Roasted Garlic Mashed Red Potatoes
I made a pot roast for dinner tonight and wanted mashed potatoes to pair with it. I decided to mash red potatoes with their skin on and make them extra special by adding a bulb of roasted garlic and a dollop of sour cream. These mashed potatoes had a great garlic flavor and the sour cream gave them a nice tang. The pot roast gravy tasted fantastic on these potatoes and we all loved them– especially me.
How to Make Roasted Garlic Mashed Red Potatoes
Roast the garlic – click here for the instructions.
Cook the potatoes in a large pot of boiling salted water until tender, about 15-20 minutes.
Drain the potatoes; return to the pot, stirring, over low heat for one minute. This dries the excess moisture from the potatoes so they can absorb the milk and butter.
Stir in the roasted garlic (squeezed from the skin), milk, butter, sea salt, and freshly cracked pepper, to taste. Smash the potatoes with a hand masher until you reach your desired consistency. Serve immediately. Enjoy.
Ingredients
- 1 bulb of roasted garlic click the link up above for instructions on roasting
- ¾ lb red potatoes cut into 1-inch chunks
- 1/4-1/3 cup of milk
- 2 tbsp butter softened
- 1-2 tbsp sour cream to taste
- Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper to taste
Instructions
- Roast the garlic - click here for the instructions.
- Cook the potatoes in a large pot of boiling salted water until tender, about 15-20 minutes.
- Drain the potatoes; return to the pot, stirring, over low heat for one minute. This dries the excess moisture from the potatoes so they can absorb the milk and butter.
- Stir in the roasted garlic (squeezed from the skin), milk, butter, sea salt, and freshly cracked pepper, to taste. Smash the potatoes with a hand masher until you reach your desired consistency. Serve immediately. Enjoy.
J’adore this potato recipe and the addition of garlic.
Love this Pam! I love garlic!
My husband would love this, he loves garlic potatoes. Yum Yum. Have a good day Diane
They sound delicious Pam and I’m a believer that pot roast needs mashed potatoes (and gravy for me)
Yum! This is the traditional recipe for our Thanksgiving potatoes and we love it! My son, Eric, makes them every year! Great that you are sharing this with the world!
Love garlic potatoes!
This is exactly how I make my mashed potatoes, however I have never thought to add roasted garlic. Now I have to make them ASAP! They sound amazing!
Potatoes, garlic & sour cream – always good! The kid would love them!
Pure comfort food. Looks delicious.
roasted garlic is SOOO much more enjoyable to me than raw or even sauteed garlic. i love its sweetness, especially in potatoes!
You can never go wrong with roasted garlic! Sounds fabulous smashed into these potatoes!
I really wish I had some of this leftover in the fridge right now to make potato pancakes. We like ours rustic like this although sometimes we will use a ricer those rare times we are in the mood for a smoother texture.