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  • Serves 4
  • 1 hours
  • Difficulty Medium
  • 6 Ingredients

Aligot is a star side dish, and is how the French do mashed potatoes. From the Aubrac region, this divine combination of garlic, cream, butter and potatoes is the proper way to eat mashed potatoes.


Ingredients (serves 4)

  • 1 kilogram potatoes
  • 2-3 cloves garlic, peeled and cut in half
  • 400 grams Cantal cheese, shredded
  • 220 grams heavy cream
  • Salt
  • Cracked pepper

Method

  1. Peel and wash potatoes.
  2. Fill a large pot with salted water. Add potatoes and garlic.
  3. Bring to the boil and cook 20-25 minutes. Strain and return to pot.
  4. Over low heat, add cream and cheese to potatoes, stirring constantly, making sure not to overcook.
  5. After a few minutes, puree should come together. Season with salt and pepper and serve immediately.

  • This is completely new food for me.

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  • I haven’t heard of Cantal cheese either. Looks tasty if a little rich.

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  • What is Cantal cheese? I’ve never heard of it. Love a good mash though.

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  • I love a good mash!
    This sounds delish and so easy. Thank you for sharing.

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  • I need to make this next time I do mashed potatoes. I’ve never heard of it but it sounds just perfect

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  • Yum, I have never tried Aligot before. I will have to try this recipe. My husband would love this.

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  • I should try and make this into a vegan version

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  • This is such a wonderful dish – we have had it quite a few times. Thanks for sharing the recipe

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  • Sounds like an exquisite dish, I want to try it. Very fancy.

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  • So do you mash the potatoes and then stir in the dairy products? And can cantal cheese be substituted for a cheese that’s available freely in Australia? Looks like a lovely recipe that id love too try but have never heard of that cheese before and don’t want to waste all of that product if I don’t guess right,to mash or not to mash that is question!

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  • Sounds decadent and very naughty!

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  • Sounds yummy. Ive never heard of cantel cheese though.

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  • I have never heard of Aligot before. Sounds delicious and rich and creamy.

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  • This sounds absolutely incredible… I love garlic mash but have never been able to master it

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  • Oh my gosh I thought this was ice cream haha

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  • Sounds interesting. Thank you for sharing

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  • Looks very creamy; and Cantal cheese is a new discovery.

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  • I’m assumiñg you mash and add the cream and butter. It doesn’t actually specify when to mash

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  • Looks delicious! I love to add different flavourings to my mashed potato and will be trying this recipe soon.

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  • Thst looks really nice i do believe adding cheese to mash potato makes for a better mash

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