When it comes down to the final taste of your mashed potatoes it really mostly comes down to what kind of potatoes did you use for your mashed potatoes recipe. Two most common potatoes are Russets and Yukon Golds, which one to choose? For this recipe – we call it the best mashed potatoes recipes we have chosen Yukon Gold.
What do wee need for the best mashed potatoes recipe?
1 1/2 lbs Yukon Gold potatoes 4 Tbsp heavy cream or a half half mix of cream and milk 2 Tbsp butter 1 Tbsp milk 1/2 teaspoon salt Salt and Pepper First we need to peel the potatoes, wash them and cut them into four pieces. We put them into a saucepan and cover them with cold water so all the potatoes are covered. Then we add salt (or maybe even better – before we cover them with water) and bring water to boil. When it boils we reduce the heat and we let the potatoes simmer for like 15-20 minutes. We can check if they are done by piercing one with a knife. If it goes in smoothly, they are done. Drain the potatoes and put them back into the saucepan and return them to really low heat- This will make the water evaporate and and mashed potatoes will taste better. Make sure you don’t burn them! In the mean time (or while you are waiting for potatoes to cook) you can warm the cream (and milk if you will be adding milk) and then add it to the potatoes together with butter. Mash the potatoes with wire masher, potato ricer or electric mixer until you get the desired smoothness and add some more salt and pepper if you want. Voila, this is the best simple mashed potatoes recipe. If you want something more complicated browse our site for other mashed potatoes recipes.
Mashed potatoes also go great with anything that you bake on your BBQ. You can check out some barbecue recipes to go with your mashed potatoes.
