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Smoked Mashed Potatoes in a bowl
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Smoked Mashed Potatoes

Learn everything you need to know about how to make Smoked Mashed Potatoes! 
We smoke and then mash up skin-on red potatoes for maximum flavor and color.
Whether you’ve got a gas or charcoal grill, a Traeger or Pit Boss pellet grill, or even a Masterbuilt electric smoker, we’ve got you covered!
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Servings 8 servings
Calories 600kcal
Author Mads Martigan
Cost $15

Equipment

  • Large Stock Pot
  • Large Slotted Spoon
  • Cutting Board
  • Paper Towels
  • Knife
  • Large Baking Sheet
  • Aluminum Foil
  • Smoker or Pellet grill -OR-
  • Gas or Charcoal Grill setup for indirect heat
  • Hickory, Mesquite, and/or Apple pellets, woodchips, or chunks
  • Small Saucepan
  • Large Mixing Bowl
  • Potato Masher
  • Large Serving Bowl

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs Red Potatoes 6 medium or 12 small
  • Olive Oil
  • 1½ Cups Half and Half
  • 6 tablespoon Unsalted Butter
  • ½ Cup Sour Cream
  • 2 teaspoon Kosher Salt or 1 teaspoon Table Salt
  • ½ teaspoon Fresh Ground Black Pepper
  • Fresh Chives, finely chopped for garnish (optional

Instructions

Set Up the Grill or Smoker

  • Preheat the smoker, or grill setup for indirect cooking, to 180°F.
    a smoker set to 180 degrees
  • If using a pellet grill, load the hopper with your chosen pellets, turn on the grill, and set the temperature for 180°F or the "Smoke" setting.

Boil and Prepare the Potatoes

  • Place the whole potatoes in a large pot and cover with cold water until 1-inch of water is above the surface of the potatoes.
    2 lbs Red Potatoes
    boiling red potatoes
  • Bring the water to a boil then reduce to a simmer and cook the potatoes until fork tender, about 20-30 minutes depending on size of the potatoes.
    taking a boiled red potato out of a pot with a slotted spoon
  • Drain the potatoes, spread out on a cutting board and dry with paper towels.
  • Cut the potatoes into quarters.  Do not peel the skins off.
    quartered red potato on a cutting board
  • Line a baking sheet with foil and spray or brush a thin layer of olive oil on the foil so that the potatoes do not stick.
    Olive Oil
  • Spread the quartered potatoes out on the tray with the skin sides facing DOWN. Do NOT drizzle or spray any oil on the potatoes themselves.
    quartered red potatoes on a baking tray ready to go in grill or smoker

Smoke the Potatoes

  • Once you’ve got the temperature of the grill or smoker at 180°F with indirect heat, place the whole pan of quartered potatoes in the cooking chamber.
    red potatoes smoking in smoker to make smoked mashed potatoes
  • Smoke the potatoes for 60 minutes.
    smoked potatoes turning golden in smoker
  • While they are smoking, melt the butter into the half and half on the stove. Add the butter to the half and half in a small saucepan on the stove over medium-low heat.
    6 tablespoon Unsalted Butter, 1½ Cups Half and Half
    butter melting in half and half in saucepot
  • Stir and heat gently until the butter is completely melted and mixed into the half and half. Set aside.

Mix up the Mashed Potatoes

  • Once the potatoes are done smoking, remove them from the grill or smoker and carefully transfer them to a large mixing bowl.
    transferring smoked red potatoes to a mixing bowl to mash
  • Mash the smoked potatoes with the potato masher as best you can by themselves before adding any of the other ingredients (we will mash them more after adding them).
    mashing smoked red potatoes in a mixing bowl
  • Gently stir in the butter/half and half mixture.
    adding butter and cream to smoked mashed potatoes
  • Next, stir in the sour cream, 1 teaspoon of the Kosher Salt, and the pepper.
    ½ Cup Sour Cream, 2 teaspoon Kosher Salt, ½ teaspoon Fresh Ground Black Pepper
    adding sour cream to smoked mashed potatoes
  • Gently mash again with your potato masher to incorporate all the ingredients. Do not OVERWORK the potatoes or they can get gummy and taste less appetizing. Just enough to get all the wet ingredients absorbed into the smoked potatoes and have a good texture.
    mashing smoked potatoes in a mixing bowl
  • Taste test for saltiness and add the second teaspoon of Kosher salt if needed.
  • Transfer the smoked mashed potatoes to a serving bowl and garnish the top with more fresh cracked pepper and the fresh chopped chives for extra color.
    Fresh Chives, finely chopped
    smoked mashed potatoes in a bowl
  • Serve while still hot and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 600kcal