Welsh-style potato purée
A Welsh-style twist on the classic potato purée (posh mash!), with finely sliced leeks, cooked until just done to keep their lovely green colour.
This dish could be the main feature or served on the side with meat, for example.
This dish could be the main feature or served on the side with meat, for example.
16K 6 4.7
Last modified on: December 26th 2021
Keywords for this recipe:For 4 people, you will need:
1 
4 
30 g 
750 g 
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 19 min. | 6 min. | 25 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 2 - 1 min.
Melt 30 g butter in a frying pan on medium heat. When good and hot add the chopped shallot.
Salt and pepper, then cook for 1 minute without colouring.
Salt and pepper, then cook for 1 minute without colouring.
Stage 3 - 1 min.
Add the sliced leeks and mix, but no more salt.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Cook the leeks, stirring frequently, until just done, but still nice and green.
Salt only at the end of cooking.
Transfer to a plate (don't leave in the pan or they will continue cooking).
Salt only at the end of cooking.
Transfer to a plate (don't leave in the pan or they will continue cooking).
Stage 5 - 3 min.
Reheat 750 g potato purée if it has been made in advance, then add the leeks.
Mix well and check the seasoning. Your Welsh-style potato purée is ready.
Mix well and check the seasoning. Your Welsh-style potato purée is ready.
Remarks
If you don't have a shallot, use an onion.
Keeping
Several days in the fridge in a sealed container.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,885 Kcal or 7,892 Kj | 33 gr | 190 gr | 115 gr |
| 94 % | 13 % | 18 % | 17 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 112 Kcal or 469 Kj | 2 gr | 11 gr | 7 gr |
| 6 % | 1 % | 1 % | 1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 471 Kcal or 1,972 Kj | 8 gr | 48 gr | 29 gr |
| 24 % | 3 % | 4 % | 4 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 3.52 €
- Per person : 0.88 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Potato purée: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Fried rillettes, Sausage with duchess potatoes and a Mont d'Or fondue , Hachis parmentier, Upside-down Parmentier, Duck Parmentier, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chocolate sweetcrust pastry, Almond tuiles, Steak burger topped with egg, Artichoke Soup, Fried bread with leek and poached egg , ... All |
 | Leek: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Scallops au gratin, Mixed vegetable curry, Cretan-style salmon , Leek and artichoke tart à la piémontaise, Leek and egg frichti, ... All |
 | Shallot: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chicken nems, Warm broccoli and Tuna Salad, Rosemary steamed fish, Lebanese-style chickpea salad, Spinach Omelette, ... All |
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