Creamy Garlic Whipped Potatoes – Holiday-Style
This Holiday-Style whipped potato dish could be called Holiday-Only! You see, this potato dish is chocked full of butter and cream… not too diet friendly, but certainly worthy of a place on a special Thanksgiving or any holiday dinner table!
6 medium potatoes, preferably Yukon Gold, peeled and cut into chunks.
¼ cup cream
¼ cup real butter
¼ cup sour cream
¼ cup milk
3 peeled cloves of garlic, left whole
chopped fresh chives (optional)
chopped fresh parsley
Salt and pepper to taste
Place potatoes in large saucepan and cover with cold water, add salt and peeled whole garlic cloves. Bring to a boil and cook over medium heat until tender. Drain, discard garlic and return to pan.
Add the milk and beat potatoes with electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add a little of each of the ingredients and keep mixing. Depending on your preference you may want to add a little extra or less sour cream. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Finally add the chopped parsley and chives if using and stir well. Serve immediately.
Note: For roasted garlic potatoes use the same recipe as above but do not add garlic cloves to potatoes while boiling. Instead crush the garlic cloves and sauté for about 1 minute over very low heat in a little olive oil. Add mixture to potatoes once cooked and mix with all other ingredients.