Garlic Mashed Potatoes

The garlic sauce

30 cloves garlic, peeled, sliced

2 Tbsp. unsalted butter

2 Tbs flour

1 cup milk

The potato

2 1/2 lbs. Russet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1" pieces

1/2 cup cream

8 Tbs butter

Chicken stock

Kosher salt and freshly ground white pepper, to taste

Peel and thickly slice garlic. 

Melt 2 tbsp. butter in a 4-qt. saucepan over medium. 

Cook garlic until translucent, 5-10 minutes. Stir in flour; cook 2 minutes. Stir in milk; cook until thickened, 3–4 minutes. 

Transfer to a blender; purée into a smooth sauce. 

Cook potatoes in salted boiling water until tender, about 15 minutes; drain and pass through a potato ricer back into the pan. 

Slowly and in stages mix in the cream. At first with a wooden spoon and in the end with a whipping tool

Stir in remaining butter, garlic sauce, salt, and pepper; 

When incorporated add chicken stock slowly while beating until you arrive at consistency you want,

Cook 2 minutes more.

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