Sour Cream Mashed Potatoes

Recipe By 24445835
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Published Oct 18th
Sour Cream Mashed Potatoes
Prep 20m Cook 15m Additional - Ready In 35m
Servings 6 Calories 529 kcal

These sour cream mashed potatoes are wonderfully smooth and fluffy with a rich garlic finish.

Recipe Ingredients

  • 3 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and cut into 2-inch chunks
  • 1.5 tablespoons kosher salt
  • 0.5 cup salted butter, cubed
  • 4 large cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 cup whole milk, warmed
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cubed
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 0.5 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons thinly sliced scallions

Cooking Directions

  1. 1 Place potatoes and 1 1/2 tablespoons of the salt in a large stock pot. Add enough cold water to cover potatoes by 2 inches. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-high and boil until potatoes can be easily pierced with a fork, about 15 minutes.
  2. 2 Meanwhile, place salted butter and garlic in a small saucepan over low heat. Cook, stirring occasionally until garlic is fragrant and white milk solids have separated from butter, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat and cover to keep warm.
  3. 3 Remove potatoes from heat and drain in a colander. Return potatoes to the pot; add milk, sour cream, unsalted butter, 2 teaspoons salt, and pepper.
  4. 4 Mash using a potato masher until smooth. (Avoid over-mashing or the starches will form a glue-like texture.) Transfer to a serving bowl.
  5. 5 Pour garlic butter through a fine mesh strainer into a small bowl. Discard milk solids and garlic.
  6. 6 Pour butter over mashed potatoes and sprinkle with scallions.

Nutrition Facts

  • Calories 529 kcal
  • Carbohydrate 46 g
  • Cholesterol 92 mg
  • Fiber 4 g
  • Protein 8 g
  • Saturated Fat 23 g
  • Sodium 2242 mg
  • Fat 37 g

Reviews

  1. Paula Dec 21, 2022 05:39 PM
    I love potatoes made with milk, butter, and sour cream! I started out using half the milk and sour cream and then added as I mashed and stirred the potatoes. I didn’t use all of it, but it’s easy enough to figure out if you’re aware it’s going to be too much as you start - Read more ...
  2. lutzflcat Dec 11, 2022 03:22 AM
    Used russet potatoes (what I had). I used all of the ingredients, but I did cut back the amounts on milk, sour cream, salt, and butter. These potatoes were part of another recipe I was making, and I needed a firmer consistency. The garlic-infused butter on the top was a nice touch adding a nice - Read more ...
  3. MaryLou Nov 2, 2022 08:38 AM
    This recipe was well received in my home! The mashed potatoes were nice and creamy and smooth. The garlicky butter added such great flavor! This would make a great side for the holidays.
  4. France C Oct 19, 2022 01:18 PM
    Mashed potatoes are one of my favorite foods, so I was excited to try these. I loved the garlic-infused butter that was added over the top. Unfortunately, I thought there was just too much liquid, and too much tang from the sour cream. Normally for 3 pounds of potatoes, you would use much less. I'd - Read more ...