Brown Butter Mashed Potatoes (2024)

Mashed potatoes are already the best side dish of all time. (I only speak the truth.) But add browned butter and parmesan and a little horseradish?Go ahead. Get yourself namedQueen Thanksgiving.

Eric just decided that it was time for some late-night popcorn RIGHT AFTER I decided that it was time to brush my teeth. He decided that he wanted itspicy so he squeezed on some lime juice and dumped half a bottle of cayenne pepper on top. I decided that this might taste exactly like the popcorn version of Hot Cheetos so I ate half the bowl and now my mouthhas actual flames bursting out of it. REAL ONES YOU GUYS.

Tonight was fun, despite the inferno. Eric and I went to see a friend play herviolin at a Classical-music quiz at a coffee house downtown. They would play an excerpt, then ask questions like “What color is this piece described as?” (I’m not kidding). Or some questions were like, “Who said, ‘Listening to Vaughan Williams is like staring at a cow for 45 minutes?”

Everything is funnier when the guytrying to get you to describe orchestra music as yellow or purpleis wearing a Mozart wig, white knee-highs, and buckled shoes. (We all thought the music was distinctly red, but it turned out to be bright blue. (??) Still tied for second place though! Woot!)

Can you SEE these potatoes. Guys, that is Browned Butter. Who needs gravy when you’ve got this glorious stuff??

Mashed potatoes wasmy favorite food growing up. It’s still pretty high up there. Adding browned butter tofood (any food!) makes it 1000x better than it was to begin with, so brown butter mashed potatoes seems like a pretty logical step. I mean, how often do you get to drizzle straight up butter. The Parmesan adds that perfect bite. The horseradish sauce is not overwhelming; it is not meant to be spicy. It just adds great flavor.

I made these 3 times because I couldn’t get the photos looking right. 3 times! I know. But they are so bafflingly awesome that none of us minded eating 15 pounds of potatoes.Browned butter, people. Where it’s at.Make these for Thanksgiving!This is your chance to become a mashed potato legend my friends.

Do you guys give up? Or are youthirsty for more?
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Brown Butter Mashed Potatoes

5 from 1 vote

Prep: 10 minutes mins

Cook: 28 minutes mins

Total: 38 minutes mins

Ingredients

▢ 5 pounds red potatoes, chopped into equal size pieces
▢ 1/3 cup milk, more as needed
▢ 1/2 cup sour cream
▢ 1 & 1/2 teaspoons salt
▢ 3/4 teaspoon pepper
▢ 2 cloves garlic, minced
▢ 1 & 1/2 teaspoons onion powder
▢ 2-3 tablespoons parsley, fresh, chopped (or 2 teaspoons dried)
▢ 1/3 cup Parmesan, grated
▢ 1 to 5 teaspoons horseradish sauce, taste it!
▢ 3/4 cup butter

Instructions

Bring a large pot of water to boil.
Scrub the potatoes clean and chop them. The smaller they are, the faster they will boil. I do mine in about 1-2 inch pieces.
Add the potatoes to the pot and bring to a boil. Lower the heat to medium and simmer for 20-35 minutes, depending on the size of your potatoes.
When they are fork-tender, drain the water and return the potatoes to the pot, or to a large bowl.
Add the milk, sour cream, salt, pepper, minced garlic, onion powder, parsley, and Parmesan.
Mash the potatoes with a potato masher or with a hand mixer. Add some horseradish sauce and mix it in. Taste it to see if you want more.
Add the butter to a pot or skillet. Turn the heat to medium. Cook, stirring every 1-2 minutes with a wooden spoon. After a couple minutes, the butter will start to foam. Keep watching it. Eventually the butter will turn brown and you will see tiny brown specks. The smell will turn nutty. You might not be able to see the color under the foam very well, which is part of the reason you need to stir. Once it is brown and it looks silty at the bottom, it is done. Pour it into a bowl to stop the cooking process.
At this point you can either add all the butter to the potatoes and mix it in, or let people spoon it over each serving. I prefer the latter. Because how often do you get to DRIZZLE BUTTER.

Notes

Even if you don't like spicy food, don't skip the horseradish sauce. Or add cayenne if you like. Just enough to make it interesting, not spicy. It's a game changer.

Source: adapted from Chin Deep; food styling inspired by Creme de la Crumb

Nutrition

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Calories: 540

Keyword: Browned Butter, mashed potatoes

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Here’s how I chopped my potatoes. Any way you slice it though… And here’s the hot sauce I used. It doesn’t really matter what kind you use, as long as it’s something with a kick. My sister makes awesome mashed potatoes and she told me a few years ago that her secret is cayenne pepper. Not enough to make it spicy, just enough to make it interesting. Same idea here. If you don’t have horseradish use cayenne, or crushed red pepper, or good ol tobasco. Just not too much.

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Brown Butter Mashed Potatoes (2024)

Brown Butter Mashed Potatoes

Ingredients

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Nutrition

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