European-Style
Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Optional Ingredients: • You may add a pinch of nutmeg to the
potatoes with salt and pepper to taste.
Cooking Tips: • Reserve a few slices of butter to place on
potatoes in the serving bowl so that the butter will melt in
front of your guests.
Special Ingredients: Yukon Gold potatoes are a relatively
new variety to consumers and has a yellow to golden skin
color with an excellent texture for boiling and mashing. Sir
Walter Raleigh cultivated the humble potato at his home in
Ireland, convincing the Irish and the rest of Europe that
the potato was not poisonous, but quite fit for human
consumption.
Recipe can be found in gourmet Cooking with 5 ingredients
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European-Style
Garlic Mashed Potatoes
2 pounds Yukon gold or cobbler potatoes 4 whole cloves
garlic, peeled 11⁄2 cups whole milk 1⁄2 cup sour
cream 8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter, cubed
• Serves 6-8. • Peel potatoes and slice into quarters. •
Place potatoes in a large pot with a cover and fill with
cold, salted water. • Add the garlic cloves and bring water
to a boil. • Boil uncovered for approximately 20 to 25
minutes until the largest slices of potatoes are fork
tender. • Drain and set potatoes aside. • In a small pan,
slowly bring the milk and sour cream to a boil, then
immediately set aside. • Mash the potatoes and garlic and
place back into large pot. Set on stove at low temperature.
• Gradually add warmed milk to potatoes while using a hand
mixer to blend. Beat until smooth and creamy. • Using a
wooden spoon stir in the butter. • Once the butter is
completely melted, remove potatoes from pot and immediately
place in serving bowl. • Serve hot.