Hey everyone, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, simple mashed potatoes. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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The best tool for mashing rustic potatoes is a simple potato masher. Heating your liquid will keep the mashed potatoes hotter for longer. Warm liquid is also absorbed better by the potatoes.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook simple mashed potatoes using 2 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Simple Mashed Potatoes:
- Make ready Pantry
- Get 6 lb Potatoes
Light, Fluffy Mashed Potatoes Start With Dry Don't use red potatoes, white potatoes, or any other kind of waxy potatoes for making mashed potatoes. As a meat and potatoes kind of guy, mashed potatoes is my favorite side dish. I've been making this for years, and it's the main thing I'm asked to make for family gatherings. Transfer potatoes to a large bowl; mash butter, garlic, basil, and thyme into the potatoes with Even my brother who doesn't like mashed sweet potatoes had two helpings and says it was really good.
Steps to make Simple Mashed Potatoes:
- Wash and scrub down skins. Cut in half. Cut half into quarters. Bring water to a boil and add potatoes.
- Continue cooking until tender. Depending on pot size vs amount of potatoes boiled in one sitting etc 10-30 minutes. Drain and mash (no seasoning, no milk. Add when reheating)
- (Freeze) Scoop into medium or large ziplock bags in family size portions. Roll and squish the air out and seal. Freeze flat. Good for up to six months in a deep freeze. Thaw out overnight in the fridge or in the microwave.
- (Reheat) Like leftovers in the microwave for a no fuss approach. Reheat in a pot, stirring occasionally, for a creamy texture. Reheat in a frying pan with a teeny bit of oil/butter for a fried potato texture. Reheat in a round casserole dish in the oven (about 350 checking regularly). Lid on for about 10 minutes, lid off for about 5 for a shepherds pie like texture.
- TIP Add seasoning while reheating. Ex. Cheese, sour cream, butter, salt, pepper, hot sauce, spices etc
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