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Purée de Malanga (Mashed Malanga)
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Purée de Malanga (Mashed Malanga) is nutritious and is easily digested. It looks similar to Mashed Potatoes, but in my opinion taste much better. It was one of those comfort foods that I would eat as a child when sick and somehow always made me feel better.
Author: Danny Gutierrez
Recipe type: Side
Cuisine: Spanish
Serves: 2
Ingredients
- 2 large Malangas, peeled and boiled
- 4 tbs Butter
- Several splashes of Milk, if necessary
- Salt and Pepper, to taste
Instructions
- In medium sauce pot, place sliced malanga, cover with salted water (about 1 teaspoon of salt) and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to medium high for about 15 minutes or until tender.
- Drain water, then mash.
- Add butter, pepper and stir until smooth.
- If necessary, add milk in light splashes until you reach desired smoothness.
- Taste and adjust salt/pepper, if necessary.
- Top with dab of butter, gravy or a pan sauce made from the meat you are serving it with.
Notes
Inspired by: The dish my Abuela Mima used to make often.
Last edited: 02/09/2021
Last edited: 02/09/2021
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Was delicious! Thanks.
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I would like to thank you for a straight to the point recipe and not a 5000 word essay to get past before seeing the actual recipe. Can’t wait to try it!
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Thank you for the malanga recipe. I was at the store and decided to buy a piece to face my fears. I’ve always walked by that little brown guy and always sighed. But this time was different. Thanks again!
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Thank you…bought the malanga by mistake…but will buy again thanks to this recipe! Delicious1
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My grandmother used to make it as well, but I didn’t remember exactly how. Thanks for the great recipe, it was delicious and will be served instead of mashed cauliflower!
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After having stomach surgery, eating potatoes is physically painful for me, which, in itself is sad, but it meant that I could never again have one of my favorite dishes: Shepherd’s pie! At a pub recently, the bartender brought fried chips (or crisps, to keep in theme…LOL!) to the table and I looked at them. The look on my face must have been a very sad one because he asked me what was wrong and I told him about my problem with potatoes. After offering his sympathy, he told me they weren’t potato chips, they were made from malanga. I tried them, ate them all and had no ill-effects!
Then I started thinking, I wonder if mashed malanga would work with my Shepherd’s pie recipe. I found your recipe, made the mashed malanga, tasted it and decided it tasted enough like potatoes to try on the Shepherd’s pie recipe. It worked PERFECTLY! I couldn’t even tell I wasn’t eating traditional mashed potatoes.
Thank you for sharing your recipe!
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I will be making it tonight! I just returned from Puerto Rico visiting family and I couldn’t get enough of this simple but heartwarming dish.
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