Saffron and Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Ingredients
- 8 medium potatoes peeled and diced
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 cup milk
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 1 large pinch of saffron
- 5 tablespoons butter
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Place the potatoes and garlic in a pot of salted water and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook the potatoes until fork tender, about 12 to 15 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and drain.
- Place the potatoes back in the pot and return to the heat. Stir the potatoes, constantly, for 2 to 3 minutes to dehydrate the potatoes. Remove the potatoes from the heat.
- Add the butter. Using a hand held masher, mash the butter into the potatoes.
- Place the milk in a saucepan with the saffron and cook for about 5 minutes.
- Add cream and saffron milk. The potatoes should still be sort of lumpy. Season the potatoes with salt and pepper.
Nutrition
Calories: 321kcalCarbohydrates: 53gProtein: 8gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 29mgSodium: 51mgPotassium: 1301mgFiber: 6gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 384IUVitamin C: 57mgCalcium: 115mgIron: 2mg
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We don’t celebrate Thanksgiving in Colombia, as it is an American holiday, but since meeting my American husband, I celebrate this American tradition with his family. I am sure most Colombians would love to have another day to celebrate and an excuse to have a party :).
A classic side dish that I usually see on a Thanksgiving Day table is potatoes. So, today I am giving you my saffron and garlic mashed potatoes recipe, which has delicious flavor from the saffron. Why not try this recipe on Thanksgiving Day?
nihaty
Many of the necessary vitamins are found in garlic as a natural antibiotic and food should be consumed in more than gives great flavor
Erica
Thank you all! Glad you liked my recipe 🙂
Chef E
Ummm, a nice homey dish, now I want a bowl for lunch...
Jordan
Wow...I saw my little jar of saffron hiding tonight in the back of my spice cabinet and thought to myself..hmmm...what if I added them to my mashed potatoes! Low and behold...a quick google search brought up your recipe and the need to forage my own recipe and chance possible disaster had been alleviated! THANK GOODNESS!! I can't wait to try your recipe on Thanksgiving. 1 question...do you think adding a little roasted garlic to the potatoes would overpower the subtlty of the saffron? I like your 'gentle' garlic approach of boiling it with the potatoes but I am a huge garlic fan. Any suggestions? Thanks again!!
Erica
Jordan- You can add a couple cloves of roasted garlic! that sounds delicious.
Soma
We both did the saffron!! As you would understand this is something i would love. What a wonderful twist to the regular mashed potato.
DebinHawaii
The potatoes sound (and look) amazing. Love the saffron!
karen
It will just be me and my husband for Thanksgiving dinner this year and because we won't have family around, I want it to be extra special because we'll miss them so much. This sounds like a perfect side!
Danielle
that sounds really good! I just wish saffron wasn't so expensive 🙁
Tangled Noodle
I should try this for our Thanksgiving meal! It would be a perfect way to add something new to what is usually a very traditional meal. Thank you for sharing!