Mashed Potatoes With Zucchini Ragout Food

ZUCCHINI RAGOUT

Steps:

• Heat an 8-quart saucepan over medium heat with olive oil. Add the onion and garlic, and sweat for 2 minutes. Add the peppers and saute for 10 minutes. Add the tomatoes and zucchini, and cook down for 10 more minutes. Add the vinegar and simmer for 2 more minutes. Check seasonings and remove from heat. Add the basil and serve.

MASHED POTATOES WITH ZUCCHINI RAGOUT

Steps:

• To make the potatoes: place potatoes in a big pan; cover with water; bring to a boil.
• Decrease heat; simmer 15 minutes or until tender; drain.
• Return potatoes to pan; add 2 tablespoons oil, ½ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon pepper.
• Mash potato mixture with a potato masher to desired consistency; cover and keep warm.
• Heat milk over medium heat in a large nonstick skillet to 180° or until tiny bubbles form around edge (do not boil); stir in spinach, cook 1 minute or until spinach melts.
• Add milk mixture and green onions to potato mixture, stirring to combine.
• To make ragout: wipe skillet with paper towels; heat 2 tablespoons oil in skillet over medium heat.
• Add in sliced onion, oregano, and garlic; cook 5 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring often.
• Add in mushrooms; cook 7 minutes or until mushrooms are tender, stirring often.
• Add in zucchini; cook 2 minutes, stirring often.
• Stir in water and the next 5 ingredients; simmer, uncovered, 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Serve ragout over potatoes; sprinkle with cheese.

MASHED ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Cut the zucchinis in 1-inch chunks, put them in a pot, cover with water and boil over medium heat.
• Once the zucchinis are very tender (around 15 min), drain them and put them back in the pot. Return the pot to the heat and start mashing them (you can do that with a fork or a potato masher), some water will get out of them, boil them for few minutes until the water evaporates.
• Add the rest of the ingredients and stir.
• You can be creative and add other flavorings such as garlic or other spices.

MUSHROOM RAGOUT (SERVE WITH MASHED POTATOES)

Steps:

• Heat butter in large saucepan; cook onion and garlic, stirring, until onion softens. Add flour; cook, stirring, until mixture bubbles. Add mushrooms; cook, stirring, until mushrooms are just tender.
• Add tomato paste and wine to mushroom mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, simmer, uncovered, until liquid is reduced by half. Add the water and stock, return to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 30 minutes. Stir in thyme.

THE BEST MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add potatoes; cook until tender but still firm. Drain and return to stove over low heat to dry for 1 to 2 minutes.
• Add butter, Parmesan cheese, chives, cream cheese, garlic, salt, and pepper. Use a potato masher to mash until smooth, and serve.

ZUCCHINI POTATO MASH

Steps:

• Cook whole zucchini in water until soft. Drain and mash coarsely.
• Cook potatoes in water until soft. Cool, peel and mash coarsely.
• Combine all ingredients and stir together briskly.
• Serve at room temperature.

ZUCCHINI AND OLIVE MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Peel and quarter potatoes. In a kettle cover potatoes with salted cold water by 2 inches and simmer until just tender, about 25 minutes. Add tomatoes and simmer 5 minutes. Drain vegetables in a colander and transfer potatoes to a large bowl and tomatoes to a cutting board. With a potato masher mash potatoes and keep warm, covered. Cut tomatoes into thin julienne strips.
• Using largest holes of a 4-sided grater, grate zucchini. Pit olives and cut into thin julienne strips. Mince garlic. In a large nonstick skillet heat oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and sauté garlic, stirring, until golden. Add tomatoes, zucchini, olives, and salt and pepper to taste and sauté, stirring, until zucchini is just tender, about 3 minutes.
• Stir zucchini mixture into potatoes until combined well and season with salt and pepper. Potatoes may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. Reheat potatoes, covered, in a 350°F. oven about 30 minutes.

ZUCCHINI MASH

Steps:

• Cook bell pepper in oil and 1 tablespoon butter in a wide 4-quart heavy pot over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until softened, 4 to 6 minutes. Add garlic and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add zucchini, water, salt, and pepper and bring to a boil over moderately high heat, then cook at a brisk simmer, covered, 6 minutes. Remove lid and simmer until most of liquid is evaporated and zucchini is soft, about 6 minutes.
• Coarsely mash zucchini with a potato masher and add scallion greens and remaining tablespoon butter, stirring, until butter is incorporated.