Creamy Mashed Potatoes Recipe

Creamy Mash Potatoes Recipe – How to Make Perfect Potato Mash Every Time. Copyright 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

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Creamy mashed potatoes are a favourite comfort food side dish. Perfect as a side with a good steak, a classic roast chicken, some lovely sausages, or crispy skinned fish.

Prep Time15

Cook Time1

Total Time1 15

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: French

Servings: -6 portion

Calories: 509kcal

Author: Terence Carter

Ingredients

1 kilo Desiree or other potatoes mentioned above, unpeeled
250 ml full cream milk warmed
250 grams butter cubed and softened
Freshly ground salt and pepper

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F) and place the potatoes on a rack in the oven
The potatoes should take at least 45-50 mins to be baked through.
Test with a wooden skewer – the skewer should slide easily though the potatoes — or use an instant read thermometer.
The internal temperature you’re after is 100°C (210°F)
When the potatoes are baked through, as soon as you can handle the potatoes (I use an oven mitt) halve them and using a dessert spoon, scoop out the potato flesh into the ricer.
Rice each potato as soon as you’ve scooped it out.
Push the mash through the tamis and then into a saucepan set over medium-low heat. Using a silicone spatula, constantly mix the mash until the mix is drier and ‘fluffier’.
Slowly add the warmed milk a splash at a time. Make sure each splash of milk is incorporated before adding the next.
If you’re not serving straight away, you can now take the mash off the heat and keep in a warm place.
When ready to serve, add the butter a cube at a time to the saucepan over medium heat. After incorporating half of the butter, season with freshly ground salt and taste.
Add the remaining butter and check seasoning again.
Serve immediately.

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