Recipe: Mashed Potatoes with Green Onions (Tahoe Joe's)

MASHED POTATOES WITH GREEN ONIONS
Source: Bon App tit, R.S.V.P., September 2002
Tahoe Joe's, Fresno, CA
Makes 6 servings

Suzelle Kasaian writes: "Tahoe Joe's here in Fresno may be missing Lake Tahoe's mountain views, but the lodge-style restaurant has plenty of good food. I'd like to get the recipe for the mashed potatoes referred to on the menu as 'mountain mashers."

1 1/2 pounds red-skinned potatoes, scrubbed, unpeeled
1 1/2 pounds russet potatoes, scrubbed, unpeeled
1 cup half and half
1/2 cup finely chopped green onions
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, room temperature

Cut all potatoes into 1 1/2-inch pieces. Set steamer rack in pot. Add enough water to pot to reach depth of 1 inch; bring to boil. Place potatoes on rack. Cover pot and steam potatoes until tender, about 30 minutes. Remove potatoes and steamer rack from pot. Discard water in pot. Return potatoes to pot.

Add half and half, green onions, and butter. Mash until almost smooth. Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve.