Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes With Broiled Cheddar Recipe

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 large heads garlic (or 3 small heads)
• Olive oil
• Salt
• Black pepper
• 2 – 2 ½ pounds red potatoes, peeled and roughly cubed
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
• 3 tablespoons sour cream, room temperature
• ¼ cup milk (I like to use 2%)
• 1 teaspoon chopped flat-leaf parsley
• 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
• 1 teaspoon chopped chives
• ½ cup grated sharp (or extra sharp) yellow cheddar cheese
• ½ cup grated sharp (or extra sharp) white cheddar cheese

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Preheat the oven to 400°.
2. Cut the tops off of the heads of garlic, drizzle each with a touch of olive oil, and top with a couple of pinches of salt and pepper; wrap each head tightly in a small square of foil and place onto a small baking sheet and roast for 40 minutes; once cool enough to handle, squeeze the cloves from their papers, and using a fork or the back of a knife, make into a roasted garlic “paste”; set aside. (Once garlic has finished roasting, reduce oven temperature to 350°.)
3. During about the final 25-30 minutes of the garlic roasting, place your cubed potatoes into a pot and cover them with about an inch of cold water, and add in enough salt so that the water tastes like the ocean.
4. Place the pot over medium-high heat, and bring the potatoes to a rolling boil; allow the potatoes to gently boil for about 22- 24 minutes, or until a small paring knife easily pierces them.
5. Drain the water completely and return the potatoes in the pot back to a medium heat for about 15-20 seconds, just to briefly allow any excess moisture to evaporate out.
6. Next, pass the cooked potatoes through a potato ricer and into a clean bowl (if you don’t have a ricer, you can just mash them by hand, but make sure you get them as lump-free as possible); add in the butter, the sour cream, and the milk, and fold to combine and blend those in.
7. Add in the roasted garlic “paste”, along with the parsley, thyme, and chives, and fold those in, as well.
8. Check to see if any additional salt/pepper is needed in the potatoes.
9. Next, lightly coat a medium-size baking dish with a little cooking spray, and spoon the mashed potatoes into the dish, smoothing the top.
10. Mix together the two cheddar cheeses, and sprinkle those over the top of the mashed potatoes; then, place the baking dish into the oven to bake (at 350°) for about 10 minutes, or until the cheese is melted; then, turn on the broiler and allow the cheese to become golden-brown, for a minute or two, if desired.

Source: The Cozy Apron

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