Mashed Potatoes and Rutabaga (Scottish Neeps and Tatties) Recipe bookworm2211
- 3 pounds potatoes (about 6 medium sized)
- 3 pounds rutabaga (if it is 3 1/2 pounds or 2 1/2 pounds, it's fine)
- 2 teaspoons salt plus more to taste
- 1 cup hot milk
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground (if possible) pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg (freshly grated if possible), or to taste
- I tablespoon chopped parsley, optional
- Peel and cut rutabaga and potatoes into two inch pieces and put into separate saucepans.
- Cover with water.
- Add 1 teaspoon salt to each pan.
- Cook until tender, remove from heat and drain.
- Leave in pan.
- Rutabaga will take about 30 minutes, and potatoes will take less time (about 5 minutes less).
- Both are done when they are not firm when you jab them with a fork.
- Heat the milk.
- Mash the drained potatoes in the pan.
- Add all the hot milk and mash potatoes some more (adding the milk before the butter makes the potatoes smoother).
- Add 2 tablespoons butter.
- Mash some more.
- Taste and add more salt if necessary.
- Mash drained rutabaga in the pot in which they were cooked.
- Add 2 tablespoons butter and mash some more.
- Combine mashed rutabaga and potatoes; add pepper, and nutmeg.
- Mash some more.
- Taste and add more salt if necessary.
- If you wish, garnish with chopped parsley.
potatoes, salt, hot milk, butter, freshly ground, nutmeg, parsley
Taken from www.chowhound.com/recipes/mashed-potatoes-rutabaga-scottish-neeps-tatties-13712 (may not work)