Mashed Potatoes with Blue Cheese and Port-Caramelized Onions

Name: Mashed Potatoes with Blue Cheese and Port-Caramelized Onions
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 1/2 teaspoons, unsalted butter; 1 1/2 teaspoons, vegetable oil; 1/4 teaspoon, table salt; 1/2 teaspoon, light brown sugar; 1 pound, yellow onions (4 small or 3 medium), sliced 1/4 inch thick; 1 cup, port, preferably ruby port; 3/4 cup, half-and-half; 1 teaspoon, chopped fresh thyme leaves; 2 pounds, russet potatoes, unpeeled and scrubbed; 6 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted; 1 1/4 teaspoons, table salt; 4 ounces, blue cheese, crumbled; 1/2 teaspoon, ground black pepper

Side Dishes
Vegetables
Cheese
Potatoes
Vegetarian
Holiday
Thanksgiving

Appears in Cook's Illustrated January/February 2003, America's Test Kitchen TV

Simple but bold flavor combinations breathe new life into this classic.

SERVES 4

TIME 1½ hours

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