Mashed potatoes aligoté

Name: Mashed potatoes aligoté
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Ingredients: 4 ounces Tomme, Raclette, Gruyère, or similar cheese, cut into ½-inch pieces; 4 ounces Tomme, Raclette, Gruyère, or similar cheese, cut into ½-inch pieces; 4 ounces Tomme, Raclette, Gruyère, or similar cheese, cut into ½-inch pieces; Minced chives for garnish; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; ½ cup milk; 4 tablespoons butter; 4 ounces Tomme, Raclette, Gruyère, or similar cheese, cut into ½-inch pieces; 1 pound Yukon Gold or other all-purpose potatoes, peeled and cut into large chunks; 1 pound Yukon Gold or other all-purpose potatoes, peeled and cut into large chunks; Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preparation info

Makes
4
servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
30 min

Appears in

Simple to Spectacular

By Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Mark Bittman

Published 2000

About

You could easily serve this as a main course for two; it not only is substantial but has more flavor than almost anything you could serve with it. As part of a meal for four, choose something simple, rustic, and flavorful to accompany these—like a steak or some roast chicken with herbs.

Ingredients

1 pound Yukon Gold or other all-purpose potatoes, peeled and cut into large chunks
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Method

Put the potatoes in salted water to cover and bring to a boil; adjust the heat so that the water bubbles, but not too rapidly, and cook until the potatoes are tender but not mushy, about 20 minutes. Meanwhile, warm the milk gently.
When the potatoes are done, drain them, mash them or put them through a ricer, and return them to the pot over the lowest possible hea