How to Make Creamy and Aromatic French Mashed Potatoes for Thanksgiving

How to Make French Mashed Potatoes

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  Prepare and Boil Potatoes

  After buying potatoes, wash them thoroughly with water and let them drain.

  Place a pot on the stove, add 500ml of filtered water, 6 cleaned potatoes, and 2 teaspoons of salt, then boil for about 25 – 20 minutes.

  How to Prepare Potatoes Without Browning

  • Method 1: After peeling the potatoes, soak them completely in a large bowl of water mixed with 2 – 3 tablespoons of vinegar or lemon juice for 3 – 5 minutes, then remove and let them drain.
  • Method 2: If you are using the potatoes immediately, after peeling, soak them completely in water to prevent discoloration.

  

  
• 2

  Cook the Cream

  Next, peel 6 shallots, wash them, let them drain, and slice them thickly into a bowl.

  Peeled and crushed, add 6 cloves of garlic, 5g of dried thyme, and 1 dried bay leaf.

  Place 500ml of heavy cream on the stove, add all the ingredients in the bowl, and simmer on low heat until it boils, then turn off the heat.

  Tip: Cook the cream just until boiling, do not let it boil for long as this will cause the cream to separate and lose its richness.

  

  
• 3

  Mashing the potatoes

  After the potatoes are cooked, take them out, use a towel or clean cloth to hold the potatoes to avoid burns, then use a knife to peel off the skin while the potatoes are still hot.

  Put the potatoes into a mashing tool, mash them finely, and then transfer them to a bowl.

  Tip: Unlike American-style mashed potatoes, the French version must be smooth and creamy, so if you don’t have a mashing tool, you can put the potatoes in a blender to blend them until smooth and then pass them through a sieve.

  

  

  

  
• 4

  Mix the mashed potato mixture

  Next, add 60g of unsalted butter, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, strain the cream through a sieve, and then combine everything in the bowl of mashed potatoes.

  Pour everything into a large bowl and use a mixer to whip the mixture until fluffy.

  

  
• 5

  Final product

  Serve the mashed potato mixture in a bowl, sprinkle with a bit of chopped parsley, and you’re done. Now you have a delicious, creamy French mashed potato dish! Pair it with bread for breakfast, and it’s just perfect!