Four ingredients yield amazing flavor in this clever side. The secret? Caramelizing the shallots, which adds an appealing sweetness to the mashed potatoes.
Ingredients
Makes 6 servings
Step 1
Melt 2 tablespoons butter in heavy medium skillet over medium heat. Add sliced shallots and cook until tender and brown, stirring often, about 20 minutes. Transfer shallots to small bowl. Add milk to skillet. Set aside.
Step 2
Meanwhile, place quartered potatoes in large saucepan. Add enough cold water to pan to cover potatoes by 1 1/2 inches. Bring to boil, reduce heat to medium, and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes. Drain. Return potatoes to pan and stir over medium heat until dry, about 1 minute. Add remaining 4 tablespoons butter. Bring milk in skillet to simmer, scraping up any browned bits. Add hot milk to potatoes. Mash potatoes. Stir in caramelized shallots and season to taste with salt and pepper.
Yukon Gold potatoes are used in place of the more traditional russets because they mash up nutty, creamy, and almost buttery. In a pinch, though, you can certainly use russets.
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Back to TopA solid 3 out of 4. nice side dish for sure, especially with a highly spiced main dish. Great as leftovers
j4857
11/25/2017
Perfect mash just as written. I added more shallots because really, how can you have too many caramelized shallots? Delicious - will definitely make again.
foodie_expat
London, UK
2/24/2013
Absolutely amazing. Best mashed potatoes ever. Used Yukon golds, left a bit "lumpy". Made in advance, and reheated in the oven - just as good. The shallots took a while to carmelized and I might chop them as opposed to slicing next time, just because there were big pieces of shallot and I think a smaller dice might look nicer. Served with Beef Tenderloin and Horseradish Cream and they were wonderful together.
Oakvillejen
Toronto, Ontario
12/10/2012
I made this for my Valentine's Day dinner alongside Beef Medallions with Cognac Sauce. These are simply fantastic. Very easy and very good. I caramelized the shallots in advance, deglazed the pan with the milk and set aside. I peeled and cut the potatoes about an hour in advance and held in a bowl of water until ready to cook. When ready to mash the potatoes, I reheated the shallots and milk in the microwave before adding to the potatoes. I also added a few tablespoons of cream cheese to the potatoes when mashing. I didnt have whole milk so I used half 2% milk and half whipping cream. After mashing the potatoes, I covered with foil and held in the warming drawer until ready to serve. Cant wait to make again, as there were no leftovers!
Anonymous
Dallas
2/16/2012
I made this for New Years Eve. I added 6 cloves of garlic to the whole milk prior to adding to the caramelized shallots. Everyone raved about this dish. This is one of the best mashed potato recipes I have ever made.
Anonymous
Oakville, Ontario
1/2/2012
This was a solid mashed potato recipe. Even though I actually forgot to put in the last 4 tbl of butter, but they were still super creamy and tasty with the whole milk / carmelized shallot mixture. I would make them again for sure.
mddufault
chicago, IL
11/25/2011
我用黄褐色,他们得到了一个小馅饼。fl的avor was good but not a WOW! I think it needs more shallots.
Anonymous
Huntington Beach, Ca
4/10/2011
These turned out excellent. I may have used just a bit more butter than called for but everyone loved them. The only change I made was that I added just a little salt and pepper. Absolutely wonderful and very easy to make.
AubreyAnderson
Long Island, NY
2/20/2011
Pretty much the best mashed potatoes I've ever had!
Anonymous
Houston, TX
2/19/2011
Super simple, restaurant quality mashed potatoes. Huge hit and a definite make again!
kevinbergin
Weymouth, MA
2/15/2011
I love this recipe, and thanks to one of the reviews, I added a bit of minced garlic. My husband and I both enjoyed this mashed potatoes. Thank you for sharing! :)
cdarlingone
Colorado
2/1/2011
We were excited about this one based on the reviews but it didn't quite deliver to expectations. It was good but seemed to be missing something. I kept adding salt which isn't a good sign in my opinion.
cculley2
1/21/2011
I have never successfully made mashed potatoes which is quite embarrassing but this dish was a huge hit!!! The flavour was lovely and the potatoes were gobbled up. A great dish to accompany loads of meat dishes.
Travelingcooks
12/17/2010
These were such a hit last year, I was asked to bring them to Thanksgiving again this year. So simple, and they don't disappoint, even with a year's worth of expectations in the balance. I use red potatoes and leave the skins in for color and texture, but I'm sure the golds are just fine.
gregwind
Warwick, RI
11/26/2010
pretty amazing 5 star rest quality mashed potatoes.... doesent get better than this
vadik26
9/21/2010
