Ridiculously Good Toasted Onion Mashed Potatoes Recipes

ONION MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a saucepan and cover with water; bring to a boil. Cook until very tender, about 20-25 minutes. , Meanwhile, in a skillet over low heat, cook onion and sugar in butter until golden, stirring frequently. Drain and mash the potatoes. Add milk, salt and pepper. Stir in onion mixture. Garnish with parsley if desired.

GARLICKY MASHED POTATOES WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Slice the heads of garlic in half crosswise and drizzle with the oil. Wrap the garlic in foil and roast until creamy, about 1 hour. When cool enough to handle, squeeze the cloves into a small bowl and mash lightly with a fork.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet set over medium heat. Add the onions and cook, stirring occasionally and lowering the heat if the onions begin to burn, until golden, about 30 minutes.
• Put the potatoes in a medium pot, cover with cold water and add 2 tablespoons salt. Bring just to a simmer and simmer the potatoes, uncovered, until tender, about 45 minutes. Drain.
• Peel the potatoes and return them to the pot (if desired, pass them through a ricer or food mill after peeling). Add the onions. Mash the potatoes and onions with the milk and butter using a fork or potato masher. Stir in the roasted garlic and 2 teaspoons salt; season with pepper.

CARAMELIZED-ONION MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Boil whole russet potatoes in their skins until they're easily pierced with a knife; let cool slightly before peeling. While the potatoes are boiling, saute sliced white onions in olive oil or butter over low heat until soft and deeply caramelized. Mash the potatoes with milk or cream, butter, and salt and pepper to taste. Stir the caramelized onions into the potatoes just before serving.

MASHED GARLIC & ONION POTATOES

Steps:

• Cook potatoes until fork tender (about 30 min).
• While potatoes are cooking, heat olive oil in a medium skillet over medium heat.
• Add garlic and onions, cook, stirring frequently until soft and golden (about 10 min).
• Drain potatoes, reserve 1/4 cup liquid.
• Cool potatoes until you can handle them to slip off the skins.
• Cut potatoes into quarters and return to the saucepan.
• Add 1/4 cup potato water, milk, salt & pepper.
• Heat mixture until heated through (about 5 min).
• Mash potato mixture until smooth.
• Stir in onion/garlic & thyme.
• Spoon potatoes into a serving dish; drizzle with butter and serve.

CARAMELIZED ONION MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Heat butter and olive oil in a large skillt over medium heat until butter is melted.
• Add onions; stir to coat with butter/oil.
• Cover and cook 10 miutes or until onions have wilted; stirring occasionally.
• Remove cover, increase heat to medium-high.
• Sprinkle with sugar; stir to combine.
• Cook 25-30 minutes or until onions are deep golden brown, stirring frequently
• If necessary, reduce heat to medium to keep onions from sticking.
• Stir in 1/2 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper.
• *Onions can be made 3 days ahead and refrigerated or 1 month ahead and frozen*.
• Place potatoes in large saucepan; add enough water to cover potatoes by 1 inch.
• Add 2 tsp of the salt.
• Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
• Reduce heat to medium-low to low; simmer 12 minutes or until potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork; drain.
• Return to saucepan; cover to keep warm.
• Microwave milk and 2 Tbs butter for 30-60 seconds or until butter is melted and milk is hot.
• Reheat caramelized onions over medium heat until hot.
• Press potatoes through potato ricer into medium bowl or mash with potato masher.
• Stir in milk/butter until potatoes are creamy.
• Stir in caramelized onions, remaining 1 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper.

RIDICULOUSLY GOOD TOASTED ONION MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Saute onions in unsalted butter with a drizzling of olive oil until a toasted golden brown and tender, anywhere from 10 - 20 minutes. Add Kosher salt (about half a teaspoon) and pepper to taste. Reserve.
• Peel potatoes and then chop into chunks, cover with water plus one inch, and then boil with a pinch of salt. Potatoes are finished when you can easily push a fork into the chunks, approximately 30 minutes at a rolling boil. Drain when done.
• Combine drained potatoes and reserved onions. Add salted butter (can add more, to taste), plus cream or milk (less or more to reach desired texture), and Kosher salt and pepper to taste.
• Sour cream may be added for texture and taste, as well.
• Variant: Real bacon bits, fried crispy, can be added for extra dimension or taste.
• Note: I never skimp with the salted butter. I start with half a stick and then keep adding until I'm satisfied, same with the salt added to the potatoes (not onions). I've had a lot of bland mashed potatoes in my day, and salt and butter fixes that, every time.

CREAMY MASHED POTATOES WITH CRISPY BROWN ONIONS

Steps:

• Fill a large mixing bowl with cold water. With a swivel-bladed vegetable peeler, peel each potato and remove any "eyes," then cut it in quarters with a sharp knife and put in the bowl of water.
• Put the potatoes in a large pot and add cold water to cover them. Salt the water. Over high heat, bring the water to a boil, skimming off foam that rises to the surface; then reduce the heat to maintain a simmer and cook the potatoes just until tender enough to be pierced easily with a skewer or a sharp knife tip.
• While the potatoes are boiling, prepare the onions: In a deep-fryer or a deep, heavy saucepan, heat about 3 inches of oil to 375 degrees F. Lightly dust the onion rings with flour and carefully drop them into the hot oil, cooking them in batches if necessary to avoid overcrowding. Fry them until golden, 3 to 5 minutes, removing them with a slotted spoon or wire skimmer to drain on paper towels. Season lightly with salt and keep warm.
• When the potatoes are done, drain them immediately. Using a ricer or a food mill, puree the potatoes into a mixing bowl. Add the nutmeg, 8 tablespoons of the butter, and the hot cream. With a wooden spoon, stir them into the potatoes. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.
• Mound the potatoes in a heated serving bowl. Put the remaining butter in a saucepan or skillet and, over medium-high heat, melt it and continue cooking just until it turns golden brown. Lightly season the butter with salt and immediately drizzle it over the potatoes.
• Pile the crispy onions on top of the mashed potatoes. Garnish with parsley and serve immediately.

CREAMY BACON AND ONION MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Place potatoes into a large pot and fill with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil and cook until tender, about 8-10 minutes, depending on the size of the potato cubes.
• Meanwhile, fry bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat until evenly browned and crisp. Remove bacon from the skillet to drain on paper towels.
• Add the onions to the bacon grease in the skillet and fry until tender, stirring often. Drain excess grease.
• When the potatoes are done, drain the water out of pot and mash. Mix in the buttermilk (or the buttermilk/whole milk combination) until you get your desired consistency.
• Crumble in the bacon and stir in the onions. You can also stir in between 1-2 tablespoons of the bacon grease if you like. Mix together and serve.

CHEESY FRENCH ONION MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Cube potatoes into bite-sized pieces. Place into medium-sized saucepan and cover with water. Cook until tender, about 15 minutes.
• When done, drain and return to pan or to a medium-sized bowl.
• With a mixer on medium speed, mix until all potatoes are broken up.
• Add dip, mixing until smooth.
• Add milk, mixing well.
• Add margarine, salt (may not need it with the salt in the dip) and pepper.
• Mix until margarine melts. Add cheese and mix well.
• You might have to add more milk to get it to the right thickness or thinness you want.

GARLIC & ONION MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Peel potatoes, cut into large chunks and place in a pot of boiling water.
• (Cook potatoes until they can be mashed with a spoon).
• Meanwhile brown the onion and the garlic in a small amount of butter.
• Strain the potatoes and place back into pot.
• (Leave the burner on a low heat).
• Add the browned onions and garlic.
• Add the sour cream, milk, butter, garlic salt, garlic powder and salt.
• Mash all together.
• Mash the potatoes until desired"thickness.
• "NOTE***Please feel free to use more or less of any of the ingredients to attain desired taste.
• NOTE***Using more milk will result in"creamier" mashed potatoes and less milk will result in"chunkier" mashed potatoes.

CREAMY FRIED ONION MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Do this firstly or while potatoes are boiling, in a skillet fry the onions in butter until golden brown (this might take about 15 minutes, and do not drain the butter, if you do you will have to add in more butter anyway!).
• Boil the russets in a large pot of boiling water until fork-tender; drain and transfer the cooked potatoes to a large bowl.
• Mash the potatoes with the whipping cream and fryed onion/butter mixture until fluffy (I use my Kitchen Aid stand mixer for this with the mixing attachment and make certain to mash the potatoes while they are still warm or hot).
• If desired you can add in more whipping cream depending on the consistancy you desire.
• Season with salt and tons of black pepper.

ONION MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Put potatoes and onions in pan and cover with water.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer until very tender.
• Mash with remaining ingredients.