato (or mashed potatoes) without butter. But then I starting thinking about how much butter I and everyone else I know, put inside a mashed poato. Just more and more till it was buttery and smooth.
So I decided to make some mashed potatoes WITHOUT the butter with delicious and cardio-friendly results! Here’s what I did.
Ingredients
- Potatoes peeled and cubbed (I like using the brown unwashed)
- Garlic ( approx. 1 clove for every 2 large potatoes)
- Sweet potato or carrot (approx. 1 for every 3 large potatoes)
- Water from the boiling of ingredients
- Salt and pepper to taste
Method
Bring cubed potatoes, peeled garlic clove(S) and cubed sweet potato\carrot to the boil and boil till soft
Drain of the hot water, setting aside a cup of this water
Place pot back on stove top too eliminate left over moisture. Not too long, no more then a minute and give it a shake around to release the steam. Don’t let contents burn.
Now mash it all and add tiny amounts of water till it’s the smoothness and creaminess you’re happy with. Season to taste.
VOILA!!
It tastes good, at least to me and all the honest people I’ve tried it on thus far. There are so many alterations you can make to this and experiment. For example, replacing the water with soy sauce, chicken broth, skim milk etc
Now the thought of throwing in large amounts of butter seems a bit on the McDonalds side. So make the change. Say no to blocks of butter in your Mash.