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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.

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Last modified on: December 26^th 2021

Keywords for this recipe:Wales Purée Mashed potato Mash

For 4 people, you will need:

1 1 shallot
2 4 leeks
3 30 g butter
4 750 g potato purée
5 salt
6 pepper
Total weight: 1,685 grams

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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 1 - 15 min.

Welsh-style potato purée : Photo of step #1

Prepare 1 shallot and chop finely.

Prepare and finely slice 1 shallot.

Stage 2 - 1 min.

Welsh-style potato purée : Photo of step #2

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.

Stage 3 - 1 min.

Welsh-style potato purée : Photo of step #3

Add the sliced leeks and mix, but no more salt.

Stage 4 - 5 min.

Welsh-style potato purée : Photo of step #4

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).

Stage 5 - 3 min.

Welsh-style potato purée : Photo of step #5

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.

Remarks

If you don't have a shallot, use an onion.

Keeping

Several days in the fridge in a sealed container.

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 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 3.52 €
Per person : 0.88 €

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Source

Home made.

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, Colcannon, Aligot, Two-stage beef chuck , Dauphinoise potatoes with Serano ham, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Baked potoatoes with herb butter or cream , Coconut sweetcrust pastry, Potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin) purée, Roscoff loaf, Victoria pineapple and lime tarts, ... All
	Leek: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Vegetable stock, Rice à la grecque, Sautéed chicken with leeks, Warm Leek and Potato Salad, Filo leeks and cheese tart, ... All
	Shallot: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pan-fried salmon with white cabbage, Vegetable tartare, Tahitian style fish, Sausage and lentils "en cocotte", Nanou's tuna tart, ... All

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