Description
Make rich, comforting mashed potatoes featuring infused garlic butter and a toasted almond-spice topping for added texture and flavor.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 pounds potatoes, washed and cut into 2-inch chunks
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 medium garlic cloves minced
- 1 pinch of saffron (optional)
- 1 teaspoon dried coriander
- 1/3 cup toasted sliced almonds
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
- 2 tablespoons dried oregano
- 1 cup whole milk, gently warmed
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt, plus more to taste
Instructions
- Add the potatoes to a large pot of boiling, salted water over high heat. Cook until the potatoes are tender throughout, about 15 minutes.
- Melt 6 tablespoons of the butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir in the garlic and let it steep over low heat for 5 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat. You may leave the garlic bits in or strain them out. Stir in the saffron, if using, and a pinch of salt, then set the garlic butter aside.
- Crush the coriander seeds in a mortar and pestle. Add the almonds and crush them until broken, but not a paste. Stir in the sesame seeds, then crush the oregano between your palms as you add it to the mixture.
- Drain the tender potatoes and return them to the cooking pot over the lowest heat. Mash the potatoes with the warm milk, the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter, and the salt.
- Serve the mashed potatoes hot, topped with the garlic butter and the almond mixture.
Notes
- For the garlic butter, straining the garlic bits out results in a smoother infusion, but leaving them in adds a stronger garlic presence.
- Crushing the coriander and oregano releases their essential oils, improving the flavor of the topping.
- Use starchy potatoes like Russets for the fluffiest texture.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 25 min
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Boiling and Mashing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 3
- Sodium: 650
- Fat: 22
- Saturated Fat: 14
- Unsaturated Fat: 8
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 35
- Fiber: 4
- Protein: 6
- Cholesterol: 55
Keywords: mashed potatoes, butter garlic, comfort food, classic side dish, homemade potatoes, easy dinner side