Take your spuds to the next level with sauteed, roasted, and fried garlic.
Have other garlic mashed potato recipes left you underwhelmed?
Dear readers, do I have the recipe for you.
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I love, love garlic and I think that garlic and potatoes are a match made in heaven.
And whilegarlic mashed potatoesare delish, they never quite deliver on flavor for me.
I decided the only way forward was to addeven moregarlic to make too much garlic mashed potatoes.
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Is it too much garlic?
I think its just right.
A whole head is roasted and mashed with the cooled potatoes, providing a mild sweetness.
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A few cloves boil along with the potatoes, infusing them with savory flavor.
And a few minced cloves infuse the butter and milk, adding fresh garlicky goodness.
To top it all off, I fried some garlic chips.
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I served these mashed potatoes to my neighbors and everyone loved them, so youll find them surprisingly crowd-pleasing.
However, its easy to adjust the garlicky-ness.
you’re able to leave out any of the garlic preparations and still make tasty mashed potatoes.
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Dont have time to roast garlic?
Thats a shame (you’ve got the option to do it ahead of time!
), but just leave it out.
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Dont feel like frying garlic?
It adds a nice crunch but is certainly not required.
Place on a square of aluminum foil and drizzle with oil.
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Scrunch the foil around the garlic, sealing it in.
Set aside to cool slightly before squeezing the tender cloves from the peels.
Simple Tip!
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Peel the potatoes and cut them into roughly 1 1/2-inch pieces.
Peel 3 to 4 garlic cloves, leaving them whole.
Add the potatoes and garlic to a large pot and cover with a good inch of room-temperature water.
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Add 1 teaspoon of salt and place over medium-high heat.
Cover and bring to a boil.
Reduce the heat to maintain a simmer.
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Check the potatoes after 15 minutesthey should be easy to pierce completely through with a fork.
They will take 15 to 20 minutes to cook.
While the potatoes cook, heat the oil in a small skillet over medium-low heat.
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Add the thinly sliced garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until pale golden brown, about 5 minutes.
(They will continue to brown and crisp as they cool.)
Immediately transfer to a paper towel-lined bowl or plate to drain and sprinkle lightly with salt.
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Reserve the garlic oil.
Meanwhile, peel and mince 3 garlic cloves.
Add the butter, milk, and minced garlic to a small saucepan over medium-low heat.
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Cook until the butter is completely melted and the milk is steaming, swirling the pan occasionally.
Turn to the lowest setting and keep warm.
Once the potatoes and whole garlic cloves are done cooking, drain them in a colander.
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Return them to the pot (off of the heat).
Add the roasted garlic followed by the warm garlic butter and milk mixture.
Mash everything with a potato masher, just to combine.
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Add the sour cream, remaining salt, and pepper.
Mash, then taste.
Beat a few times with a wooden spoon until fluffy and light.
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Top with the garlic chips and a drizzle of the garlic oil, if using.
Save any leftover garlic oil for another dish, like a vinaigrette.
It will have a lovely toasted garlic flavor.
