Best Aligot Recipes

ALIGOT (FRENCH MASHED POTATOES)

Steps:

• Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain and mash.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in a skillet over low heat and cook garlic until lightly browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Add garlic and butter to the mashed potatoes. Stir in until well combined.
• Add creme fraiche and mix until well combined. Mashed potatoes should still be hot. If mashed potatoes have gotten too cold, quickly heat them over low heat on the stove. Mix in cheese until melted and season with salt and pepper.

ALIGOT (CHEESY POTATOES) RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• In a large pot over medium-high heat, add the potatoes, garlic, and cover with cold water. Add a big pinch of salt.
• Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer until the potatoes are fork-tender, about 20 minutes.
• Drain potatoes and garlic in a colander and press them through the holes of the colander with a metal spoon back into the pot. Alternatively, use a potato ricer.
• Add the butter and one clove of garlic to the potatoes and stir over medium-low heat with a rubber spatula until melted and smooth.
• Pour in the heavy cream and stir again until combined.
• Gradually add in the cheese, stirring between each addition, until completely melted.
• Continue stirring the potatoes until smooth, thick, and elastic.
• Begin to stretch the potatoes upwards with the spatula. If the mixture is breaking, add in more cheese. If the mixture is too thick add in more cream.
• Serve immediately as a side with roasted veggies or a meat of choice, or alone with fresh chopped garlic!
• Enjoy!

ALIGOT (MASHED POTATOES WITH CHEESE)

Steps:

• Simmer the potatoes in water until very tender to the point of a knife, about 15 to 20 minutes. Drain potatoes, and tip out any remaining water from the pot. Push the hot potatoes through a ricer back into the pot. Over low heat, use a heatproof spatula to move the potatoes around the pot for a minute so that any excess water can evaporate.
• Add butter to the potatoes, half at a time, stirring until completely incorporated. Add hot cream, half at a time, stirring until incorporated. Add cheese a little bit at a time, stirring vigorously, until all the cheese is evenly melted and the spoon makes cheesy strings as you pull it away from the potatoes. If necessary, turn the heat up a little. Taste, and season with salt. Serve.

FRENCH MASHED POTATOES WITH CHEESE AND GARLIC (ALIGOT)

Steps:

• Place potatoes in large saucepan; add water to cover by 1 inch and add 1 tablespoon salt. Partially cover saucepan with lid and bring potatoes to boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer until potatoes are tender and just break apart when poked with a fork, 12 to 17 minutes. Drain potatoes and dry saucepan.
• Transfer potatoes to a food processor (this step is important to get the aligot texture). Add butter, garlic, and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt. Pulse until butter is melted and incorporated into potatoes, about ten 1-second pulses. Add 1 cup milk and continue to process until potatoes are smooth and creamy, about 20 seconds, scraping down sides halfway through.
• Return potato mixture to saucepan and set over medium heat. Stir in cheeses, 1 cup at a time, until incorporated. Continue to cook potatoes, stirring vigorously, until cheese is fully melted and mixture is smooth and elastic, 3 to 5 minutes. If mixture is difficult to stir and seems thick, stir in 2 tablespoons of milk at a time (up to 1/2 cup) until potatoes are loose and creamy. Season with salt and pepper. Serve immediately.

ALIGOT

Steps:

• Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile heat milk and cream in a saucepan until warmed.
• Drain potatoes and press through a potato ricer or mash. Season with nutmeg and white pepper. Pour in warm milk and cream. Add grated cheese, creme fraiche, butter, and garlic; mix until well combined and creamy. Season with salt to taste.

POMMES ALIGOT

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a large saucepan, and add enough water to cover by at least 2 inches. Add salt. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until potatoes are fork tender, about 15 minutes. Drain, and return to saucepan. Stir until dry.
• Pass potatoes and garlic through a ricer into a large bowl; Stir until smooth.
• Return potato mixture to saucepan. Add heavy cream and butter; stir to combine. Keep warm until ready to serve.
• Place saucepan over low heat and stir in cheese curds until melted, adding milk to thin, if necessary; serve immediately.

POMMES ALIGOT

Steps:

• Place the potatoes in a large pot, cover with room temperature water and season liberally with salt. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce to a simmer and cook until fork tender. Drain the potatoes, saving 1/2 cup of the cooking water for thinning out if needed.
• Pass the potatoes through a food mill into a large bowl. Add the butter and heavy cream, and fold together with a spatula until combined. Fold in the shredded cheese. If the potatoes get too thick, thin them out with a little of the cooking water. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve garnished with chives and a drizzle of olive oil.
• For the onion confit: Heat a large enameled cast-iron pot over medium heat. Add the butter; when it begins to foam, add the red onions, marjoram, thyme, bay leaves and sugar, and sprinkle liberally with salt. When the onions begin to caramelize, add the red wine and balsamic vinegar and reduce to dry. Reduce the heat to medium-low and add 1 cup of the beef stock; cook until reduced to a glaze. Repeat until all the beef stock has been used. Turn off the heat and adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper.
• For the rib-eye: Heat a 12-inch cast-iron skillet over high heat; add the oil. Pat the steak dry with paper towels, and sprinkle liberally with salt and pepper. When the oil is just below smoking, place the steak into the pan. Once a nice sear has developed, flip the steak and add the butter, thyme and garlic. If the garlic or steak begins to burn, reduce the heat. Cook, basting the steak with the bubbling butter, until an internal temperature of 125 degrees F has been reached for medium-rare. Remove the steak to a cutting board and let rest for 7 to 10 minutes before slicing. Serve with the French onion confit.

ALIGOT-STYLE POTATOES WITH ROASTED GARLIC

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Cut off the top third of the head of garlic to expose the cloves. (Reserve the top part for another use.) Put the bulb on a 12-by-12-inch piece of aluminum foil, drizzle with the olive oil and season with a pinch of salt and several grinds of black pepper. Wrap the foil up and over the garlic, leaving some space between the foil and the exposed garlic cloves and seal the edges. Bake until the garlic cloves are deep golden brown and very tender, 45 to 60 minutes. Cool slightly, then squeeze out the tender cloves (see Cook's Note).
• Meanwhile, add the potatoes and bay leaf to a large pot and fill with enough cold water to cover by 1 inch. Season generously with salt. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then lower to medium-low and simmer until fork-tender, about 12 minutes. Drain well and discard the bay leaf. Reserve the empty pot.
• Pass the potatoes and roasted garlic through a potato ricer or food mill back into the pot. They should be very finely mashed and smooth. Place over medium-low heat and stir in the heavy cream and butter with a wooden spoon until creamy and combined. Add half the Gruyere and mozzarella, stirring vigorously until the cheese is completely melted and incorporated. Add the remaining Gruyere and mozzarella and continue to stir until all the cheese is melted and incorporated and the potatoes are smooth and stretchy. (The mixture should stretch like melted mozzarella cheese.)
• Taste and adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper. Transfer to a serving bowl, top with chopped chives and serve immediately.

ALIGOT GRATIN

Steps:

• In a large saucepan combine potatoes with salted water to cover by 2 inches and simmer until very tender, about 50 minutes. Drain potatoes. Return potatoes to pan and heat over low heat, shaking pan, until dry. Cool potatoes until they can be handled.
• Peel potatoes and force through a ricer or medium disk of a food mill into pan. Add butter, garlic, and milk and cook mixture over moderately low heat, beating constantly with a wooden spoon, until fluffy and heated through, about 2 minutes.
• Add mozzarella and salt and pepper to taste and cook mixture, beating until cheese is melted and forms long elastic strands when lifted with spoon.
• Divide aligot among 6 buttered 1-cup shallow gratin dishes or one 6-cup buttered gratin dish. Aligot may be prepared up to this point 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. Bring aligot to room temperature before proceeding with recipe.
• Preheat broiler.
• In a bowl with an electric mixer beat cream until it holds soft peaks and beat in horseradish and salt to taste. Spread horseradish cream over aligot and broil about 4 inches from heat until golden, about 1 minute.

SWEET POTATO ALIGOT

Steps:

• In a medium pot, cover the potatoes and a generous amount of salt with 1 inch of water. Bring to a boil, then simmer until potatoes are tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Drain but don't wash out the pot. (You'll need it again later.)
• Meanwhile, fry the sage leaves: Line a plate with a paper towel. In a small skillet, heat 1/4-inch of oil. Add sage leaves a few at a time, and fry until golden and crisp, usually about 1 minute or so. Use a slotted spoon to transfer fried leaves to the paper-towel-lined plate and sprinkle with salt. Repeat with remaining sage leaves, adding more oil to the pan if needed.
• In a small pot over medium heat, add the thyme and cream, and bring to a simmer. Turn off the heat and cover until needed.
• Transfer the cooked potatoes to a food processor, and pulse just until mashed. Or pass potatoes through a food mill or large-holed sieve to mash.
• Return potatoes to their cooking pot and set it over low heat. Using a wooden spoon, stir in butter, garlic and nutmeg until the butter melts.
• Remove thyme sprig from the cream. Stir the cream into the potatoes, then stir in the cheese, a handful at a time, until melted and stringy. Serve immediately, topped with the fried sage leaves.

ALIGOT (GARLIC AND CHEESE MASHED POTATOES) RECIPE

Steps:

• 1. Place the cut potatoes in a colander and rinse under cold running water until the water runs clear. Drain thoroughly. Place the potatoes in a large saucepan; add water to cover by 1 inch and add 1 tablespoon salt. Partially cover the saucepan with a lid and bring the potatoes to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer until the potatoes are tender and just break apart when poked with a fork, 12 to 17 minutes. Drain the potatoes and dry the saucepan. 2. Transfer the potatoes to a food processor; add the butter, garlic, and 1-1/2 tsp salt. Pulse until the butter is melted and incorporated into the potatoes, about 10 pulses. Add 1 cup of the milk and continue to process until the potatoes are smooth and creamy, about 20 seconds, scraping down the sides halfway through. 3. Return the potato mixture to the saucepan and set over medium heat. Stir in the cheeses, 1 cup at a time, until incorporated. Continue to cook the potatoes, stirring vigorously, until the cheese is fully melted and the mixture is smooth and elastic, 3 to 5 minutes. If the mixture is difficult to stir and seems thick, stir in the remaining milk, 2 tablespoons at a time, until the potatoes are loose and creamy. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve immediately.

ALIGOT

Steps:

• Boil the potatoes until tender. Drain, cool and peel.
• Roughly mash the potatoes with the butter.
• Place the potatoes in a food processor, and process, adding the cheese and garlic gradually. Continue processing until the mixture has a smooth but somewhat gluey texture, so that it forms ribbonlike strands when picked up with a spoon. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Reheat briefly in a heavy saucepan, then serve.

POMMES ALIGOT

Steps:

• 1. NOTE: Don't use russet potatoes, as the result will be grainy. Use a waxy type of potato. For the cheese, you can also use Fontina, white Cheddar, or Swiss (or a mix of any of the above).
• 2. Bring a pot of well salted water to a boil. Meanwhile, peel the potatoes and cut into even chunks. Add the potatoes to the boiling water along with the peeled garlic cloves. Boil until the potatoes are very tender.
• 3. Drain the potatoes and return to the pot, including the garlic. Mash until very smooth, adding pieces of butter as you go. Don't worry about over-working the potatoes, you want to get that starchy gumminess going.
• 4. Put the pot back on the stove over medium-low heat. Stir potatoes to make sure the butter is well incorporated and melted.
• 5. Add the cream, stirring well. Continue to stir until the potatoes start to feel thick and sticky. Lower the heat if they start to steam. This will take about 3 minutes.
• 6. Add the grated cheese a little at a time, stirring until each addition has melted completely. As you go, the potatoes will begin to get smooth and silky, with an elasticity to them. The mixture should form long, stretchy strands as you lift some from the pot.
• 7. Season the aligot with kosher salt. It should be thick, but still slow-flowing. If it's too thick, stir in a little bit of cream until it loosens up.
• 8. Aligot needs to be served immediately. Be sure to use warmed ramekins so it doesn't cool quickly and seize up.

PRIME AGED COTE DE BOEUF WITH ROASTED BABY CARROTS, SHALLOTS AND ALIGOT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
• Season the steaks with salt and pepper. In a cast iron pan, heat oil then add the steaks. Sear until lightly colored on each side, about 2 minutes per side. Remove to a roasting pan and roast in oven to the desired doneness.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Vegetables:
• In a large saute pan, heat oil and add the minced shallots. Add the haricots verts until warmed through. Top with the chervil. Season, to taste.
• Toss the carrots to coat in olive oil. Place in a roasting pan with thyme. Roast for 20 minutes or until carrots are fork tender.
• Rub the shallots in oil and place in aluminum foil. Place in the same oven and roast about 45 minutes or until shallots are soft enough to squeeze out of their skins. Reserve.
• Sauce:
• In a small saucepan heat the beef reduction with the red wine and port reductions. Season with salt and pepper.
• In a saute pan combine the carrot juice and the baby carrot and cover. Cook until carrots are soft. Combine the carrots and the butter and puree until smooth. Season with sea salt and pepper.
• Aligot:
• Simmer the potatoes whole with skins in salted water. When tender peel and puree through a sieve with a small amount of butter. Once pureed, reheat and add grated Cantal cheese until the mixture is stringy. You can adjust your emulsion with a bit of warmed milk and whole butter. Season with salt and pepper and serve.
• Assembly on the plate: Arrange the heated roasted carrots and shallots on the bottom of the plate. Place the glazed haricots verts on top. Make a small round portion of the Aligot and spoon above the vegetables. Slice the meat against the grain and shingle out slices over the potato puree.
• Sauce the beef with the beef reduction, and spoon the carrot sauce around the vegetables.
• Place a ribbon of the sauce around the plated vegetables

ALIGOT

Steps:

• Place the garlic in a small saucepan with the butter, then leave it on the gentlest heat possible to melt and infuse for 30 minutes.
• Thinly pare and discard the skins of the potatoes. Boil for 20-25 minutes, until tender in the centre when tested with a skewer.
• With an electric hand whisk, switch to slow and begin to break up the potatoes, then add the butter and garlic, some black pepper and a handful of the grated cheese.
• Now switch the speed to high and continue adding the cheese, a handful at a time, while you whisk. There's a lot of cheese, but what will happen is that, as you whisk it in, the potatoes will turn translucent and glossy and, as you lift and whisk, it will form stiff, glossy peaks.
• When all the cheese is in, serve very quickly. As the cheese goes in, the mixture becomes stiff and clings to the whisk, but keep going and it will part company with the whisk eventually.

ALIGOT

Steps:

• Place garlic and butter in a pan on lowest heat possible for 30 mins.
• Meanwhile, boil the potatoes.
• With an electric hand whisk on slow, begin to break up the potatoes and add the butter and garlic, some pepper, and a handful of the cheese.
• Switch the speed to high, and add the cheese a handful at a time.
• Keep going and it will become loose and glossy eventually.
• Serve immediately.