Mashed Garlic & Onion Potatoes is such a flavorful Mashed Potato recipe and easy enough to make. You're really only including some Garlic Cloves & diced Onions, that gets boiled and mashed along with the Potatoes. Add Butter & Cream along with some reserved Potato Water, Salt & Pepper to taste with a good amount of Green Onions and/or Parsley and voilà!
Servings: 4
Equipment
- 1 Pot
- 1 Strainer
- 1 Potato Masher or Ricer or Hand Held Mixer
Ingredients
- 700 g Potatoes - Peeled & quartered
- 8 C Water - or to cover
- 1 Whole Onion - Finely diced
- 5 Cloves Garlic - Crushed
- 1/8 tsp Baking Soda
- As Needed Reserved Cooking Water - to adjust the consistency
- 1/4 C Butter & Cream - each
- 1 tsp Sea Salt - or butter popcorn seasoning to taste
- 1/8 tsp White Pepper
- 1-2 Stalks Green Onions - Finely chopped, optional
- 1 Tbl Parsley - Optional
- To Taste Onion Powder & Garlic Powder - either one or both to taste, optional
Instructions
- Boil Potatoes: Peel the Potatoes and weigh out 700g. Quarter the potatoes. If the Potatoes are large, slice the potatoes in half lengthwise and quarter each half into roughly equal size pieces. Place into a pot with Cold Water to rinse and then fill with water. Add Baking Soda, Garlic Cloves and diced Onions. Cover and set the timer for 20 minutes and check at 15 minutes. Continue to cook until the potatoes are softened. Once the pot is boiling, reduce the heat, so the pot does not overflow.
- Strain & Mash: Strain with a lid over the pot, reserving some of the cooking Water to make adjustments to the consistency later on. Add the Butter & Cream and mash. Add the remaining ingredients and mash again to mix everything through. Adjust the consistency with the reserved cooking water to get the consistency desired. If using a Ricer: Run the Potatoes through the Ricer, then add the Butter & Cream, along with the remaining ingredients to mix. Use the reserved cooking water to adjust the consistency.
- Serving: Serve right away, or keep warm in the oven until ready to serve. Optionally, place the mashed potatoes in an oven safe dish and cover to refrigerate and reheat in the oven at 350F while covered for about 20–30 minutes, when ready to serve.
Notes
You can also sauté Garlic & Onions in Butter and add it to the mash for Caramelized Mashed Garlic & Onion Potatoes. Another option is to roast Garlic & Onions for a Roasted Garlic & Onion Mashed Potatoes.
Buttery Flavor: Instead of Sea Salt added to season the mashed potatoes, use Butter Popcorn seasoning to really drive those buttery flavors into the mashed potatoes. Then use Sea Salt to adjust.