V’s Fried Mashed Potatoes

Recipe By Agent V
Rating
Published Apr 2nd
V’s Fried Mashed Potatoes
Prep 5m Cook 25m Additional - Ready In 30m
Servings 4 servings Calories 385.9

Add some oomph to those boring mashed potatoes!

Recipe Ingredients

  • 6 red potatoes, halved
  • 1 pinch garlic powder, or to taste
  • salt to taste
  • ¼ cup butter
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil, or as needed

Cooking Directions

  1. 1 Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water. Season water with garlic powder and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain and transfer potatoes to a large skillet over medium-high heat.
  2. 2 Mash potatoes in the hot skillet and add butter and garlic powder. Form mashed potatoes into a large patty and coat the edges with olive oil, allowing oil to pour under the patty. Cook until bottom is golden brown, 5 to 10 minutes. Break patty using a wooden spoon and fold crisp bottom through the potatoes. Repeat cooking the bottom and folding into the mashed potatoes.

Nutrition Facts

  • Calories 385.9
  • Carbohydrate 51 g
  • Cholesterol 30.5 mg
  • Fat 18.7 g
  • Fiber 5.5 g
  • Protein 6.2 g
  • Saturated Fat 8.3 g
  • Sodium 139.8 mg
  • Sugar 3.3 g

Reviews

  1. mraguilerafish Feb 4, 2021 08:32 AM
    A new and different way to make mashed potatoes. It came out good I added a some cheese right at the end and it melted in nicely. Next time I will fry it a bit longer.
  2. Beths Kitchen Dec 26, 2020 09:39 AM
    Just made this tonight to go with our Christmas prime rib. I added green onion, garlic and onion powder, smoked paprika, S&P and bacon. I know it deviates a lot from the original recipe, BUT... what I'm rating, is the technique. Which is wonderful! It adds so much texture and pizzazz. Thank you V!
  3. Rebecca N David Randolph Mar 11, 2020 06:07 AM
    Did not make any changes and I am glad I did not. These potatoes had the perfect amount of butter and garlic powder and provided an awesome flavor. My husband and I loved this recipe and will be making again.
  4. Linda Deboer Oct 31, 2019 10:04 PM
    Very easy and my family ate it up without complaints.
  5. zees granny Oct 31, 2019 08:36 PM
    We've done something similar for years to use left over mashed potatoes. The one change we make is to form the leftovers into individual patties about the size of a hamburger. We fry both sides and serve them with a fried egg for breakfast. Add a few strips of bacon (or even fry the patties - Read more ...
  6. mamamia Feb 14, 2018 07:28 PM
    I actually made it with half cauliflower and half potatoes. I let the mixture chill overnight and pan fried in the morning. Topped it off with cheddar, greek yogurt and scallions. Yummy!
  7. Connie Jun 23, 2016 12:37 AM
    These were very good. I use left over mashed potatoes added green onions, salt pepper and garlic powder. We enjoyed them.
  8. naples34102 Jan 27, 2016 12:15 AM
    1-26-2016 ~CHEATER ALERT! The submitter remarks that this is a good way to "Add some oomph to those boring mashed potatoes!" but I confess my potatoes weren't boring to begin with since I used leftover twice-baked potatoes from a very nice steakhouse. So instead of starting with just some boring boiled potatoes, I simply mashed - Read more ...
  9. RainbowJewels Nov 17, 2015 11:33 PM
    This recipe is a great jumping off point, but I found it to be lacking in flavor. It definitely needed more butter and more seasonings. I added freshly cracked black pepper, more garlic powder, chives, and Himalayan pink salt. As written, I would have given this three stars. Love this method though for changing up - Read more ...