Creamed Potatoes and ButterBeans - What's Cooking with Paula Deen

On today's episode of what's cooking with Paula Deen, Paula talks about mashed potatoes and offers her tips on the best ways to make sure your mashed or creamed potatoes are delicious. Paula always uses red potatoes, roughly peeled so you know the potatoes are fresh. Mashed Potatoes Cube potatoes and boil until tender. Season with salt and petter and garlic salt Drain the potatoes Heat 1 cup of 1/2 and 1/2 2 two tablespoons of sour cream (Paula's secret tip!) Whip ingredients with hand mixer to desired consistency Add butter last once the ingredients are combined. Cover until serving Butter Bean Recipes Start with a ham hock. Some grocery stores will have sliced ham hock. Ask butcher if they can provide a sliced ham hock Cover with water, salt and pepper and garlic chopped up Simmer for an hour Add fresh or frozen butter beans (lima beans. Add more water to cover beans if necessary. Add a tablespoon of bacon grease for flavor Cook for 20-25 min for flash frozen beans and 45 - 60 minutes for fresh butter beans Add pods of okra in the last 15 minutes of cooking for additional flavor Happy Eating!