When I was in Houston for a friend's wedding/Easter last month, I remember telling some friends that I had found the key to making the best mashed potatoes ever. I made/am making them today & thought I'd share! My friends & husband said I didn't even need to use gravy, but I add brown gravy anyway!
Amazing Slow-Cooker Potatoes
This makes more than enough for 2 people, and it actually cooked in 3 hours on the Low setting on my slow cooker. If you had more potatoes, I think you'd need more heat - in the past when I cooked for friends I use 5-6 potatoes and doubled the rest, cooked on High for about 4 hours. I don't peel them because I like the skins, but it doesn't make a difference either way.
Tip: with the milk it's best to start with too little and add more later if they're too dry instead of having runny potatoes; you can add more butter at the end if you want more moist potatoes. Eventually the potatoes absorb/blend the milk & butter.
The reason these potatoes are so darn good is that they cook in all those flavors and retain a lot more flavor and moisture. Besides, boiling them and draining the water and adding butter & milk is a huge pain, though I admit this works best for those of us who have the afternoon off to monitor these potatoes.
In other news: We will be in HOUSTON on WEDNESDAY! (Three cheers for us!) Downside: contrary to popular belief, we are driving. Jealous? It's kind of a funny story, but we'll end up there for my birthday, and get to celebrate with friends and family. Hooray! Saturday, we'll head to Austin to see my hubby's grandma and sister. We'll also be celebrating one year of marriage just 26 days from today! (Three more cheers!) What will we be doing for said anniversary? Well, there may be an announcement soon! If there isn't, then we don't have alternate plans... and no, the announcement doesn't involve a baby, though we will be Aunt Liz & Uncle Austin come October. Tomorrow we'll know whether my his sister is having a boy or a girl! So much excitement in one page - it's unbelievable!!
Well, I'm off to do some serious laundry. Y'all enjoy those potatoes!
Amazing Slow-Cooker Potatoes
- 3 potatoes (Russet) chopped - peel if you want
- ~3/4 c milk
- 1/2 stick butter
- 3-5 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 c chopped onion
This makes more than enough for 2 people, and it actually cooked in 3 hours on the Low setting on my slow cooker. If you had more potatoes, I think you'd need more heat - in the past when I cooked for friends I use 5-6 potatoes and doubled the rest, cooked on High for about 4 hours. I don't peel them because I like the skins, but it doesn't make a difference either way.
Tip: with the milk it's best to start with too little and add more later if they're too dry instead of having runny potatoes; you can add more butter at the end if you want more moist potatoes. Eventually the potatoes absorb/blend the milk & butter.
The reason these potatoes are so darn good is that they cook in all those flavors and retain a lot more flavor and moisture. Besides, boiling them and draining the water and adding butter & milk is a huge pain, though I admit this works best for those of us who have the afternoon off to monitor these potatoes.
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In other news: We will be in HOUSTON on WEDNESDAY! (Three cheers for us!) Downside: contrary to popular belief, we are driving. Jealous? It's kind of a funny story, but we'll end up there for my birthday, and get to celebrate with friends and family. Hooray! Saturday, we'll head to Austin to see my hubby's grandma and sister. We'll also be celebrating one year of marriage just 26 days from today! (Three more cheers!) What will we be doing for said anniversary? Well, there may be an announcement soon! If there isn't, then we don't have alternate plans... and no, the announcement doesn't involve a baby, though we will be Aunt Liz & Uncle Austin come October. Tomorrow we'll know whether my his sister is having a boy or a girl! So much excitement in one page - it's unbelievable!!
Well, I'm off to do some serious laundry. Y'all enjoy those potatoes!
-E
