Mashed Potatoes with Herbs
- 2 cups milk
- 1 cup coarsely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh chives
- 3 pounds yellow-fleshed potatoes such as Yukon Gold
- Fine sea salt to taste
- 1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter
- Bring milk with parsley and chives to a simmer in a saucepan, then remove from heat.
- Let stand, covered, 20 minutes.
- While milk is standing, cover potatoes with salted cold water by 2 inches in a large pot and simmer, uncovered, until very tender, 20 to 30 minutes.
- Drain in a colander and, when just cool enough to handle, peel.
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Mash warm potatoes with a potato masher, gradually adding 1 1/2 cups herbed milk.
- Add remaining milk 1/4 cup at a time, mashing, until potatoes reach desired consistency.
- Season with sea salt and pepper, then transfer to an ovenproof serving dish.
- Heat potatoes, covered, in middle of oven 15 minutes.
- (If making potatoes to go with lamb, you can heat potatoes while lamb stands.)
- Serve potatoes hot, topped with pats of butter.
milk, parsley, fresh chives, yellowfleshed potatoes, salt, butter
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/mashed-potatoes-with-herbs-105032 (may not work)