Mashed potatoes with truffle sauce

Preparation info
  • Makes

    4

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      30 min

Appears in

By Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Mark Bittman

Published 2000

  • About

This is no less than the ultimate expression of mashed potatoes with gravy. You have to try it to believe it. Expensive, yes, but barely more difficult than the first recipe in this series—once you have the truffles and Jus Rôti.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound Yukon Gold or other all-purpose potatoes, peeled and cut into large chunks
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Method

  1. Put the potatoes in salted water to cover and bring to a boil; adjust the heat so that the water bubbles, but not too rapidly, and cook until the potatoes are tender but not mushy, about 20 minutes. Meanwhile, warm the milk gently.
  2. While the potatoes are cooking, put 1 tablespoon