Mashed Potatoes with Brown Butter and Sage Recipe

Name: Mashed Potatoes with Brown Butter, Goat Cheese, and Sage
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 1/2 pounds yukon gold potatoes, peeled and quartered; 1 teaspoon salt; 3 tablespoons butter; 1 teaspoon fresh sage, chopped; 4 ounces goat cheese; 3 tablespoons milk; Black pepper to taste

Mashed Potatoes Browned Butter — Elise Bauer

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Guest author Garrett and I made these mashed potatoes the other day. So good! ~Elise

The story of my first Thanksgiving away from home is one I tell with pride. Sure, we all have epic disasters in the kitchen and Thanksgiving horror stories to tell, but mine is epic.

The dinner was a wreck: the cornbread burned, the turkey was frozen inside, the green bean casserole was served as a soup, the bacon for the stuffing caught fire, I forgot to add sugar to the cranberry sauce, and my roommate exploded a pie in an aluminum pie plate in the microwave.

In total we set off the fire alarm three times. Picking over the wreckage we were somehow able to glean enough food for an actual meal but the experience had jarred for us all.

Still, one dish came out perfectly—the mashed potatoes. Not regular mashed potatoes, but loaded with salty goat cheese and mellow bits of sage mashed potaotes. Dreamy and creamy, they were the biggest (and only) hit of the night.

Many years later and I've tweaked the recipe with Elise. We took out the cream in lieu of more goat cheese and added browned butter to the mix. The result is the smoothest potatoes you've ever had with a nutty, earthy flavor. It's a dish that can save any Thanksgiving dinner.

Mashed Potatoes with Brown Butter, Goat Cheese, and Sage

Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 30 mins

Total Time 40 mins

Servings 4 servings

1 1/2 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and quartered
1 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon fresh sage, chopped
4 ounces goat cheese
3 tablespoons milk
Black pepper, to taste

Boil the potatoes:

Place the potatoes and salt in a pot and fill the pot with cold water until the potatoes are covered.

Bring to a boil over high heat, then lower the heat and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until a fork easily pierces the potatoes.

Drain the water from the potatoes.
Brown the butter:

Place the butter in a small saucepan over low heat. (Use a stainless steel saucepan so you can see the butter browning.) Let the butter melt and continue to watch it as it cooks. The butter will foam for a bit and then calm down.

After a few minutes, flecks of brown will appear at the bottom of the pan. When you see this, and the melted butter takes on a nutty aroma, take it off the heat. (See How to Brown Butter.)
Add sage and pour over potatoes:

Add the chopped sage to the butter (it may cause some foaming). Pour over the potatoes.
Add the goat cheese and milk and mash the potatoes:

with a potato masher until smooth and all ingredients are well incorporated. Salt and pepper to taste and serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
316	Calories
15g	Fat
37g	Carbs
10g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 4
Amount per serving
Calories	316
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 15g	19%
Saturated Fat 10g	49%
Cholesterol 37mg	12%
Sodium 749mg	33%
Total Carbohydrate 37g	13%
Dietary Fiber 4g	14%
Total Sugars 3g
Protein 10g
Vitamin C 16mg	82%
Calcium 86mg	7%
Iron 2mg	14%
Potassium 946mg	20%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate. In cases where multiple ingredient alternatives are given, the first listed is calculated for nutrition. Garnishes and optional ingredients are not included.