SLASH'EM, GASH'EM SPUDS

EVEN YOUR BEST FRIENDS CAN BE PSYCHO-SLASHERS

6 MEDIUM RUSSET POTATOES

2 TSP SALT

8-12 SMALL MUSHROOMS

1/2 CUP MILK

4 TBLS (1/2 STICK) BUTTER SOFTENED

1 TSP PEPPER

2 RED PEPPERS, SLICED

KETCHUP

ASSORTED VEGETABLES (BROCCOLI, ZUCCHINI, CARROTS, ETC.

ADDITIONAL MELTED BUTTER

 

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

VEGETABLE PEELER ¨ SHARP KNIFE ¨ LARGE POT WITH COVER

¨ SLOTTED SPOON ¨ LARGE MIXING BOWL ¨ ELECTRIC MIXER

¨ SALAD PLATES ¨ BLUNT KNIFE

 

  1. Peel potato skins with a vegetable peeler.

  2. Cut potatoes into quarters and put them in a large pot 3/4 full of cold water. Add 1 tsp of salt to the water, cover the pot, and boil for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the potatoes are soft.
  3. Using a slotted spoon, carefully remove potatoes from the hot water and place in a large mixing bowl. Add the milk, butter, pepper, and the remaining 1 tsp of salt. Beat with an electric mixer for 3 to 4 minutes, or until light and fluffy.
  4. Spoon a mound of potatoes onto individual salad plates. Allow to cool slightly, then using clean hands, sculpt a human head on each plate.
  5. Using vegetables of your choice, add eyes a nose, and a mouth to each head. (Try mushrooms for eyes, red pepper slices for lips, broccoli for hair or mustaches, etc.)
  6. Using a blunt knife, slash a gash down the side of each head. Pour ketchup (blood) into each gash and dribble on melted-butter pus for a deliciously disgusting side dish!

 

Serves 4 to 6 slasher-ettes.

Serving Idea: Serve Slash'em, Gash'em Spuds ungarnished and let your guests dress and slash'em. Then give a hand (made out of potatoes, of course) to the maker of the best one.