Smashed Leek Potatoes

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 6 yukon gold potatoes
• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine
• 2 leeks, and light green parts only, thinly sliced
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 pinch dried thyme
• 1 1/3 cups buttermilk

Recipe

• 1 scrub potatoes.
• 2 cut into 2 inch cubes.
• 3 in large saucepan of boiling salted water,cover and cook potatoes until tender,about 15 minutes.
• 4 drain and return to pot.
• 5 meanwhile,in a small skillet,melt 1 tbsp butter over medium heat;fry leeks.
• 6 add a pinch of salt,pepper and thyme to leeks.
• 7 fry until tender,about 5 minutes.
• 8 add buttermilk,remaining butter,salt & pepper to potatoes;smash with potato masher until smooth with a few large pieces remaining.
• 9 stir in leeks mixture.