Creamy Garlic and Chives Mashed Potatoes
Now, who doesn’t love mashed potatoes? The smooth, creamy texture and they go with anything.
Ingredients
- 1.5 kg Potatoes for mashing
- 1 cup Thickened Cream or heavy whipping cream
- 60 g Unsalted Butter
- 5 Garlic Cloves
- 2 tsp Sea Salt or Kosher Salt
- ½ tsp Cracked Black Pepper
- ¼ cup Chives
Instructions
- Peel and cut potatoes. Cut the ends of each garlic clove, then crush with the side of a knife and remove the peel.
- Add the potatoes and crushed garlic cloves to a pot and cover with water, about 10 cm above the potatoes. Add 1 teaspoon of sea salt, then place on the stove over a high heat and bring to the boil.
- Once boiling, turn down to medium heat then cook until the potatoes are fork-tender.
- Once cook, drain the potatoes and garlic. Add the butter to the pot, then place the potatoes and garlic back in and mash with a masher.
- Add half the cream, then mix with a hand mixer on low or whisk until cream is incorporated.
- Place the pot over low heat, add cracked black pepper and rest of the cream and mix with the hand mixer on high or a whisk until smooth.
- Add the chives and mix through with a spoon. Then add 1 teaspoon of sea salt or to taste and continue stirring until the mashed potatoes are warmed through.
