Garlic Smashed Potatoes

Ingredients:

8 red potatoes
1/2 cup milk
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 tablespoons butter
1 cup ricotta
scallions
4 cloves of garlic (or more if you like garlic)
parmesan cheese or parmigiano regiano or romano, as much as you like
salt
pepper

Step 1:

Peel the potatoes.

Step 2:

Stick the potatoes in a pot and boil them for around 15-20 minutes or until soft.

Step 3:

Add some salt to the pot.

Step 4:

Chop up your scallions.

Step 5:

4 cloves of garlic:

Step 6:

Smash the garlic with the flat side of your knive and take the skin off. Then chop the garlic until very fine.

Step 7:

Chopped garlic and scallions:

Step 8:

In a seperate pot add the tablespoon of vegetable oil.

Step 9:

Add 2 tablespoons of butter:

Step 10:

Add the chopped garlic and saute for 2 minutes.

Step 11:

Add the chopped scallions and saute for a minute.

Step 12:

Saute and then remove from the burner.

Step 13:

After 20 minutes the potatoes are done:

Step 14:

Smash the potatoes:

Step 15:

Add the scallion and garlic mixture to the potatoes and mix together:

Step 16:

Add 1 cup of ricotta cheese and mix together:

Step 17:

Add 1/2 cup of milk and mix together:

Step 18:

Add your choice of cheese and mix together:

Step 19:

Add salt and pepper to taste, possibly extra butter.

Serve.