Mashed Potatoes with Fried Onions

This dish may not have religious significance, but eating it can be a religious experience. The combination of flavors—earthy potatoes and sweet caramelized onions—are common currency in Jewish cooking and are often used as a filling for blintzes and knishes. So why not serve them American-style, as mashed potatoes? Chicken stock and skim milk stand in for such fattening ingredients as butter and cream. When serving these mashed potatoes with a milchig meal, substitute vegetable broth or mo