Description
Browned butter mashed potatoes with garlic and parmesan elevate comfort food to gourmet heights with rich, nutty flavors. Creamy potatoes blended with aromatic garlic and sharp parmesan cheese promise a luxurious side dish you’ll crave at every meal.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 3 pounds (1.36 kilograms) baby potatoes (Yukon Gold or Russet Potatoes, peeled)
- 6 ounces (170 grams) unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup (50 grams) parmesan cheese, grated
Aromatics and Liquids:
- 4 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 cup (240 milliliters) milk, more if needed
Seasonings:
(None specified in original recipe)
Instructions
- Wash and peel potatoes, chopping into uniform large chunks to ensure even cooking.
- Submerge potato pieces in heavily salted water, boiling for approximately 20 minutes until easily pierced with a fork without disintegrating.
- While potatoes simmer, create browned butter by melting butter in a small skillet over medium heat, stirring constantly.
- Once butter begins foaming, introduce crushed garlic and reduce heat, continuously swirling pan until butter transforms into a golden-brown shade with a rich, nutty fragrance.
- Watch for delicate brown sediment forming, which indicates perfect caramelization; immediately remove from heat to prevent burning.
- Drain potatoes thoroughly, returning them to the original cooking pot.
- Carefully strain most of the aromatic browned butter through a fine mesh sieve directly onto potatoes, preserving crispy garlic fragments.
- Incorporate parmesan cheese and milk, using a hand mixer or potato masher to blend until achieving a smooth, creamy consistency.
- Adjust texture by adding extra milk if desired, ensuring potatoes remain light and fluffy.
- Conduct a flavor assessment, seasoning with additional salt as needed.
- Plate the mashed potatoes, garnishing with reserved browned butter, extra parmesan, chopped parsley, and crispy garlic pieces.
- Caution: Avoid over-mixing with electric beaters to prevent a gummy texture.
Notes
- Prevent Gluey Texture by avoiding overbeating potatoes, which releases too much starch and creates a sticky, unpleasant consistency.
- Achieve Golden Butter Perfection by watching the color closely and removing from heat immediately when it turns nutty brown with crispy bits, ensuring rich flavor without burning.
- Customize Consistency by adjusting milk quantity – less milk for thicker potatoes, more for a silkier texture that suits individual preferences.
- Enhance Dietary Adaptations by using lactose-free milk or plant-based alternatives like almond or oat milk for those with dairy restrictions, maintaining the recipe’s creamy essence.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner, Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Boiling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 247 kcal
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 102 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 26 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 37 mg