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Garlic Smashed Potatoes

Source of Recipe


Chef Jason Girard






List of Ingredients



• 4 large potatoes
  
• 6 cloves Simple Roasted Garlic (procedure follows)
  
• 4 Tbsp butter
  
• 1 to 2 cups milk or cream
  
• Salt and pepper to taste
  






Instructions



1. Fill a large pot about half full with water and put on the stove to boil (you can add a teaspoon or two of salt to enhance flavor and raise the boiling temperature of the water, thus shortening cooking time, but it is not necessary).
   
   
2. Peel and quarter potatoes and place in boiling water. Boil for about 10 minutes, or until potatoes are just past "fork tender." Drain potatoes using a colander and return them immediately to the cooking pot -- DO NOT rinse or cool potatoes.
   
   
3. Add garlic, butter, milk, salt and pepper. Mash with a potato masher to desired consistency.
   
   Makes 4 to 6 servings.
   
   SIMPLE ROASTED GARLIC: Take a head of fresh garlic and break it apart into individual cloves -- you don't need to peel it. Place the cloves on a sheet of aluminum foil and toss them with a teaspoon or two of extra-virgin (first cold pressing a MUST) olive oil -- just enough to coat. Then fold the foil into an airtight pouch and place in a 400-degree (F) oven for about 30 to 45 minutes. When the garlic is done, simply squeeze it out of the skin. And there you have it! Delicious fresh roasted garlic.