Made a new years resolution to eat more potatoes. But I haven't really done a good job.
So I thought if I had made a big pot of mashed potatoes I could store them in little Tupperware containers and just heat them up to go with my baked beans and hot dogs.
Couldn't find my potato masher. I may have donated it to the Salvation Army. I really don't like mashing potatoes. But someone told me that the immersion blender I got for Christmas not only can mash potatoes but make them super fluffy.
I sort of knew how to make mash potatoes but I looked it up anyway.
I used 2 pounds of the small yellow potatoes. They were pretty cheap.
Put them in the Instant Pot on High Pressure for 10 minutes and then not only did I let it naturally vent but I turned off the warm function and left and did some errands.
When I came back I rinsed them in cold water. I've been told that you don't actually have to peel them but I did take off about half the skins. Put the IP on saute and added a couple of cloves of minced garlic and a tsp of water. Then I broke the potatoes up and put them back in the IP to saute a bit. then I added a little salt and pepper and a cup of unsweetened soy milk. I was told that coconut milk works best but I didn't have any.
Then I used the immersion blender and in less than 2 minutes I did have super fluffy mashed potatoes. I split the pot into two Tupperware containers and put one in the freezer and one in the frig. I couldn't find the chives although I remember buying them at the store. They must have escaped and runoff. So I'll add them when I reheat them.
I think I will also try making some mushroom gravy if I get tired of them plain.
Before getting started I looked at these two recipes.
I also want to try the pizza lentils.
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So I thought if I had made a big pot of mashed potatoes I could store them in little Tupperware containers and just heat them up to go with my baked beans and hot dogs.
Couldn't find my potato masher. I may have donated it to the Salvation Army. I really don't like mashing potatoes. But someone told me that the immersion blender I got for Christmas not only can mash potatoes but make them super fluffy.
I sort of knew how to make mash potatoes but I looked it up anyway.
I used 2 pounds of the small yellow potatoes. They were pretty cheap.
Put them in the Instant Pot on High Pressure for 10 minutes and then not only did I let it naturally vent but I turned off the warm function and left and did some errands.
When I came back I rinsed them in cold water. I've been told that you don't actually have to peel them but I did take off about half the skins. Put the IP on saute and added a couple of cloves of minced garlic and a tsp of water. Then I broke the potatoes up and put them back in the IP to saute a bit. then I added a little salt and pepper and a cup of unsweetened soy milk. I was told that coconut milk works best but I didn't have any.
Then I used the immersion blender and in less than 2 minutes I did have super fluffy mashed potatoes. I split the pot into two Tupperware containers and put one in the freezer and one in the frig. I couldn't find the chives although I remember buying them at the store. They must have escaped and runoff. So I'll add them when I reheat them.
I think I will also try making some mushroom gravy if I get tired of them plain.
Before getting started I looked at these two recipes.
I also want to try the pizza lentils.
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