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Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes
Silky mashed potatoes in an Instant? It can be done. Learn how to make mashed potatoes in an Instant Pot to free up your stovetop on any holiday (or weeknight).
👥 6 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 40 min🔥 Cook: 5 min👤 Jesse Szewczyk📖 epicurious
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●pot
- ●bowl
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Place 4 lb. russet potatoes (about 8), peeled, cut into 2" pieces, 4 garlic cloves, lightly smashed, 2 tsp. Diamond Crystal or 1 tsp. Morton kosher salt, and 4 cups water in an Instant pot. Lock lid and set Instant Pot to cook at high pressure ⏱️ 12 minutes. (Instant Pot will take about 15–⏱️ 20 minutes to come to pressure.) Manually release (quick release) pressure, then remove lid. Drain potatoes.
. russet potatoes (about 8), peeled, cut into 2" pieces4 lb(1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into ½" pieces, plus more for serving if desired1 cup
2
Transfer potatoes back to warm Instant Pot insert. Using a potato masher, smash hot potatoes until mostly smooth. Add 1 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into ½" pieces, ½ cup whole milk, ¼ cup sour cream, 1 tsp. freshly ground pepper, and remaining 2½ tsp. Diamond Crystal or 1¼ tsp. Morton kosher salt and stir until butter is melted and sour cream is completely distributed throughout potatoes. If you’d like your potatoes smoother, continue mashing until you reach your desired consistency. Taste and season with more salt and pepper if needed.
(1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into ½" pieces, plus more for serving if desired1 cup. freshly ground pepper, plus more1 tsp
3
Transfer potatoes to a medium bowl and top with pats of butter, thinly sliced chives, and more pepper, if desired.
(1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into ½" pieces, plus more for serving if desired1 cupThinly sliced chives (for serving; optional)
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