Recipe

Mashed Potatoes

This recipe uses the cooking liquid as the thickening agent, lending structure and excellent flavor! 100% pure olive oil is used as a butter replacement; sea salt, black pepper, and garlic granules are added, to-taste.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound potatoes of choice, such as Russet
  • 8 cups cold water
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
  • 2 teaspoons garlic granules, or garlic powder
  • 1 tablespoon onion flakes, or 1/2 small onion minced
  • 1 cup GF chicken broth, or GF broth of choice (page 188)
  • 2 tablespoons pure olive oil, or butter of choice, or lard, or flax oil, or palm oil
  • Sea salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste

Method

  1. Wash potatoes very well; peel if you prefer; halve lengthwise; put into pot with 8 cups cold water.
  2. Place pot over medium-high heat; bring water to a boil.
  3. Sprinkle in sea salt, garlic granules, and onion flakes; add GF chicken broth.
  4. Return water to a slow boil; cook 20 minutes, or until potatoes are fork tender (not mushy).
  5. Using slotted spoon, remove potatoes from water to serving bowl; mash potatoes; add cooking liquid, by the tablespoon, until desired creaminess is reached; whip in olive oil.

Season to-taste with sea salt, black pepper; serve immediately. Servings: 4 – 6. Prep Time: 5 minutes. Cooking Time: 20 minutes.

Save remaining cooking liquid in airtight container; store in refrigerator or freeze in useable amounts; add to sauces and gravies as a savory thickener.

Variation - Other Vegetables to Use (clean then cut to a uniform size)

Ingredients

  • Acorn squash
  • Beet
  • Kombucha squash
  • Onion (add to potatoes or other vegetables)
  • Parsnip
  • Potato of choice, such as Baby Red
  • Pumpkin
  • Rutabaga
  • Turnip
  • Yam or sweet potato
  • Yucca root