Perfect Rustic Mashed Potatoes with Buttermilk

Perfect Mashed PotatoesTis the week before Thanksgiving. Consider these Perfect Rustic Mashed Potatoes with Buttermilk! For your Thanksgiving meal or pretty much any meal that you want an easy side to add to your table. Well, for most of us, it will be different this year. Quite does not mean bad. It just needs a little more planning. You can also use the extra time plan a pretty table. Just take it easy this year. Find a fun board game. Essentially anything that makes sense, since you have a little less to do.

My Rustic Mashed Potato Story

Thanks to all the planning and coordinating meals, I have actually gotten pretty good at planning. I am guessing that if my plans work, I will have a simpler but festive meal on Thanksgiving. I will also be able to take it easy through the rest of weekend. Of course, I usually catch up with friends over this weekend. This year, not so much. If you follow my posts this week, I will have a fun and easy menu that is well seasoned, easy, and colorful.

Perfect Mashed Potatoes

By the way, so many of you have reached out to me over the past few weeks telling me how comforting you have found my posts. Honestly, it works both ways. In these times of reflection and solitude this site has been a good outlet for me. I love cooking, and in some ways between everything else I have enjoyed some of the culinary projects I have cobbled up. And like anything else in my life I love being able to track my journey in this space.

Perfect Rustic Mashed Potatoes

Some more thoughts on these Ridiculously Easy Rustic Mashed Potatoes

Now, these potatoes are a ridiculously easy take on mashed potatoes. I use red skinned organic potatoes or the fingerlings you will find in the farmers markets now. These are rustic, so you do not need to remove the skin. If you wish to cook them in broth, they will have a little more flavor. But all that is optional.

For a creamier version, used peeled Yukon gold potatoes.  So, that is 15 minutes, and you have a gorgeous side under your belt. Other mashed potato ideas include these garlic and sour cream mashed potatoes and of course my forever favorite Bengali Mashed Potatoes.

If you like this recipe and want more ideas, do join my Indian Instant Pot Facebook group and Legume Love Group. Of course Instant Indian is waiting to be ordered, joining its siblings The Bengali Five Spice Chronicles and Spices and Seasons.

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Perfect Rustic Mashed Potatoes with Buttermilk

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Yield: Serves 4 to 6

Perfect Rustic Mashed Potatoes with Buttermilk

Easy to make these rustic mashed potatoes are flavorful and comforting.

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds of organic red fingerling potatoes (skin on)
  • 3/4 cup vegetable broth or water
  • 1 teaspoon salt or to taste
  • 1 tablespoon minced herbs (such as rosemary or sage)
  • 6 whole cloves garlic
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • Freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

  1. Place the potatoes and water or broth in the instant pot. Add in the salt, herbs and garlic. Cover and set to 3 minutes of high pressure and allow a natural release. Or cook for 5 minutes on high pressure and do a quick release.
  2. Add in the buttermilk and mash the potatoes using a potato masher or just a fork until smooth.
  3. Add the butter and freshly ground black pepper and serve immediately.

Notes

Stove top Version

Place the potatoes, broth (Increase to 1 and 1/2 cups), salt, herbs and garlic in a heavy bottomed pot. Simmer on medium low heat for 25 minutes, until the potatoes are very tender. Add in the buttermilk and mash the potatoes using a potato masher or just a fork until smooth. Add the butter and freshly ground black pepper and serve immediately.

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