Description
These red skin garlic mashed potatoes taste just like that classic restaurant-style mashed potatoes that you order at a restaurant!
Ingredients
- Red Skin Potatoes, roughly chopped into 1-inch cubes (8)
- Butter, salted or unsalted (1/2 Cup)
- Milk or Cream (1/3 Cup)
- Garlic Cloves (2 shredded or minced)
Instructions
- Boil: Bring a large pot of water to a boil on high heat. While the water is heating up, wash and roughly chop your potatoes into 1-inch cubes. Carefully place the chopped potatoes into boiling water. Let boil for 10 - 15 minutes or until a fork can easily poke through.
- Mix: Strain the potatoes, and place them back into the same pot or a separate bowl. Add the butter, milk or cream, and a pinch of salt and pepper. Shred the garlic using a cheese grater over the pot, or mince the garlic finely and add to the pot. Using an electric mixer or hand-held masher, mix/mash for about 1-2 minutes or until most potato chunks are gone.
- Serve: Add more milk and salt for desired flavour and consistency. Serve and enjoy.
Notes
Grate the garlic. Grating the garlic instead of mincing it with a knife makes the flavour more elevated in this raw form.
If you don’t have fresh garlic, garlic powder works just as well! Use 2 - 3 teaspoons.
Add the butter first before the other ingredients, it will help the butter start to melt over the hot potatoes and make it easier to mix.
Use the potato-to-person ratio when picking your potatoes. Ever wondered how many potatoes you should grab for a mashed potato recipe? Think about how many whole potatoes you and your guests might eat. If you have 8 people to feed and think everyone would probably eat 1 potato amongst all the other food being served, grab 8 potatoes!
Add salt and pepper to taste. I like a lot of cracked black pepper in these mashed potatoes!
Nutrition facts are estimates only.
- Prep Time: 5
- Cook Time: 15
- Category: Dinner, Lunch, Side Dish
- Method: stove top
- Cuisine: American