Smoked Wasabi Mashed Potatoes

If you're a big meat and potato person like myself, this is a god send. When I first tasted wasabi mashed potatoes it absolutely blew my mind. I have loved wasabi for years but never thought it would belong in potatoes. I had no idea what I was missing and if you haven't tried it yet, neither do you.

 

Smoked Wasabi Mashed Potatoes

PREP TIME: 5 minutes
COOK TIME: 40-50 minutes
RECOMMENDED PELLETS: Hickory, Mesquite
SERVES: 4-6

INGREDIENTS

2-4 russet potatoes
2 tsp wasabi
1/4 c heavy cream
Salt and pepper to taste

PREPARATION

Start off by turning your Traeger on and set to "Smoke". Let your grill warm up for 3-5 minutes. While it gets ready, we can slice our potatoes. 

 

Cut your potatoes in half, length wise then cut in half again to make quarters. Once your potatoes are cut, season them well with salt and pepper and set your Traeger to "High". Once your grill is around 450F, set your potatoes on the grill to get them nice and soft with a beautiful char.

 

About every 15 minutes flip your potatoes to ensure all sides get a nice amount of color. Do this until your potatoes are fork tender, once they are, let's get to mashing.

 

Start to smash your potatoes with your wasabi, cream and a touch of salt and pepper. I personally love to mix in quite a bit of wasabi, however, at the risk of surprising a lot of readers, I dialed it back a notch, so feel free to add more wasabi as you'd like! This is a personal favorite of mine and I know you'll love it as well!