French Onion Mashed Potatoes
French Onion Mashed Potatoes add a savory spin to a classic holiday side dish! Your family will be fighting for seconds!
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients
Caramelized Onions:
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoon salted butter
- 4 cups diced white onions around 2 large onions
- 1 heaping tsp. granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup white wine
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1/2 heaping tsp. beef soup base I used Better Than Bouillon Roasted Beef base
Mashed Potatoes:
- 8 cups diced red skin potatoes
- 4 tablespoon salted butter
- 1/2 cup milk warmed up (I microwaved it for 30-40 seconds)
- Salt and pepper to taste
- French fried onions garnish
- Fresh chopped parsley garnish
Instructions
- Melt oil and butter in a large frying pan over medium heat.
- Add onions and sugar.
- Mix well.
- Cover the pan for 15 minutes, stirring periodically.
- Remove the cover and keep cooking the onions stirring periodically until they're nicely caramelized and deep brown, about 45 minutes.
- Add the white wine to the pan and scrape the pan with a wooden spoon to deglaze.
- Stir in the beef soup base and reduce for 5 minutes.
- Half way through the caramelizing time, boil the potatoes until fork tender.
- Drain the potatoes and place them into a stand mixer (you can also used a hand mixer, ricer, or potato masher).
- Add butter, milk, salt and pepper to the bowl and mix until just combined (there may be a few lumps at this point).
- Add the caramelized onion mixture to potatoes and mix until combined.
- Taste the potatoes and if necessary, add more salt and pepper until it reaches the desired level of flavor.
- Garnish with french fried onions and parsley and serve immediately.
- Enjoy!
Notes
- The onions can be made ahead and reheated right before adding them to the potatoes. I simply microwaved them for around a minute.
- I left the skins on the potatoes because I like the texture, but you can always peel them first if you prefer to leave the skins out.
- I find the stand mixer to be the easiest way to get quick and delicious mashed potatoes- I use the whisk attachment. If you don't have a stand mixer, you can always use a hand mixer, ricer or standard potato masher.
Nutrition
Calories: 278kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 33mg | Sodium: 142mg | Potassium: 654mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 392IU | Vitamin C: 16mg | Calcium: 64mg | Iron: 1mg
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