Mashed Potatoes with Garlic Cream, Butter, Butter and More Butter
Author:TJ
Prep Time:15
Cook Time:60
Total Time:1 hour 15 minutes
Yield:8 servings 1x
Ingredients
Scale
5 lbs yukon gold potatoes
4 sticks unsalted butter – cubed and chilled
1 stick of unsalted butter – melted
2 cups heavy cream
6 garlic cloves – smashed
1/2 bunch chives – chopped
1 thin slice of white onion
1/2 tsp nutmeg
Kosher salt
Instructions
Place the potatoes in a large pot and cover them with water. Bring to a simmer and cook for 25 minutes, or until a skewer will penetrate without any resistance
Pour the cream into a saucepan. Add the garlic, nutmeg and onion. Bring to a quick boil, turn off the heat and reserve until ready to mash the potatoes
Strain out the solids in the cream. Discard the solids and reserve the cream
Drain the potatoes with a colander. When cool enough to handle, peel them and rice them back into the warm pot. Add the cubed butter one stick at a time while mashing
Add the infused cream a little at a time while mashing the potatoes, using all of it, or stop when you reach your desired stiffness
Taste, season with salt and the melted butter (optional) until it is all incorporated
Fold in half of chives, place in a warm serving dish and sprinkle remaining chives for garnish