Garlic Mashed Potatoes with Smoked Gouda and Chives

Name: Garlic Mashed Potatoes with Smoked Gouda and Chives
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 22 cloves, garlic (small to medium-large, about 3 ounces, or 2/3 cup), from 2 medium heads garlic, skins left on; 2 pounds, potatoes, unpeeled and scrubbed; 8 tablespoons, unsalted butter (1 stick), melted; 1 cup, half-and-half, (warm); 1 1/4 teaspoons, table salt; , Ground black pepper; 4 ounces, smoked Gouda, grated (1 cup); 3 tablespoons, chopped fresh chives

Side Dishes
Cheese
Potatoes
Vegetarian
Holiday
Thanksgiving

Appears in Cook's Illustrated September/October 2000

Cook the potatoes whole and in their skins, add the right dairy in the right order, and toast--don't roast--the garlic.

SERVES 4

TIME 1¼ hours

Garlic Mashed Potatoes with Smoked Gouda and Chives

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