Mashed Potatoes With Manchego And Olive Oil Food

MASHED POTATOES WITH OLIVE OIL AND HERBS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the potatoes, 1 teaspoon salt and cold water to cover. Bring to a boil over high heat. Lower the heat to maintain a simmer and cook until fork-tender, about 10 minutes. Drain the potatoes, reserving 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid. Return the potatoes to the pan. Shake the pan over medium heat for about a minute to dry the potatoes. Transfer the potatoes to a food mill, ricer or bowl.
• Add the oil and reserved cooking liquid to the saucepan and warm over medium heat. Remove the pan from the heat. Mash the potatoes through the food mill or ricer into the pan (or mash by hand in the bowl and transfer to the pan). Add the basil, parsley and tarragon and stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper. Serve immediately.

OLIVE OIL MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in a large saucepan. Add potatoes, garlic and 2 teaspoons salt and cook at a brisk simmer until potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes.
• Drain potatoes and garlic, reserving 1 cup of cooking liquid. Mash potatoes and garlic. Beat in olive oil and then thin to desired consistency with reserved cooking liquid. Check seasoning and serve.

OLIVE OIL MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Rinse and cut potatoes into 2 inch chunks. Place in a pot with cold water and salt. I like to use just enough water so the potatoes are covered as more flavor is retained. Cover and cook until boiling. Tilt the cover to allow steam to escape and reduce heat just to the point where potatoes are not cooking over. Cook until tender, about 12-15 minutes.
• Remove and reserve 1 cup of cooking liquid while draining potatoes well. Leave in strainer.
• Heat extra virgin olive oil in same pan over medium heat just until the oil is warm. Remove from heat.
• Force potatoes through a ricer into pot containing warmed olive oil.
• Gently fold in cooking water, stirring only if needed to combine.
• Taste and season with more salt and some fresh cracked black pepper, if desired.

SIMPLE OLIVE OIL MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Prep the potatoes: Wash them, and trim off any eyes or damaged skin. Peel if you prefer smoother mashed potatoes. Slice them so they're all about the same size, about 2-inches in diameter. Leave them whole if they're golf-ball size.
• Put the potatoes in a large pot with 3 tablespoons of the salt. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer. Cook until the potatoes are fork tender, but not falling apart, 20-25 minutes.
• Scoop out 2 cups of the cooking water, then drain the potatoes and transfer to a large bowl. Pour the olive oil over and 1 cup of the cooking water. Mash them with a handheld potato masher, adding more water a little at a time until the potatoes are the texture you like (you might not use all the water). Taste and add more salt, if desired.
• Serve warm, drizzled with additional olive oil.

OLIVE OIL MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Boil potatoes, onion, and garlic in salted water over high heat. Cook until tender, 15 minutes. Drain potatoes, reserving 1 cup cooking water. Return potatoes to pot over medium heat, and briefly to evaporate excess moisture.
• Off heat, add oil and cayenne. Mash potatoes to desire consistency, adding reserved cooking water as needed if potatoes are too dry.

MANCHEGO MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Halve large potatoes, small ones can be left whole.
• Place potatoes in a deep pot, cover with water. Place a lid on potatoes and bring them up to a boil.
• Uncover, salt the water and cook until tender, 12 to 15 minutes.
• Drain potatoes and add back to the hot pot. Add butter, milk or cream and cheese and smash the potatoes to desired consistency. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.

MANCHEGO POTATOES

Steps:

• Halve large potatoes, small ones can be left whole. Place potatoes in a deep pot, cover with water. Place a lid on potatoes and bring them up to a boil. Uncover, salt the water and cook until tender, 12 to 15 minutes. Drain potatoes and add back to the hot pot. Add butter, milk or cream and cheese and smash the potatoes to desired consistency. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.

GARLIC MASHED POTATO WITH OLIVE OIL

Steps:

• First place the garlic and olive oil in a small saucepan over the gentlest heat possible - a heat diffuser is good for this - and leave for 1 hour for the garlic to infuse and become really soft.
• Use a potato peeler to pare off the skins as thinly as possible and then cut the potatoes into even-sized chunks, not too small. If they are large, quarter them and if they are small, halve them.
• Put the potato chunks in a large saucepan, then pour boiling water over them, add 1 dessertspoon of salt, put on a lid and simmer gently until they are absolutely tender - they should take approximately 25 minutes. The way to tell whether they are ready is to pierce them with a skewer in the thickest part; the potato should not be hard in the centre. And you need to be careful here, because if they are slightly underdone you do get lumps.
• When the potatoes are cooked, drain them. Cover them with a clean tea cloth to absorb some of the steam for about 5 minutes, then using an electric whisk on a low speed, begin to break them up using half the garlic and oil. As soon as all that is incorporated, add the rest of the garlic and oil and whisk until smooth, seasoning well with salt and freshly milled black pepper.

MAGNIFICENT MASHED POTATOES WITH OLIVE OIL AND HERBS

Steps:

• Bring a large saucepan of water to a boil.
• Add the potatoes and the salt.
• Simmer, partially covered, until soft, about 20 minutes.
• Remove the pan from the heat and leave the potatoes in the hot water for up to 15 minutes to keep them warm.
• Spoon out 1/2 cup of the warm cooking water and pour into a bowl.
• Add the olive oil.
• Drain the potatoes and either put them through a ricer placed over the bowl or transfer them to the bowl and use a potato masher to reduce them to pillowy-soft puree.
• Season with salt and pepper and your herb of choice.
• Beat with a wooden spoon until light and fluffy.
• Serve at once or keep them warm in the top of a double boiler over simmering water.