Sage Mashed Potatoes With Corn Food

SAGE-BUTTER MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Peel and halve 3 medium russet potatoes. Put in a microwave-safe bowl, cover with plastic wrap and make a small hole in the plastic with a knife. Microwave until tender, 12 to 15 minutes; let sit, covered, 2 minutes. Mash the potatoes with 1 to 1 1/4 cups hot milk, and salt to taste. Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a small skillet over medium heat and cook until golden brown; add 8 to 10 sage leaves and cook 30 more seconds. Pour over the potatoes.

MASHED POTATOES WITH FRIED SAGE

Steps:

• Put the potatoes in a large pot and cover with cold water by 1 1/2 inches. Add 2 teaspoons salt, the garlic and bay leaves and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium to maintain a steady simmer and cook until the potatoes are tender but not falling apart, about 20 minutes. Drain well and return to the pot off the heat; discard the bay leaves.
• Add the half-and-half, 2 tablespoons butter and a few grinds of pepper to the pot. Mash the potatoes until very smooth. Add the mascarpone and mash until creamy, adding more half-and-half as needed to loosen. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a serving dish.
• Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a small skillet over medium heat; cook, swirling the pan occasionally, until the butter starts browning, 3 minutes. Add the sage leaves and cook until crisp, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Add a pinch of salt and swirl to dissolve; pour over the potatoes before serving.

SAGE MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• In a greased 11x7-in. baking dish, layer the potatoes and onion. Combine the water, oil, sage, salt and pepper; pour over potato mixture. Cover and bake at 450° for 45-50 minutes or until potatoes are tender, stirring twice. Transfer to a bowl; add yogurt and mash.

SHEPHERD'S PIE II

Steps:

• Boil potatoes until tender. Mash with milk and 2 tablespoons butter or margarine. Season with nutmeg, salt and pepper. Set aside.
• Saute the onions with the paprika. Add the ground beef and sage, cook until meat is browned.
• In a sauce pan, blanch frozen vegetables for 5 minutes in boiling water. Drain.
• Spread a thin layer of potatoes in the casserole dish. Add half the peas and corn, then the ground beef and then the rest of the peas and corn. Top with mashed potatoes.
• Dot top with flakes of butter, nutmeg, paprika, salt and pepper. Bake at 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) for 40 to 50 minutes, or until golden brown.

CORN MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Place the potatoes in a large pot, cover with cold water and season with salt. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to medium and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain well, then cool slightly. Return the potatoes to the pot and, using a masher, mash the potatoes.
• Meanwhile, melt the butter in medium, heavy skillet over medium heat. Add the onions and saute until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and corn and saute about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add the cream and cook over medium-low heat for 3 minutes longer.
• Add the sauteed corn to the mashed potatoes and stir to combine until the liquid is fully absorbed. Season with salt and pepper. Serve immediately.

ROASTED POTATOES WITH SAGE AND GARLIC

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F and place a large, heavy skillet or roasting pan in the oven to heat.
• Place the potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with cold salted water. Put on high heat to boil. Once boiling, lower heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Drain the potatoes well, and place on paper towels. put the flour on a plate. When the potatoes are dry, roll them in the flour to coat.
• Remove the hot skillet from the oven and add the oil and potatoes. Roast, shaking the pan occasionally until the potatoes are golden brown all over, about 30 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and add the garlic, sage and butter. Return to the oven for one minute.
• Season generously with salt and pepper and serve.

MASHED POTATOES WITH CORN AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Place potatoes and water in a microwave-safe dish. Cover and microwave on high for 12-14 minutes or until tender; drain. , Place potatoes in a bowl; mash with milk, butter, salt and pepper. Stir in corn and cheese.

CORN AND MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Remove kernels from cobs and set aside (there should be about 2 or 3 cups of corn).
• Cook potatoes and garlic in boiling salted water until tender.
• Drain potatoes, reserving about a half a cup of liquid.
• Saute corn kernels in 1 tablespoon of butter, season with salt and pepper and cook 6-8 minutes.
• Set aside.
• Melt the remaining butter until it becomes brown lightly and begins to smell nutty.
• Remove the pan from the heat so it does not burn; there will be some brown whey in the bottom of the pan.
• Whip the potatoes with the mixer along with cream, browned butter and sour cream.
• Add additional potato cooking liquid as needed.
• Fold in corn kernals, season with salt and pepper.
• Mix in chives or scallions if using.

SAGE AND ONION MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• In a greased 3 quart casserole dish, combine the potatoes and onions.
• In a large glass measuring cup combine vegetable broth, olive oil, sage, salt& freshly ground black pepper; drizzle over the potato and onion mixture and toss to coat.
• Bake uncovered for 1 hour, or until the vegetables are tender; stirring once or twice as needed.
• Roughly mash potatoes with a potato masher or with an electric mixer on low speed.
• Slowly stir in enough milk and butter for the potatoes to reach the desired consistency.
• Transfer to a serving bowl and enjoy!

SAGE AND GARLIC MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• In a small saucepan simmer garlic in oil until golden. Stir in sage and remove pan from heat. Let mixture stand 15 minutes and drain oil through a fine sieve into a small bowl, discarding solids.
• Make fried sage leaves:
• In a small skillet heat 1/8 inch oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and fry sage leaves, 1 at a time, about 3 seconds, until crisp, transferring with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain. Sprinkle sage leaves with coarse salt.
• Peel potatoes and quarter. In a large saucepan cover potatoes by 1 inch with salted cold water and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Reserve about 1/3 cup cooking liquid and drain potatoes.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• While potatoes are still warm force through a ricer or medium disk of a food mill into a bowl and beat in yogurt, butter, seasoned oil, enough reserved liquid to reach desired consistency, and salt and pepper to taste. Transfer to an ovenproof serving dish. Mashed potatoes may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.
• Heat potatoes in oven until heated through and top with fried sage leaves.