
Mashed Potatoes With Crispety Cruncheties
A delicious german dish. Completely plant-based.
Total Time
126 min
Serves
4
Rating
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Ingredients
- 4 lb. German Butterball or Yukon Gold potatoes
- scrubbed
- 1 head of garlic
- divided
- 5 sprigs thyme
- 2 tsp. black peppercorns
- lightly crushed
- 1¼ cups (2½ sticks) unsalted butter
- 4 cups (or more) whole milk
- 1 Tbsp. (or more) kosher salt
- 1 lemon
- 2 ½"-thick slices country-style bread
- torn into 1" pieces
- 2 cups kettle-style potato chips (such as Cape Cod)
- 4 Tbsp. unsalted butter
- Kosher salt
- freshly ground pepper
- 3 sprigs thyme
- leaves picked
- 1 tsp. hot smoked Spanish paprika
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 400°F.
- 2
If using German Butterballs, place potatoes on a rimmed baking sheet or in a cast-iron skillet and roast, turning halfway through, until very tender (a paring knife inserted into the center should meet with no resistance), 45–50 minutes.
- 3
If using Yukon Golds, place on a rimmed baking sheet or in a large baking dish and cover tightly with foil.
- 4
Roast until very tender, 80–95 minutes.
- 5
Meanwhile, remove 4 garlic cloves from garlic head and set aside for the topping.
- 6
Cut remaining head of garlicin half crosswise and place in a medium saucepan with thyme, peppercorns, butter, 4 cups milk, and 1 Tbsp. salt.
- 7
Using a vegetable peeler, remove wide strips of zest from half of lemon and add to pot; set lemon aside for the topping.
- 8
Bring mixture to a simmer over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally.
- 9
Immediately remove from heat, cover, and let sit at least 30 minutes.
- 10
When potatoes are done, use a paring knife to remove skins (it’s important to do this while they are very hot; hold them in a kitchen towel to protect your hands), then pass them through a ricer or food mill fitted with the fine disk into a large pot (or simply mash them in the pot with a potato masher).
- 11
Return garlic mixture to a simmer, then pour through a fine-mesh sieve into pot with potatoes; discard solids.
- 12
Set potato mixture over medium heat and whisk until liquid is incorporated and potatoes are very smooth and bubbling.
- 13
Taste and season with more salt if needed.
- 14
Cover and keep warm until ready to serve.
- 15
Do Ahead: Potatoes can be made 2 days ahead.