Nouranyeh's Recipe

Garlic Herbed Mash Potatoes

Category: Recipes

Ingredients:
2 lbs Potatoes, Russet, Yukon Gold or Red Potatoes, washed and cut into 2 inch or smaller chunks. The Russets potatoes must be skinned, but the others don't need to be.


4 TBS Butter (half a stick), if unsalted you may need to add additional salt to recipe
1/4 tsp dried Oregano
1/2 tsp dried Basil
2 tsp dried Parsley
1 tsp White Pepper (or substitute black pepper)
2 tsp Garlic Salt (Lawry's)
2 TBS of Minced Garlic

1/3 c. half-and-half
1/3 c. heavy cream (or sour cream, if you like your mashed potatoes tangy)

Instructions:

Boil the potatoes in a pot of water until fork tender
When potatoes are soft enough add the butter & all the spices and let the butter melt
Mash the potatoes with a Potato Masher in the pot or light whip with a hand held mixer
Don't over mash or mix unless you want potato paste (not good)
Add the liquid ingredients and mix with a spoon or the potato masher
Add additional Garlic Powder and/or Salt to taste (you can even add more Minced Garlic)

The Recipe can easily be doubled and the extra store in refrigerator for up to 7 days.