Hungarian Christmas Mashed Potatoes

• 1 tablespoon black mustard seeds
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 3 large onions (coarsely chopped)
• 2 tablespoons sweet Hungarian paprika
• 10 potatoes, peeled and quartered
• 1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
• 3/4 cup sour cream
• 1 egg
• salt, to taste

1. Boil peeled and quartered potatoes in salted water till tender.
2. While potatoes are cooking --.
3. Heat skillet. Add mustard seeds. Cover & shake until the popping slows. Add the butter & when melted, add the onions. Cover and cook over low heat for 15 minutes. Uncover, continue cooking over low heat for until very soft, dark & caramelized. Add the paprika. Stir over lowest heat for a minute or two until the paprika has lost its raw taste. Set aside.
4. Back to the potatoes --.
5. Strain off cooking water & mash. Add 1/2c of the sour cream and blend into potatoes. Add the egg into the potatoes and whip. Add the stick of butter & the remaining sour cream to taste. Stir in the onion mixture. Add salt to taste.

black mustard seeds, butter, onions, sweet hungarian paprika, potatoes, butter, sour cream, egg, salt

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/hungarian-christmas-mashed-potatoes-470297 (may not work)