Garlic Smashed Potatoes

What I like about songs in another language is that I don’t really understand the lyrics, but they’re still breezy like the music. :)

I decide to do potato smashed today. It tastes good in Costco, so now I’m remaking it. Alright, let’s go the ingredients.

INGREDIENTS

  • 3-4 lb of potatoes – Or around a full salad bowl of potatoes
  • 1 Whole Bulb of Garlic - YES. Use the whole thing.
  • 1 Tablespoon of Olive Oil - Or use any low heat oil
  • 3/4 Cup of Soy Milk – I used Vanilla. The more creamy the better.
  • 1 stick (1/2 cup) of margarine - Find the vegan ones.
  • 3/4 Teaspoon of Salt – or depend on your taste
  • 1/4 teaspoon of paprika - This is optional. It gives the finish product more colors, nothing much related with the taste.
  • 2 Tablespoon of fresh parley, minced - Or cilantro
  • Some fresh ground black pepper - Again, the amount is up to your taste

HOW-TO

  1. Wash and peel potatoes. Cut into 1 inch chunks and boil them in salt water (put around a teaspoon or so, you can adjust the salt level later) until it becomes tender. I suggest sometimes around 30 minutes.
  2. Peel the garlic and slice it in half. Place in a small pan or a heat-proof cup to bake. Put in the olive oil. Cover cup with aluminum foil and bake in preheat 350 F in the oven for 20 minutes. Let it cool. Take our the pulp of garlic and smash using a fork (or whatever in your hand). :P Okay, an alternative way to do this is just put on a pan, put in the olive oil and let the smashed garlic drizzles until it’s yellow-brown.
  3. Smash potatoes with garlic, parsley (leave some for the topping decoration), salt, and pepper.
  4. Heat margarine and soy milk. Add potatoes when butter melted and milk is hot.
  5. 5. Taste and adjust seasoning or add more salt with pepper.
  6. Take out to dish when there isn’t milk left, or the milk absorbed into the potaoes. Decorate with some paprika and fresh parsley.

Okay. That’s pretty much it. You can enjoy this DELICIOUS meal with vegetarian meat or fake meat available in the supermarket. In Vons, Albertson, or your local stores, look in the freezer or ask for vegetarian patties. Some fabulous brands are Morning Star Farms, Garden Burgers, Vege Farm, and so on.

That is an example of the yummy vegetarian meat product by Morning Star Farm. I highly suggested it with this meal and some barbecue sauce or even sweet sauce, depend on your liking, of course. Check out their other cool products! You will be surprise. Anyhoo, I hope you enjoy today’s meal!

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  1. Ana Knoblock said

    Hello, my name is Ana Knoblock and I am a senior at Westhill High School in Syracuse, NY. I write for my school’s newspaper, and am doing an article about vegetarians/vegans. I was wondering if i could use the picture you have above, the morning star one. Only my school would see it, there would be no profit and I would credit you. It would be great if you could e-mail me or reply back soon.

    Thank you!

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