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Mashed Potatoes with Hot Pepper Cheese and Garlic

Source of Recipe


Bon Appetit-9/00






List of Ingredients



• 10 cloves garlic, unpeeled
  
• 3 1/2 pounds russet potatoes, peeled and cut in 2-inch pieces
  
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
  
• 1/4 cup chopped shallots
  
• 1/4 cup butter, room temperature
  
• 1 cup grated hot pepper Monterey Jack cheese
  
• 3/4 cup sour cream
  






Instructions



1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Wrap garlic in foil. Roast until tender, about 1 hour. Peel. Place in small bowl; mash with a fork.
   
   
2. Cook potatoes in pot of boiling water until tender, about 25 minutes. Drain.
   
   
3. Heat oil in same pot over medium heat. Add garlic and shallots; saute 2 minutes. Add potatoes; cook until potatoes begin to fall apart, stirring occasionally, about 6 minutes. Mash potatoes in pot. Mash in butter, then cheese and sour cream. Season with salt and pepper.
   
   
4. Servings: 6
   
   






Final Comments


Notes: A specialty of The Old House in Santa Fe