We love mashed potatoes. We also had some leftover coconut milk from curry roasted tofu and vegetables, and these two facts put together resulted in coconut mashed potatoes. Google told me that in Hawaii, sweet potatoes are often mashed in coconut milk. Here, the coconut flavor hides in the background, but still gives a nice new accent to regular mashed potatoes.
Here’s what we had:
- 8-9 medium potatoes
- 1 carrot
- 1 dl coconut milk
- 1 tablespoon vegetable margarine
- 1 teaspoon salt
- pinch of white pepper
The process was as usual; peeled and sliced the potatoes and the carrot, cooked until soft, mashed with a potato masher, added coconut milk, margarine, and seasonings, and beat with a whisk until fluffy.
5 Comments
Never thought abt cocnut milk instead of cream or milk. Need to try this twist for thanksgiving meal
Mocha: I really liked the subtle coconut flavor in these mashed potatoes, and would love to hear your thoughts about it if you do try this!
hey cool twist. nice way to get some goodness of coconut into the carbohydrates. like it. will try it soon
I came up with this idea tonight (completely indepedantly). I cook a lot of Thai food and I had some coconut milk left over.
My wife thought I was crazy when I said I wanted to make coconut mashed potatoes with the wild boar sausages, but I tell you, coconut mash, wild boar sausages and sauted fennel + onions covered in gravy is seriously nice!!!
I thought I would check online to see if I was crazy, thankfully I am not. Anyone who hasn’t tried coconut mashed potatoes has a mission, TRY IT!!! It is lovely!!
Dave - isn’t it great to come up with a little tweak to a basic recipe that makes it stand out? How funny that you found us while checking “coconut mashed potatoes” on-line, I remember doing that when I first made this!