Two Potato Swirls with Goat Cheese and Sweet Garlic
These Two Potato Swirls with Goat Cheese and Sweet Garlic are delicious, classy and just plain fun to prepare and eat! What a flavor combination!
Prep Time3hours11minutes
Cook Time3hours11minutes
AuthorChris Scheuer
Ingredients
1medium sweet potatoespeeled and cut into 2 inch pieces
5-6medium russet or golden potatoespeeled and cut into 2 inch pieces
6medium cloves garlic
3ouncesgoat cheese
1-2teaspoonssea saltto taste
½cupshredded Parmesan cheese
2tablespoonsbutter
½-1cupmilk
1tablespoonmelted butter
sweet paprika
finely sliced fresh chives or finely chopped fresh rosemaryfor garnish, if desired
Instructions
Combine potatoes, both kinds, and garlic in a medium-large pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil, then reduce to simmer and cook until potatoes are very tender, about 15-20 minutes. Drain well and return to pot.
Add goat cheese, butter, and milk (start with ½ cup) and mash with a potato masher till smooth and fluffy. Do not overbeat or potatoes will become gummy. Add more milk as needed. If you're going to swirl the potatoes you will need to add a bit more milk, probably close to the whole cup so that you can easily pipe them.
Stir in Parmesan and either serve immediately or, if you plan to do the swirled potatoes, proceed with step 4 and 5.
Butter 12 small dishes or ramekins generously. Cut a small snip off of the corner of a large heavy-duty zippered plastic bag and insert a large star decorator tip into opening. (I use a Wilton 1M tip and spread the points just a bit to make the opening larger.)
After potatoes are cooked and mashed, allow them to cool for about 10-15 minutes, then spoon them into the prepared bag, close the zippered top and pipe into the 12 small bowls, as equally as possible. Drizzle with the melted butter, sprinkle with a bit of paprika and bake at 350˚F for about 15-20 minutes or until starting to turn golden. Sprinkle with fresh chives or rosemary and serve immediately.
Recipe Notes
To freeze, proceed with recipe through step 5 but do not bake. Place bowls of piped potato swirls on baking sheet and freeze, uncovered. After an hour, wrap well with plastic wrap or foil. (This will keep the swirls from getting crushed.) When ready to bake, remove potatoes from freezer and place on baking sheet. Bake at 350˚F for about 25-30 minutes or until beginning to turn golden. Sprinkle with fresh chives or rosemary and serve immediately.