Brown Butter And Scallion Mashed Potatoes

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 5 lbs yukon gold potatoes, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter
• 2 bunches scallions, cut crosswise into 1/2 inch pieces
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Recipe

• 1 cover potatoes with cold water by 2 inches in a 5-to 6-quart heavy stock pot and add 1 1/2 teaspoons salt.
• 2 bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer, uncovered, until potatoes are tender, 10-15 minutes.
• 3 drain potatoes in a collander, then return to pot and cook over moderate heat, shaking pot ocasionally, until dry, 1 to 2 minutes.
• 4 mash hot potatoes with masher or force through food mill into another pot, then cover to keep warm.
• 5 bring milk with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt just to a boil in a 1-quart saucepan, then remove from heat and stir into potatoes until combined.
• 6 stir in sour cream, then cover and keep warm.
• 7 cook butter in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat, stirring frequently and scraping up brown bits, until foam subsides and butter is golden brown, about 8 minutes.
• 8 add scallions and pepper and cook, stirring, until slightly softened, about 2 minutes.
• 9 fold butter mixture into mashed potatoes and season with salt.