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Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal249
  • fat6g
  • saturates4g
  • carbs45g
  • sugars4g
  • fibre4g
  • protein6g
  • salt0.17g
    low
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Method

  • step 1

    Heat a large frying pan. Melt a knob of the butter and add the shallots and thyme sprigs. Cook over a low heat for 20 mins, stirring occasionally, until soft and golden. Add the sugar and cook 5-10 mins more until light brown.

  • step 2

    Meanwhile, boil the potatoes for 15 mins or until soft. Gently heat the milk and remaining butter in a small pan, just until boiling, then drain the potatoes well and return to the cooking pan. Mash until smooth, then stir in the warm buttery milk and season well. Tip most of the shallots into the mash, discarding the thyme stalks and mix in. Top with the leftover shallots and serve straight away.

RECIPE TIPS
PREPARE AHEAD

The mash can be completely made and the shallots cooked up to 2 days ahead ready to be reheated in a pan or microwave mixed together.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, December 2009

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A star rating of 4.5 out of 5.11 ratings

lizleicester

Made this amount and used it over 2 days. Caramelised extra shallots for day 2 and it was even better than the first day because the shallot flavours had infused into the potato.

lizleicester

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Simple way to really upgrade ordinary mashed potato into something special (and delicious).

vanillatimtam

A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Lovely

jweg1210

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Aaaahhhhhh, yum. First time I've ever really bought a specific potato variety for a recipe, and will always do so in future as these were delicious. The sweet and silky shallots worked beautifully with the smooth and creamy mash. Served with roast chicken, peas and dad's runner beans.

eleanormayo

A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Very tasty, although my shallots were more crispy than caramelised, not that it really mattered!

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