Mashed Potatoes

Mashed Potatoes

There are a lot of different ways to cook perfect mashed potatoes, from choosing the type of potatoes, how to boil it, what kind of mashing methods, etc. But for readers and starters that are not too perfectionist, here is a simple and straightforward recipe that tastes good too. I hope you will like it.

Ingredients

1. 5 Russet Potatoes (Peeled, and Cut into Chunks - 1 potato into 4 chunks)
2. 1/4 Cup or 150ml Warmed Milk (low fat milk will be good =))
3. 30g of Slightly Melted Butter or Margarine
4. 1/4 teaspoon of Salt
5. 1/5 teaspoon of Black Pepper
6. Italian Herbs (Optional)

Steps

1. Add Potatoes into a pot of water. A good amount of water is just to cover all the potatoes in the pot. Bring it to boil. Approx 20 minutes. Test by using a fork, if the fork can go through easily into the potatoes, it is done
2. Drain the water
3. Transfer the potatoes into a mixing bowl and Sprinkle Salt and Pepper
4. Mash the potatoes together with salt and pepper
5. Add Butter into mixing bowl and mash again to mix well with Potatoes
6. Add Milk in small portion and mash again until the texture that you like. Increase or decrease the milk quantity accordingly
7. Sprinkle Italian Herbs and mash again to mix well

Serve while Warm!

Good as a Side or with Steak or a Main Course!

Tips and Comments:

• Add potato into pot with water at the start rather than after the water is boiled, this will enable the potato to cook from inside out gradually.
• Cut the potato into chunks to decrease the time for cooking and it is easier to mash the potato later.
• The result may be better if you can cook the potato with skin, and peeled later after it is cooked. But if you are not too particular, it is easier to peel before cooking.
• Using a potato masher will help to ease the mashing progress. I bought mine at less than SGD$15.