Purée de Pommes de Terre à l'Ail
Creamy Garlic Mashed Potatoes are the creamiest, most heavenly mashed potatoes ever. It is an excellent vegetable side dish for your favorite meats, such as roasts or even cold meats. Easy with only 4 ingredients and delicious!
If you are looking for stand alone potato recipe for supper, try these delicious dishes: Truffade Recette, Potatoes Gratin Recipe, or Tartiflette Recette.
What To Serve With These Creamy Spuds
Every potato lover knows the joy of eating smooth mashed potatoes. And this recipe is so full of flavor that it will surely delight your meals all year long. Serve it on special occasions like the major holidays with roast turkey or birthdays with something special like peppered steak.
What To Cook With This Recipe For A Complete Meal
I have given you 2 suggestions already for protein. If you follow the protein, starchy food, and vegetable rule of thumb for putting together dinners, then you will only need to decide on vegetables.
I have many delicious, easy, and quick-to-prepare vegetable dishes that you will love to try, like vegetable caponata, parsnip dishes, or baked tomatoes Provençal.
About The Ingredients
2 Whole Garlic Bulbs (Don't mistake the bulbs for cloves.)
A garlic bulb is made up of multiple cloves, each with its own onion-like skin, tightly packed together.
Sometimes, it makes it a little challenging to separate them. And the bulb has a skin encasing the clump of cloves.
Now you know how much garlic is called for in this recipe, don't be alarmed at the amount, as it is very different when it is cooked.
The garlic gives a much sweeter and more subtle flavor once cooked, which gives your mashed potatoes the flavor of France!
Here Is An Easy Way To Peel Garlic
Put the garlic cloves in a small pan and pour boiling water over them, just to cover them. Boil for two minutes, then remove from heat and drain. The garlic cloves will peel much more easily and quickly as they cool.
📖 Recipe
Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Ingredients
- 2 whole garlic bulbs dividing them into garlic cloves (leave unpeeled)
- 4 oz unsalted butter
- 3 lbs baking potatoes
- ½ cup milk
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Put the garlic cloves in a small pan and pour on boiling water just to cover them.
- Boil for two minutes then remove from heat and drain.
- Peel the garlic cloves as they cool.
- Melt about half the butter in a heavy-bottomed pan and add the blanched garlic cloves.
- Cook until golden over low heat - about 15 minutes.
- Now put the garlic into a blender with the buttery sauce and blend to a nice purée.
- Spoon this into a bowl and cover. Put aside until your potatoes are ready.
- Wash and peel your potatoes and cut them into small pieces.
- Pour cold water over the potatoes, just enough to cover them, and salt to your liking.
- Cook over medium heat until the potatoes are cooked.
- Drain your potatoes and mash them with a potato masher or a fork in the pan.
- Return the potatoes to the pan to heat them for about 2 minutes to help dry them out.
- Remove from heat and beat with a wooden spoon.
- Heat the milk over medium heat until very hot then beat it into the mashed potatoes and add the garlic puree. Beat well.
- Taste your garlic mashed potatoes and season with a little more salt and pepper to your liking.
- Serve & Toujour Bon Appetit ~ Enjoy your food always!
Notes
- Choose the Right Potatoes: Russets or Yukon Gold potatoes yield the creamiest texture.
- Double the Garlic: For a stronger garlic flavor, roast an additional bulb of garlic and blend it into the potatoes.
- Make Ahead: These mashed potatoes can be made a day in advance and reheated over low heat, adding a touch more cream to restore the creamy texture.
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Judith says
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