Signature Dish of the Day: Creamy Mashed Beets & Potatoes
Signature Dish of the Day: Happy Thursday...Our signature dish of the day today is this luscious, vibrant, and gorgeously colorful Creamy Mashed Beets & Potatoes dish! Yes, the picture above truly consists of a unique combination of regular and sweet potatoes, masterfully infused with delicious mashed red beets 😎. I've talked about my unending love of beet roots before, so it's easy to see why I came up with this idea to elevate good old regular mashed potatoes by adding this colorful root vegetable into the mix. And voila...this amazing dish was the magical result of that novel culinary experiment. I was very happy that the outcome was precisely what I had expected...a bright-red colored medley of mashed root vegetable goodness!
While it may look a bit daunting and complex, this dish is actually very easy to prepare and just needs a good investment of about 1 and 1/2 hour of your time. I first peeled and boiled 5 large potatoes, 2 medium-sized sweet potatoes, and 2 small beet roots. Yes, only 2 beet roots completely dominated this dish - they are that powerful! I sliced them into small chunks to facilitate faster cooking, and made sure to season the boiling water with salt before adding my chopped root vegetables. Although I combined all my vegetables in one pot, I would highly recommend boiling the beet roots separately as they tend to take longer to cook. Once all the vegetables were fork tender, I poured out the water and stored in a jar for later use as a delicious vegetable broth. I then used a potato masher to mash all the cooked vegetables until they achieved a smooth consistency, with the exception of the beet roots which I didn't mash completely to ensure there would still be visible chunks of it in the final mash-up for added texture and visual effect. I then added 2 tablespoons of sour cream and about 1-inch thick cold butter and mixed thoroughly to blend together. Finally, I garnished with some dry parsley flakes and served warm as a delicious dinner entree. Creamy, luscious, downright delicious, and oh so satisfying, this dish was simply divine...my husband and I enjoyed it so much that not even a single droplet of it was left untouched 😆. This recipe has quickly become one of my favorites and I look forward to replicating it again for future dinner meals. Enjoy! 😋😍
