Truffled Taro Root Mashed Potatoes Recipes

ROASTED GARLIC TRUFFLE MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Prehead oven to 400 degrees. Cut off the top of the head of garlic to expose the open tips of the cloves. Place on a piece of aluminum foil and drizzle with 1-2 tbsp olive oil, making sure it soaks down into the open cloves. Wrap the foil around the head of garlic to make an enclosed foil packet, and roast in the oven for 30 minutes. Remove from oven to cool.
• While garlic is roasting, cover the potato cubes with cold water in a large pot and put on the stove on high heat to boil. Once the water begins boiling, turn down the heat to medium high and continue boiling for 15-20 minutes or until potatoes pierce easily with a fork.
• Drain the potatoes and return to the pot. Mash 4 cloves of the roasted garlic into a paste and mix into potatoes, along with chicken broth, cream, butter, 3-4 tbsp truffle oil, salt, and pepper. Mash until fluffy. Use more garlic if you'd like, (you have a whole head!) but beware of overpowering the truffle oil! - I'd taste it first as written before deciding whether to add any more.
• Add more salt and pepper if you'd like, to taste. Drizzle a little extra truffle oil on top of the potatoes before serving, if desired.

MASHED TARO

Steps:

• Peel taro and cut into large chunks.
• Add taro plus 1 teaspoon of salt to a large pot and cover with cold water, bring water to boil over medium-high heat.
• Reduce heat to simmer, cover the pot and allow to cook for 25-30 minutes or until taro when pierced with a fork is soft.
• While taro is boiling, heat a small saucepan over medium heat, add minced garlic cook until fragrant, stirring constantly, about 1 minute.
• Using a colander drain the taro and transfer to a large mixing bowl.
• Mash taro using a potato masher or a handheld mixer until smooth and fluffy.
• Add vegan butter, roasted garlic, salt and stir to combine. Serve immediately.

TRUFFLED MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Peel the potatoes and cut them in 1-inch chunks. Place them in a large, deep saucepan, cover with water, and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer for 20 to 25 minutes, until very tender. Drain and return the potatoes to the saucepan.
• Meanwhile, heat the half-and-half and butter in a small saucepan over medium heat until the butter melts. Off the heat, add the truffle butter and allow it to melt. If the butter doesn't melt completely, heat the mixture slightly but don't allow the truffles to cook! With a hand mixer, beat the hot potatoes in the pot until they are broken up. Slowly beat in most of the hot truffle cream, the Parmesan, 2 1/2 teaspoons salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper and beat until the potatoes are thick and smooth. (You may have some truffle cream left over - reserve it for reheating.)
• To keep the potatoes hot or to reheat them, place them in a heatproof bowl set over a pot of simmering water. Heat slowly, adding more truffle cream if the potatoes get too thick. Season to taste and serve hot.

TRUFFLED MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Place the potatoes into a large pot and cover them with water.
• Place the pot over high heat and bring the water to a boil.
• Allow the potatoes to cook for 12 to 14 minutes, just until fork tender. Don't overcook them.
• Remove the potatoes from heat and drain them into a colander.
• Return the potatoes to the pot. Add the vegan butter, 1/2 cup of milk, garlic, truffle oil, and salt.
• Mash the potatoes to your desired consistency with a potato masher. Add up to an additional 1/2 cup of milk, as needed.
• Taste-test and season with additional salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve with chives and vegan gravy, if desired.

TRUFFLED MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a medium stockpot, and cover with cold water. Add salt. Place over high heat, and bring to a boil. Reduce to simmer, and cook until tender when pierced with the tip of a knife, about 20 minutes. Drain well, then press through a ricer into a medium bowl.
• While potatoes are cooking, place milk in a small saucepan over medium-high heat just until it comes to a simmer. Reduce heat to low, and keep warm.
• Add milk, then truffle butter and pepper, to potatoes, stirring until butter is completely melted. Season with salt.

TRUFFLED MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Put the potatoes into a large saucepan and cover with water. Place over high heat and bring to a boil. Cook until fork tender, about 25 minutes. Drain the potatoes and return to a low heat for 2 to 3 minutes to dry up any excess water.
• Put the cream and butter into a small saucepan and place over medium heat. Warm until the butter has melted into the cream.
• Using a masher, mash the potatoes in the saucepan. Add the garlic, cream, butter, salt and pepper and mix well using a large spoon. Stir in the truffle oil and serve.

TRUFFLED TARO ROOT MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Place taro root in a large pot and cover with water. Bring to boil and cook until fork-tender, 25 to 30 minutes. Drain and transfer to a large serving bowl. Add truffle butter, or butter and truffle oil, and unsalted butter, mash as you would mashed potatoes. Saute minced garlic and shallots in a separate pan in truffle oil, mix into potatoes. Mix in parsley and tarragon to taste and season with salt and pepper.

TRUFFLED MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Cut each potato into one-inch-thick slices. Put the slices in a casserole and add cold water to cover. Add salt to taste and bring to the boil. Cook about 30 minutes or until the potato slices are tender.
• Drain the potato slices and put them through a food mill or potato ricer.
• Put the butter in a skillet and let it melt. Continue cooking about one and one-half minutes or until the butter is lightly browned or hazelnut-colored.
• Beat the browned butter and the creme fraiche or heavy cream into the potatoes.
• Cut the truffles into thin slices. Stack the slices a few at a time and cut them into thin strips, or batons. There should be about a quarter cup. Add the truffles, salt, pepper and nutmeg to the potatoes and beat well. Serve hot.

TRUFFLE MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Place whole unpeeled potatoes in a saucepan of cold water. Add salt, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer until tender when pierced with the tip of a small knife, about 40 minutes. Drain.
• When cool enough to handle, peel potatoes, and put through a ricer or food mill fitted with the finest blade. Beat in butter with a wooden spoon. Beat in hot milk little by little until a smooth, creamy consistency is achieved. Season to taste with salt and pepper. (If making ahead of time, keep in a heat-proof bowl, covered with aluminum foil, set over a pot of hot water. You may need to add additional hot milk to thin).
• Just before serving, whisk 1/2 teaspoon truffle oil into potatoes. After serving potatoes, make a little well in each portion and drizzle 1/4 teaspoon oil on top.

TRUFFLED CRUSHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Put the potatoes and milk into a medium pan, add water to just cover, season, then bring to the boil. Simmer for 15 mins or until tender. Add the rosemary a few mins before the end of cooking to infuse. Drain off all but a few tbsp of the cooking liquid.
• Roughly crush the spuds, fold in the truffle oil and cream, then tip into a small baking dish, adding a few rosemary leaves to decorate. Flash under the grill for a few mins to colour the top. If making ahead, reheat in the oven at 200C/fan 180C/gas 6 for 15 mins until just bubbling and starting to turn golden.

TRUFFLED MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Boil potatoes.
• Chop up mushrooms and shallot.
• Saute shallot in truffle oil -medium heat.
• Add mushrooms- it will be a very wet, but that will go to the potatoes to keep them moist. if you use fancier mushrooms (portabello, shitake, crimini it will probably taste even better).
• mash potatoes.
• add in 3-4 tablespoons of butter.
• add in the mushroom/shallot mixture and all the water it will be sitting inches.

TRUFFLED MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Simmer potatoes in large pot of boiling salted water (enough cold water to cover by at least 2 inches) about 20 to 30 minutes or until tender when pierced with a fork; remove from heat and drain.
• Mash potatoes with a potato masher or ricer until there are no lumps.
• Add half and half; blend well (the amount of liquid needed may vary, so add slowly until potatoes are fluffy and still have body).
• Add butter, cream cheese and truffle oil.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Transfer to a serving bowl and serve topped with shaved truffles, if desired.