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I doubt I’ll ever make mashed potatoes the ‘old way’ again after making cedar planked Cajun mashed potatoes. Mashed potatoes on cedar planks on a hot grill are incredible. The cedar flavor (and aroma) is not overwhelming, but it adds a wonderful new dimension to mashed potatoes. Add some Cajun butter and you have what is unquestionably the tastiest side dish you can possibly imagine. Did I mention that these potatoes also pack a little kick from the pepper jack cheese, smoked pepper and Cajun seasoning? Just the right amount of kick. My goodness were these every amazing!
I served these cedar planked Cajun mashed potatoes alongside a delicious prime rib. I cooked it on my Char-Broil Big Easy oil-less fryer. It was the perfect meal.
I cooked the potatoes on my just-refurbished 15 year-old Weber gas grill, but any grill will do as long as you can fit the cedar plank onto it!
Cooking on cedar planks can really change the ordinary into something special, which is why I do it often. Check out my other cedar plank recipes: creamy mashed potatoes, Twinkies, beef sliders, chorizo portabellos, hot dogs, sausage sandwiches, shrimp and grits, meatloaf and spicy grilled shrimp.
Cedar Planked Cajun Mashed Potatoes
Equipment
Ingredients
For the mashed potatoes
- 3 pounds Russet potatoes peeled, quartered
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- 2 cups pepper jack cheese shredded
- Kosher salt to taste
- 2 teaspoons ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
For the Cajun butter
- ¼ pound unsalted butter softened
- 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
- 1 ¾ teaspoons hot sauce
Instructions
For the mashed potatoes
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the potatoes and boil until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain well then return the potatoes to the pot.
- Add the remaining ingredients and mash the potatoes using a hand masher or mixer.
- Place potatoes into a resealable container in the fridge for 1 hour to set.
- Meanwhile, soak a cedar plank in water.
- Fire up your smoker for indirect cooking.
- When the potatoes have set, remove the plank from the water. Add the potatoes in a pile the full length of the plank.
- Make small indentations in the top of the potatoes and add small spoonfuls of the Cajun butter.
- Place plank onto the grill and grill 20 minutes or until the potatoes have turned golden brown and are heated through.
- Serve hot.
For the Cajun butter
- Combine all ingredients.
Nutrition
Nutritional values are approximate.