Masked potato is a favorite side dish of many people. They are quite simple to make; all you need to know is the way to make them. Start with the right type of potato for the recipe.
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How to make mashed potatoes? You will need 1.5 pounds of baking potatoes, 5 tablespoon milk, 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, half teaspoon salt, water and black pepper. Boil potatoes for 25 minutes. Only take them out when the potatoes are soft. If you are comfortable using a food processor you can use it to break them up into pieces. Some prefer using their hands. Add the cube of butter. Sprinkle the salt. Do this in a large bowl. You can use a spoon if you do not want to use the food process or your hands. Pour the liquid milk all over the potato. If you are a fan of garlic, you can add them. Sprinkle the black pepper and serve.
Creamy Fluffy Mashed Potatoes recipe
For the recipe, you will need:
Ricer or Masher (made of stainless steel)
Pot that drains out water
Potatoes
Warm Milk
Butter
Salt and pepper
Chives
Sour cream
Step 1: Peel the potatoes and cut them into pieces of similar size. Boil the potatoes for 25 minutes and drain all the water out.
Step 2: Heat milk on the stove in another small pan and put all your potatoes into the ricer. On a large bowl, make sure all the potatoes are landing. Use a spoon to stir.
Step 3: Add warm milk and butter in the potatoes. After a while, add the sour cream for that extra taste. Keep on stirring and you will feel the creamy and fluffiness of your potato.
Tips:
· It is important that you use the right kind of potatoes. There are many types of potatoes and you should know what type makes the best mashed potatoes. There are russet potatoes that are starchy for making fluffy, starchy mashed potatoes. There is the waxy Yukon gold for making rich and creamy mashed potatoes and the red ones which are for making mashed potatoes with skin on.
· Make sure to boil your potatoes in clean water for better taste and add salt. The potato will absorb the water as they boil. Adding the salt from early in the process gives it a good taste. The water should be cold. Let is warm as it gets boiled. Do not start with preheated water as it will not boil the potatoes from the inside.
· Butter is a mandatory ingredient and sour cream is optional. No matter what, you have to know that you need to use both when they are at room temperature. Take them out and let them warm up a bit. Do not microwave them or heat them. Do not take them directly out of the freezer and add to your dish. Let them sit at least 15 minutes before they are being used.
· Do not keep on mashing and mashing or use tools like blender. It will make the taste worse.
