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Pommes Aligot Recipe

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41 Ratings 100% would make again

BY EDITORIAL STAFF
2/13/14

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M eet the new Instagram sensation: aligot. The word might be tough to
pronounce, but the ingredients are easy to understand. It’s the ultimate
stick-to-your-ribs comfort food, blending whipped mashed potatoes with
melted cheese. Traditionally made with Cantal or Tomme, this dish
originated from the Midi-Pyrénées in the South of France.

Fair warning: Once you try aligot, it might be hard to go back to traditional
mashed potatoes.

Fondue and mashed potatoes have come together as one in Aligot. It's quite possibly the cheesiest dish

in the �. #� A video posted by INSIDER (@thisisinsider) on Sep 17, 2016 at 1:25pm PDT

To learn more, read "What to Eat Now: Potatoes" in our National edition.

This recipe was originally published on 2/13/14 and was updated with
additional text and photography by Delia Mooney on 9/22/16.

Pommes Aligot
This classic French recipe strikes the perfect balance between mashed
potatoes and melted cheese

Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes

INGREDIENTS DIRECTIONS

4 medium Yukon Gold potatoes 1. Put the potatoes in a medium

(about 2 pounds), peeled and pot and add enough cold water to
quartered cover by 2 inches. Add enough salt
so that the water tastes salty, like
Kosher salt
the ocean, and bring a boil over
2 garlic cloves, minced high heat. Reduce the heat to a
6 tablespoons (¾ stick) unsalted simmer and cook until the
butter, at room temperature potatoes can be easily pierced with
a knife, about 15 minutes. Drain.
1 cup heavy cream, warmed

1½ pounds Tomme d'Auvergne, 2. Immediately pass the potatoes

rind removed and cut into ½- through a food mill or ricer and
inch cubes (¾ pound Gruyère return them to the pot. Set the pot
and ¾ pound fresh mozzarella over low heat and stir in the garlic,
can be substituted for Tomme butter, cream and about half of
d'Auvergne) the cheese. Once the cheese has
Freshly ground black pepper melted, stir in the remaining
cheese. Continue stirring until the

 potatoes can be stretched with a

spoon like melted mozzarella.
Season to taste with salt and
black pepper.
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