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:
3 
12 
90 g 
2 kgs 250 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 90 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 2 kgs 250 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 |
| 5,656 Kcal or 23,681 Kj | 99 gr | 571 gr | 346 gr |
| 283 % | 38 % | 54 % | 52 % |
| 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 12 people : 10.57 €
- 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: Upside-down Parmentier, Potato and two ham gratin, Fried rillettes, Aligot, Duck Parmentier, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach Omelette, Eggs "en cocotte" with spinach, Sauce Normande (for fish), White bean gratin "à l'italienne", Gâteau Nantais, ... All |
 | Leek: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Fisherman's Ragout, Cassoulet, Leek and Jerusalem artichoke soup, Rice à la grecque, How to prepare leeks, ... All |
 | Shallot: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pâté de campagne, How to slow cook meat, Chicken and mushroom brik rolls, Quartet of brassicas with cream , "Au vert" beef, ... All |
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