Name: Garlicky Mashed Potatoes + Mushroom Gravy
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 120 min
Ingredients: 1 to 2 heads of garlic; Avocado oil or another oil that is safe for high-temperature cooking for roasting the garlic (optional); 2 lbs sweet potato; 3 lbs potatoes (any variety); 3 tbsp vegan butter; Sea salt and fresh cracked pepper (to taste); 1 tbsp vegan butter; 1 cup onion (finely chopped); 1 clove garlic (minced); 1/2 lb crimini mushrooms (sliced (8oz, about 3 cups)); 2 tbsp flour (or all-purpose gluten-free flour); 1 tbsp nutritional yeast; 1 + 1/2 cups low sodium vegetable stock; 3 tbsp soy sauce (or gluten-free tamari); Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper (to taste)

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These garlicky mashed potatoes, topped with hearty mushroom gravy is comfort food at its best!

Garlicky Mashed Potatoes + Mushroom Gravy

Duration2 hrs

Cook Time1 hr 30 mins

Prep Time30 mins

Servings people

Ingredients

Garlicky Mashed Potatoes

1 to 2 heads of garlic
Avocado oil or another oil that is safe for high-temperature cooking for roasting the garlic optional
2 lbs sweet potato
3 lbs potatoes any variety
3 tbsp vegan butter
Sea salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste

Mushroom Gravy

1 tbsp vegan butter
1 cup onion finely chopped
1 clove garlic minced
1/2 lb crimini mushrooms sliced (8oz, about 3 cups)
2 tbsp flour or all-purpose gluten-free flour
1 tbsp nutritional yeast
1 + 1/2 cups low sodium vegetable stock
3 tbsp soy sauce or gluten-free tamari
Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper to taste

Instructions

Garlicky Mashed Potatoes

To roast the garlic: Preheat your oven to 400 °F (200°C) and cut off the top of the garlic bulbs to expose the individual garlic cloves. Place each head of garlic on a square of unbleached parchment paper and drizzle with oil (if using). Wrap the garlic bulb tightly, twisting the paper at the top to secure. Place on a baking tray and roast for 40 minutes. Allow the garlic to cool before handling.
Thoroughly wash and peel all of the potatoes. You can leave some of the skin on the potatoes if you’d like.
Roughly chop the potatoes into medium pieces and place them into a large pot. Cover with cold water. Add a pinch of salt and cover with a lid. Place on the stove set the heat to high and bring to a boil. Once the water boils, reduce to medium or low. The potatoes should cook within 15 to 20 minutes, or when the potatoes are tender and pierce easily with a fork.
In a large bowl, mash the bulbs from 1 head of roasted garlic (with the skins removed). I recommend adding the potatoes and vegan butter next, mashing everything together and then tasting the mixture to see if you’d like to add more garlic. The amount of garlic you add really depends on your personal preference.
Season with sea salt and fresh cracked pepper, to taste. Serve warm and top with mushroom gravy (recipe below).

Mushroom Gravy

Add vegan butter to a frying pan or saucepan and melt over medium heat. (See note below about using water or vegetable stock to make this oil-free.)
Sauté onion and garlic with a tiny pinch of sea salt for about 5 minutes. Stir often to ensure that the garlic does not burn.
Once the onions have softened, add the mushrooms and continue to cook for another 8 minutes.
Add nutritional yeast and flour, stir to evenly coat the mushrooms and onions.
Stir in vegetable stock and soy sauce or tamari. Continue to stir, breaking down any clumps. Allow the gravy to cook on medium-low heat, until it thickens up, stirring often. You can add a couple of tablespoons of stock or water if you need to thin out the gravy.
Add fresh cracked pepper and more salt, if desired, to taste.
Optional: blend for a smoother gravy. This was suggested in a comment by someone who blended it and I’ve since blended it myself and loved the result!

This recipe was republished with permission from Love Wild Live Free.

Find the original recipe here.