Mashed Garlic & Onion Potatoes
photo by Derf2440
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 6 medium russet potatoes, scrubbed
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 6 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 medium yellow onions, chopped (about 2 cups)
- 1⁄4 cup skim milk
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme (or 1 tsp dried)
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
directions
- Cook potatoes until fork tender (about 30 min).
- While potatoes are cooking, heat olive oil in a medium skillet over medium heat.
- Add garlic and onions, cook, stirring frequently until soft and golden (about 10 min).
- Drain potatoes, reserve 1/4 cup liquid.
- Cool potatoes until you can handle them to slip off the skins.
- Cut potatoes into quarters and return to the saucepan.
- Add 1/4 cup potato water, milk, salt & pepper.
- Heat mixture until heated through (about 5 min).
- Mash potato mixture until smooth.
- Stir in onion/garlic & thyme.
- Spoon potatoes into a serving dish; drizzle with butter and serve.
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Reviews
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Great taters. I followed the recipe exactly except I put potatoes through a ricer instead of mashing them. I also used 1% milk. The onions and garlic turn ordinary potatoes into something special. I served them with roast turkey, stuffing, carrots and green beans. Will be making many more times. Thanks Bergy.
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Bergy
Small town in the Okanagan, B.C.
On January 10 2010 I will celebrate 9 years of Life with Zaar. I can't imagine being without it! It has become part of my daily routine.
I feel very privileged to be one of the hosts on the Photo Forum. Taking photos of my culinary efforts is a full time hobby and I love it. My friends all know what to expect when they come to dinner "Are you finished taking pictures?" or "Did you get a photo of so & so?" I never let them wait too long and the food is NEVER cold! I now have over 6000 photos on Zaar - some fairly good and some definitely not so good. I am happy to say that practice does help.
My roots are in Vancouver BC Canada - a very beautiful city that holds many wonderful memories for me. In 1990, I decided that for my retirement years I may want to settle in a smaller community and found a slice of heaven in the North Okanagan B.C. I love living here but every once in a while I miss the bright city lights, the Broadway shows and some of the small wonderful ethnic restaurants that Vancouver abounds in. That is easily resolved. I just take a trip to the coast, visit with friends for a weekend see a show and feast on Dim Sum or other specialty foods.
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