Garlic Mashed Potatoes With Olive Oil |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 25 Minutes |
Ready In: 25 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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Potatoes aren't just about butter & cream. Baking potatoes, because of their drier flesh, seem to take more kindly to mashing than waxy potatoes. Don't try to mash potatoes with a food processor - they just get gluey. Ingredients:
* 2 1/2 pounds baking potatoes |
* salt to taste |
* 6 garlic cloves, peeled |
* 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil or more to taste |
* freshly ground black pepper to taste |
Directions:
1. PEEL the potatoes if you wish. Or peel half and leave the other half with the skins on.
2. CUT the potatoes in half and plunge them into a large pot of rapidly boiling water. Add the whole garlic cloves and cook, covered, until the potatoes are very tender - about 25 minutes
3. DRAIN the potatoes and garlic well and turn them into a warm serving bowl.
4. USING a potato masher, mash them coarsely, adding the olive oil a little at a time.
5. WHEN all the oil has been added, taste and add more salt if needed and an abundance of black pepper.
6. SERVE immediately.
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