Yea I couldn't figure out another name for the dish but let me tell you it was nothing less of awesome. But it did take me two tries to master soooo here it is!
Materials
- Cheese Grater (if you are not using Shredded Cheese)
- Cutting-board/Plate
- Mixing Bowl
- Hot Pot
- Spatula
- Knife
- Fork
Ingredients
- 4 or 5 Red Potatoes
- Scallions
- 3 tablespoons of Butter
- 2/3 cup of Milk
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 1 teaspoon of Salt
- 1/2 teaspoon of Pepper
- 1 cup of Chedder Cheese
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| From the Original 1st attempt but still shows all the ingredients you need. |
First wash the potatoes and cut them into small pieces and put them into the hot pot with water and let them boil. Add 1 clove of the garlic (Peeled) to also cook. While the potatoes are boiling you can shred your 1 cup of Chedder cheese and Mince the other 2 cloves of garlic.
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| Potatoes beginning to boil without garlic |
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| Potatoes with the garlic |
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| Minced Garlic in a spare bowl |
After they are soft and boiled thoroughly drain them well and put them in the big bowl. Take a fork and mash them. Make sure you also mash the garlic clove. Wash out your Hot Pot and let it cool down while you mash it.
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| Drained Potatoes ready for Mashing!! |
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| Mashed Potatoes |
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In the hot pot melt the butter and then add the garlic to heat up. Do not let the garlic brown. So about a minute then.
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| Garlic beginning to cook with the butter |
After that slowly star to stir in your milk
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| Milk stirred in makes a very light yellow sauce of some sort |
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Next add the salt and pepper
After that slowly add the cheese into the mixture and then let it melt. After it has melted slowly add the sauce into the mashed potatoes.
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| Slowly stir in the mixture so it gets a great creamy consistency |
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After that it is ready to serve. I ended up having to reheat the potatoes but they tasted awesome! I also garnished them with scallions. They tasted pretty dang good!
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| Final Product!! |
Conclusion out of 5: 4- Above Average.
Cost: 4, It was pretty cheap but it depends where you get your ingredients from. Also many of the ingredients can be used in other dishes.
Experience Cooking: 3, It was pretty difficult. The first time I messed up and it was too watery/creamy/runny. It was a stupid mistake but still impacted the dish negatively. It took me the second try to finally succeed and during that time it actually did really well. I gave it a 3 because it is a dish that takes some watching and monitoring. Also you have to make sure you take the time of adding things SLOWLY. And Mashing the potatoes with nothing but a fork is pretty hard but it is worth it. It does make a decent amount of Potatoes, I still have like 1 serving of leftovers even after my friend and I had two helpings with some Roast Beef Sandwiches that she had made.
Time: 3- Average time for preparing the dish is like you were at home. It takes about an hour or more, so it isn't a good recipe to prepare unless you have the amount of time it needs. If you are short on time and want these, then best prepare them in advance. It is worth it if you have friends over and are just cooking for a study party ect or for a weekend.
Appearance: 5, Pretty nice, very creamy. It has a yellowish appearance with the red skin of the potatoes. The green scallion garnish added another pretty color.
Taste: 4, Really awesome! My friend and I both enjoyed them. The garlic is nice and mellowed out by the other ingredients. It wasn't too creamy like my last bunch and pretty flavorful. The scallions also helped giving it a strong flavor. Though you can opt out of those.
