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Low-Fat Yukon Gold Mashed Potatoes

Traditional mashed potatoes require a stick of butter for flavor and creaminess. But this is unnecessary when using Yukon Gold potatoes, naturally golden gems with a dense, creamy texture. Their flavor is enhanced in this recipe by adding a few garlic cloves and a bay leaf to the cooking water. The only butter used is a small amount that is melted and drizzled in a small pool on each serving, making a modest 6 grams of fat per serving seem like much more.

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Low-Fat Yukon Gold Mashed Potatoes

Why it works: Potato and garlic are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,517 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓

Low-Fat Yukon Gold Mashed Potatoes

Serves 4.

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

418Calories
13 gProtein
20 gFat
50 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Bay Leaf1 leaf (0.6g)2
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By williamssonoma. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Potato + garlictop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,517 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  2. Milk + buttertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together81,283 recipes

    Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).

  3. Potato + milktop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,611 recipes

    Shared aroma: (e,z)-2,6-nonadienal (cucumber, melon).

  4. Garlic + clovetop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,368 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  5. Potato + buttertop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together6,456 recipes

    Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (potato, garlic, milk, butter):

  1. Parsleyfits better
  2. Thymefits better
  3. Rosemaryfits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against potato, garlic, milk, butter. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.