Adding leeks to your mashed potatoes makes an ordinary dish, extraordinary.
Course Side Dishes, vegetables
Cuisine American
Keyword leeks, mashed potatoes
Prep Time 15minutes
Cook Time 20minutes
Total Time 35minutes
Servings 4servings
Author JoAnn
Ingredients
3lbs.Yukon Gold Potatoescut into 1/2" pieces
7Tbspbutter
3leekscut and chopped
1/3cupwarm milk
pinchof salt and pepper
Instructions
Peel, wash and cut potatoes into 1/2" pieces. Place in a large pot and cover with water. Cook 15 minutes after reaching the boiling point. Drain. Place back in the pot, on low heat to evaporate all remaining liquid, this should take 2 minutes.
Meanwhile, prepare leeks for cooking by cutting and slicing to make small pieces. [mv_img id="5403"]
Place 2 tablespoons of butter in a skillet. Melt butter over medium-high heat.
Once the butter has melted, add chopped leeks. Saute, stirring often until leeks are bright green and soft.
Add leeks to already drained potatoes.
Add 4 -5 more tablespoons of butter to the potato/leek mixture.