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    Home » Sides » Red Skin Mashed Potatoes

    Published: Nov 16, 2021 · Modified: Nov 23, 2022 by Erin · This post may contain affiliate links

    Red Skin Mashed Potatoes

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    A large bowl of red skin mashed potatoes with melted butter and herbs.

    Creamy, buttery red skin mashed potatoes is a delicious side dish that can be served with almost anything, plus there is no need to peel the potatoes, or use a mixer.

    A large bowl of mashed red potatoes with butter and herbs.

    Mashed red potatoes are a wonderful side dish because they are buttery and have more texture than traditional whipped mashed potatoes.

    Because the skins are left on, and a chunkier texture is desired, they can be easily mashed by hand with a whisk or potato masher.

    Ingredients

    The only 5 ingredients you need to make this delicious side dish are red potatoes, butter, half and half (or cream or milk), and salt and pepper.

    Red potatoes, cream, butter, salt and pepper.

    Instructions

    Wash and scrub the red potatoes well to remove any dirt and debris. If necessary, remove any eyes from the red potatoes.

    Fill a large stockpot with water, and bring a boil.

    Give the scrubbed red potatoes a final rinse, and then cut them into quarters.

    A strainer of rinsed and quartered red potatoes.

    Add the quartered potatoes to the boiling water and cook until fork-tender, about 20-25 minutes.

    Once fork tender, drain the potatoes and return to the pan.

    Boiled red potatoes in a strainer.

    With the potatoes back in the pan, add the butter, half and half (or milk), and salt and pepper.

    Use a heavy-duty whisk or wooden spoon to mash the potatoes and stir them into a desired consistency.

    A bowl of buttery mashed red skin potatoes.

    These rustic, buttery potatoes serve as a fantastic side for almost any meal.

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    A large bowl of red skin mashed potatoes with butter and herbs.

    Red Skin Mashed Potatoes

    Quick, easy and rustic buttery red skin mashed potatoes made with just 5 ingredients.
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    Course: Side Dish
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: red skin mashed potatoes, redskin mash
    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Cook Time: 20 minutes
    Servings: 8 servings
    Calories: 169kcal
    Author: Erin
    Cost: $3

    Ingredients

    • 2 ½ pounds red skin potatoes
    • 4 tablespoon salted butter plus more for serving
    • ½ cup half and half or milk
    • salt and pepper to taste

    Instructions

    • Bring a large stock pot of water to a rolling boil.
    • Thoroughly wash and scrub 2 ½ to 3 pounds of red skin potatoes. Remove any eyes, if necessary.
    • Cut the red skin potatoes into quarters.
    • Boil the quartered red skinned potatoes for 20-25 minutes until fork tender (you can stick a fork in them).
    • Drain the potatoes with a strainer, then return to pot.
    • Add the ½ stick of butter, ½ cup half and half (or milk) and salt and pepper to taste.
    • Use a wooden spoon or potato masher to smash the potatoes and stir them into a creamy, yet still textured consistency.
    • Serve with more butter, herbs, or however you like to serve mashed potatoes.

    Notes

    Recipe Notes
    1. Don't over cook potatoes because they will get water logged, and result in gummy mashed potatoes. 
    2. Half and half can be substituted with whole or 2% milk. 
    3. You can use more butter, up to 1 stick if desired. 
    4. Adding a dollop of cream cheese or minced fresh herbs can make for a very delicious flavor punch. 

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1g | Calories: 169kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 21mg | Sodium: 82mg | Potassium: 666mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 238IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 1mg
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    1. Kalena says

      March 21, 2021 at 5:43 pm

      Sounds terrific but I'm not seeing the actual recipe. 🙁

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