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Close Encounters Garlic Mashed Potatoes With Mushroom And Vegetable Gravy Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Trigger / All my dishes 1 year, 7 months ago The shaping of the potatoes looks like the mountain from the movie Close Encounters of the third kind. This is a vegan dish that rocks my world. Prep:10m Cook:60m Servings:2	Trigger
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Ingredients

4 Jumbo sized Russet potatoes about 2 1/2 pounds

1 large Spanish onion rough chopped into large 1-inch pieces

1 Head of garlic

6 Mushrooms sliced

A 2-inch wide strip of red bell pepper

3 cherry tomatoes chopped

1-cup plain soy milk

3 tablespoons Olive oil

3 teaspoons sea salt

Fresh ground black pepper

1 teaspoon of dried mushroom powder

1-teaspoon Chipotle chili pepper

1 1/2 cups of cold water

4 tablespoons of corn starch

2 tablespoons of Bragg Amino Acid

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

Rub the head of garlic with olive oil and place it into a ramekin

Rub each potato with some more olive oil

Place the garlic and the potatoes into the oven and bake for 40 minutes

Remove the garlic and let cool, return the potatoes to the oven and bake for another 20m minutes.

While the potatoes are baking, make the mushroom gravy

In a saucepan, add 2 tablespoons of olive oil

Add the onions and the red pepper cook until onions are caramelized

Add the mushrooms and cook for another five minutes.

In a small container, add the water and the cornstarch, mix until cornstarch is dissolved.

Add the cornstarch and water mixture slowly to the pan and stir until all of the caramelized bits are dissolved, adjust the amount of water if necessary.

Add the Bragg Amino Acid and set aside.

A neat trick; Pass the whole roasted garlic head through the ricer, remove the skins.

In a bowl from your stand mixer, pass the potatoes through a ricer they will clean out the rest of the garlic in the ricer, remove the skins and rough chop.

Place the skins back onto the baking sheet with a teaspoon of olive oil and a little sea salt and place under the broiler to crisp up like bacon bits.

Now add the soy milk the Chipotle pepper, some fresh ground black pepper, and the remaining teaspoon of olive oil to the bowl.

Place the bowl into your Stand mixer with the mixing paddle attached, whip for 1 minute on high.

Place a mound of the potatoes in the center of a plate

Then shape them into a mountain with a fork and flatten the top

Pour some gravy on top and let it drizzle down one side to give a volcano effect.

Enjoy

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Comments

rml 1 year, 7 months ago said:
Outstanding! Very creative...bonus - Aliens are involved! Thank you for the fun post. Great pics

mrtnzangel8 1 year, 7 months ago said:
I agree with rml...love it...aliens are always a bonus..teehee!

minitindel 1 year, 7 months ago said:
Thats too funny i just watched that movie a few weeks ago lol......thank you

theresal 1 year, 7 months ago said:
I'd climb that mountain to get to the vegies....... sounds great Michael.....

chefmeow 1 year, 7 months ago said:
OMG, these look fantastic. Can't wait to try. Rating this one a 5 on appearance alone, I'm guessing it deserves a 10 on the taste scale. Great post. Thanks for sharing with us tater lovers.

annieamie 1 year, 7 months ago said:
I'd go vegan just to eat like this everynight! Thanks for the new and creative recipe!

mao65 1 year, 7 months ago said:
Awesome! Loved the movie, really love these! Always looking for good vegan recipes for my daughter-in-law who also has celiac diseae but this is one that I will really enjoy myself. Thanks!
PS Where would I get the amino acid-health food store?

werblondz 1 year, 7 months ago said:
I am not vegan but I would love to serve this recipe.

bluewaterandsand 1 year, 7 months ago said:
Fantastic! I agree with chef, it deserves a rating on appearance.

lunasea 1 year, 7 months ago said:
You are so very clever! I love the movie and this is such a delicious culinary homage to the film. I'll climb that mountain anytime - and will love every delicious second of it. I think I hear the tones of the mothership...or is that my tummy growling?

Great post - thank you!!

Smiles,
~Vickie

redkitchen 1 year, 7 months ago said:
These sound AWESOME. Thanks for the post.
And thanks for dropping by my page and giving me a nice rating...I appreciate it!

invisiblechef 1 year, 7 months ago said:
Great post!

sunny 1 year, 6 months ago said:
WOW!! Great recipe!!

tippystclair 1 year, 4 months ago said:
With the Devil's Tower and my Volcano potatoes we could start a new country where only cooks were allowed!
This sounds fab!
Kath

jimrug1 1 year, 1 month ago said:
Great recipe and great presentation. I bet the kids in your family love coming over to your house for dinner..... ;-)~ High 5

elgab89 1 year ago said:
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THIS IS A BLUE RIBBON RECIPE
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THIS RECIPE HAS WON THE October Side Dish - Mashed Vegetables Contest:
BEST PRESENTATION

****** CONGRATULATIONS TO TRIGGER ******

brianna 1 year ago said:
I'm not surprised it won cause it's sounds & looks wonderful. Congrats Trigger. & high 5 from me

leebear 11 months, 2 weeks ago said:
WOW!IT'S THE UTOPIA OF MASHED POTATOES - LOVE THE" CLOSE ENCOUNTERS" THEME.!CAROL LEE

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