Potato, Garlic and Chive Mash

Roasted garlic is sweet and full of flavour; this is the perfect mash to accompany any meal.

Ingredients

1 medium bulb of garlic

Olive oil

800g floury potatoes

150ml whole milk

A knob of butter

Sea salt and black pepper to season

A small bunch of snipped chives

Method

• Preheat the oven to 180ºC.

• Set the garlic bulb on a sheet of tinfoil, drizzle with oil, then wrap it up in the foil and roast in the oven for 1 hour.

• Peel and cut the potatoes into large, even-sized chunks. Place them in a large saucepan, cover with cold water and add a pinch of salt. Bring the saucepan to the boil on a hot hob and cook for a further 15 minutes until the potatoes can be pierced with a fork. Drain them into a colander in the sink and place back into the saucepan, cover the top of the saucepan with a clean tea towel and put the lid back on. Allow them to steam dry off the heat for 5–10 minutes so they fluff up.

• Gently heat the milk and butter in a small saucepan.

• Mash the potatoes in their saucepan with some seasoning, then pour in the warmed milk. Mash thoroughly until lump free.

• Cut the garlic bulb in half and squeeze out the lovely fragrant soft garlic flesh into the potatoes. Rapidly stir this into the potatoes and transfer to a serving dish, then top with some fresh chopped chives.