Buttermilk-Bacon Smashed Potatoes
Buttermilk-Bacon Smashed Potatoes takes about 50 minutes from beginning to end. This main course has 623 calories, 16g of protein, and 50g of fat per serving. For $1.91 per serving, this recipe covers 25% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 3. 8 people have made this recipe and would make it again. A mixture of heavy cream, buttermilk, roasted garlic, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. It is brought to you by Foodnetwork. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 66%, which is solid. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Buttermilk Bacon Blue Smashed Potatoes, Buttermilk Smashed Potatoes, and Herbed Buttermilk Smashed Potatoes.
Servings: 3
Preparation duration: 20 minutes
Cooking duration: 30 minutes
Ingredients:
8 ounces bacon, sliced
1/2 cup buttermilk
Greens of 2 scallions, sliced, plus more for garnish
1/4 cup heavy cream
Freshly ground pepper
1 pound red bliss potatoes
2 cloves roasted garlic, smashed to a paste
Salt
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
Equipment:
pot
bowl
frying pan
sauce pan
Cooking instruction summary:
Add the potatoes to a pot and cover with water. Season with salt and bring to a boil. Once at a boil, cook until a fork can easily pierce through the potatoes, 10 to 15 minutes. Drain and add to a bowl. Place the bacon in a cast-iron pan over medium heat. Allow the bacon to render and crisp, about 5 minutes. Reserve the fat. Put the buttermilk and heavy cream into a saucepan and scald. Reserve until needed. Smash the potatoes just a little bit, and then season with salt and pepper. Add the butter, a touch of the heated buttermilk/heavy cream, the scallions and 1 tablespoon bacon fat and smash. Taste and re-season if needed, adding more buttermilk/heavy cream if desired. Fold in the rendered bacon, reserving some for garnish. Garnish with the reserved bacon and scallions.
Step by step:
1. Add the potatoes to a pot and cover with water. Season with salt and bring to a boil. Once at a boil, cook until a fork can easily pierce through the potatoes, 10 to 15 minutes.
2. Drain and add to a bowl.
3. Place the bacon in a cast-iron pan over medium heat. Allow the bacon to render and crisp, about 5 minutes. Reserve the fat.
4. Put the buttermilk and heavy cream into a saucepan and scald. Reserve until needed.
5. Smash the potatoes just a little bit, and then season with salt and pepper.
6. Add the butter, a touch of the heated buttermilk/heavy cream, the scallions and 1 tablespoon bacon fat and smash. Taste and re-season if needed, adding more buttermilk/heavy cream if desired. Fold in the rendered bacon, reserving some for garnish.
7. Garnish with the reserved bacon and scallions.
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