Mashed potatoes is a universal side dish. Can be served along side anything, meat fish, veggies, etc. Fast and easy to make.
Wash and peel the potatoes. I prefer to cut them into quarters, so they cook faster.
Place the potatoes in a medium sized pot and fill with approximately 2 liters of water. The water should cover the potatoes completely.
Salt the water.
Bring to boil and cook over medium heat between 25-30 minutes, or until the potatoes are completely cooked through and if you insert a knife through one, it slides off easily.
Drain all the liquid from the potatoes. Place them back into the pot and place the pot on a towel on a counter top (the towel is to prevent the pot from moving from side to side as you mash the potatoes). Tip: if you do not want to use milk in your mashed potatoes, then reserve the water from the cooked potatoes, and use that instead of milk.
Add ⅓ of the milk to the drained potatoes. With a potato masher, mash the potatoes until all the milk is incorporated. Add another ⅓ of the milk, mash until all the milk is incorporated. If you are happy with the consistency of the mashed potatoes, you can stop with the milk, you want them to be a bit more runny, add a bit more milk and mash them again, keep adding milk and mashing thoroughly, until you reach the desired consistency.
Add the butter. Mix through with a spoon, until the butter melts completely and is fully incorporated.
Taste for salt. Add more salt if needed.
Enjoy!
Simple Mashed Potatoes
Ingredients
- 5-6 medium potatoes
- 2 liters water
- salt, to taste
- 2 tablespoons butter
- ½-1 cup milk
Instructions
- Wash and peel the potatoes. I prefer to cut them into quarters, so they cook faster.
- Place the potatoes in a medium sized pot and fill with approximately 2 liters of water. The water should cover the potatoes completely.Salt the water.
- Bring to boil and cook over medium heat between 25-30 minutes, or until the potatoes are completely cooked through and if you insert a knife through one, it slides off easily.
- Drain all the liquid from the potatoes. Place them back into the pot and place the pot on a towel on a counter top (the towel is to prevent the pot from moving from side to side as you mash the potatoes). Tip: if you do not want to use milk in your mashed potatoes, then reserve the water from the cooked potatoes, and use that instead of milk.
- Add ⅓ of the milk to the drained potatoes. With a potato masher, mash the potatoes until all the milk is incorporated. Add another ⅓ of the milk, mash until all the milk is incorporated. If you are happy with the consistency of the mashed potatoes, you can stop with the milk, you want them to be a bit more runny, add a bit more milk and mash them again, keep adding milk and mashing thoroughly, until you reach the desired consistency.
- Add the butter. Mix through with a spoon, until the butter melts completely and is fully incorporated.Taste for salt. Add more salt if needed.
- Enjoy!
