Creamy Mashed Potatoes: A Family Favorite

Nourishing, tasty and very tender. For the whole family. Mashed potatoes are one of the most versatile side dishes that can be served with any meat or fish dishes. You can make it with milk or cream. It always turns out very tasty!
cook time: 1h
Logan Winslow
Creamy Mashed Potatoes: A Family Favorite

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

106
Calories
5g
Fat
14g
Carbs
2g
Protein

Ingredients (6 portions)

Basic:

Salt to taste
Butter 3 tbsp
Milk 300 ml
Potato 1 kg

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make mashed potatoes? Prepare the necessary products. Rinse the potatoes well in running water and remove soil and all contaminants.

Step 2

Step 2
Using a vegetable peeler, peel the washed potatoes and rinse with water. Cut large tubers into 2-3 parts. Place the peeled potatoes in a suitable sized saucepan and add enough water to cover all the potatoes. Place the pan on the fire and bring to a boil. Boil potatoes in boiling water until soft. This will take about 20 minutes. Add salt to taste. For flavor, you can add a bay leaf or a couple of cloves of garlic to the water.

Step 3

Step 3
You can check the readiness of the potatoes by simply piercing them with a knife or fork. Cooked potatoes will pierce easily or even fall apart. Drain the hot water from the boiled potatoes and add butter to it.

Step 4

Step 4
Use a potato masher to mash the potatoes. On hot potatoes, the butter will immediately melt and imbue it with its taste and aroma.

Step 5

Step 5
Then pour warm milk into the mashed potatoes and knead it well again so that the milk is completely dispersed and absorbed into the potatoes. To get a more dietary version of the potato side dish, you can mash it without milk or cream. Just reserve some of the cooking water and add it little by little to the mashed potatoes. But the higher the fat content of the added milk or cream, the fluffier the finished puree will be.

Step 6

Step 6
By adjusting the amount of milk added, you can adjust the consistency of the finished puree. You can add a little fried, finely chopped onion or carrot to the finished side dish, as well as chopped mushrooms, grated cheese or herbs. Each time there will be a new taste of such a familiar side dish. Bon appetit!

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