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popeyes mashed potatoes recipe

Popeyes Mashed Potatoes Recipe

Popeyes makes some of the fluffiest mashed potatoes around that they serve with a delicious Cajun gravy. This is one of their most popular side dishes and can pair well with almost anything. This recipe will show you exactly how to make it just like Popeyes do from home!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 hours 35 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Cajun
Servings 3 servings
Calories 110 kcal
Equipment
  • 1 bowl
  • 1 potato masher
Ingredients
  
For the mashed potato:
  • 1/2 kgs Yukon Gold potatoes
  • 1 tbsp virgin olive oil
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 3 tbsp milk
  • 1 tbsp heavy cream
  • 1 tbsp black pepper
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp white pepper
For the Popeyes Cajun Gravy:
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 2 tbsp bacon grease
  • 1 cup veal stock
  • 1/2 cup celery chopped
  • 1/2 onions chopped
  • 1 tbsp minced garlic
  • 1/2 cup red bell pepper
  • 1 tsp oregano
  • 1 tsp thyme
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp white pepper
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tbsp tabasco sauce
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
Instructions
 
  • Boil some water in a saucepan, while it’s heating we can wash, peel and cut the potatoes roughly. Some people don’t like to remove the skin, but it will help produce a fluffier and creamier mashed potato.
  • Put the potatoes into the boiling water along with the garlic and some extra salt for flavor. Boil them for 12-15 minutes, an easy way to check they are done is to pierce them with a fork. If the fork enters easily they’re ready!
  • Remove the potatoes from the water and drain, keep tossing to help dry them out further. The less moisture the better for our mashed potatoes' consistency!
  • Transfer them to a bowl and mash them using a potato masher, if you don’t have one to hand a fork can also work.
  • Melt the butter into a saucepan, then add the milk and oil. Keep stirring until everything thickens up.
  • Once you are happy with it, turn off the heat and transfer the potatoes you just mashed back to the pan and stir everything up until it’s nice, silky, and smooth.
  • Season with salt and pepper and you’re done! Now we can move on to the Cajun Gravy.
  • Using a clean skillet, combine the diced onions, celery, red bell peppers, and add some salt. Saute them for 2-3 minutes and remove them from the skillet.
  • To the same pan, we add the butter, flour, and bacon grease. Let it cook until it turns to a browny-peanutty kind of look.
  • Re-add the vegetables to the pan and cook them for another 2-3 minutes. While they are cooking we can add all the delicious spices to it, this includes paprika, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, celery salt, white pepper, and thyme.
  • Keep it boiling until everything has thickened and then add the veal stock and Worcestershire sauce.
    Pour this over the mashed potatoes and it’s ready to enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 110kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 3gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 5mgSodium: 590mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1g
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