Mashed Potatoes With Roasted Garlic and Shallots

Ingredients

• 10 shallots
• 2 heads garlic
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 lbs potatoes, peeled cut into 1-inch chunks
• salt (to taste)
• 1 cup sour cream or creme fraiche
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper (or to taste)

Directions

1. 1

   Heat oven to 350 degrees.

2. 2

   Rub shallots (in their skins) and whole garlic heads with oil; place on baking sheet. Bake 30 minutes. Remove shallots and continue to roast garlic until very soft, 20-25 minutes longer. Let cool. Squeeze garlic and shallots from skins and mince.

3. 3

   Meanwhile, boil potatoes in large pot of lightly salted water until tender, 15-20 minutes.

4. 4

   Drain potatoes well and return to pot. Add shallots and garlic, sour cream, butter, and salt and pepper to taste and mash with potato masher. Transfer to serving dish and serve hot.