The best mash!

[Murph7355]

I always find mashed potato a bit meh. My kids love it and aren't keen on any other form of spud, so it gets cooked a lot here....

But we went out tonight to a Galvin restaurant and feck me, the "mash with beef dripping" was incredible.

Heart attack potato? For sure.

Can feel the dripping coming out of my pores? Yup.

But bloody hell it was lovely! (Murph Jrs wolfed it down too).

I half feel like I need to broaden my horizons where mash is concerned (though tonight's feels unbeatable). Anyone tried any other twists on the dullest form of tayto?

[Bill]

If you find it dull you need more butter and seasoning.

[Mammasaid]

Bill said:

If you find it dull you need more butter and seasoning.

Then add more butter...

James Martin recommends 1/3 butter to potato.

[Murph7355]

Have had butter loaded mash before, and am big on seasoning...but had never tried this before.

I felt it went better with the rest of the plate (steak on one, chicken on another), had a nicer texture etc.

[PlywoodPascal]

Goes in:
Quite a lot of butter
One egg yolk


Comes out:
Terrible nights sleep with upset stomach

[justin220]

There is a fantastic mashed potato restaurant in Edinburgh that does all sorts.

Black pudding mash, haggis mash, cheese mash, whisky mash.. loads of others

[Riley Blue]

Mammasaid said:

Bill said:

If you find it dull you need more butter and seasoning.

Then add more butter...

James Martin recommends 1/3 butter to potato.

Close....

1kg (2lb 4oz) King Edward potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
200ml (7fl oz) double cream
100g (3½oz) butter
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

or

1k Marabel potatoes, baked and put through a ricer
100g butter
100ml double cream
Salt and white pepper

[dazmanultra]

Also use a potato ricer rather than a masher and also pass the potato through a sieve or a mesh.

[Murph7355]

justin220 said:

There is a fantastic mashed potato restaurant in Edinburgh that does all sorts.

Black pudding mash, haggis mash, cheese mash, whisky mash.. loads of others

I may have to pay a visit!

[PlywoodPascal]

After you have passed the potato through a ricer and then a sieve you can also sublime it using laser irradiation, or atomise it with an electron gun, to make sure you get the smoothest mash. The electron method adds a bit of extra flavour too.

[paulrockliffe]

I like it with greater cheese mixed in with the milk and butter, it goes all sticky and creamy.

[thebraketester]

Butter butter. More butter, and a bit more. And some cream.

The only reason for the potatoes is to stop the cream and butter from curdling.... said Robuchon, or something along those lines.

[The Gauge]

Monster mash - mashed potato with a little dollop of whole grain mustard stirred in.

[okgo]

Been said but my rules -

Plenty of butter
Mash then push through sieve
Use truffle salt (marks and Spencer sell)

[Tye Green]

slightly left field but there's a type of potato which is very buttery to start with, it's Golden King & we eat lots of them!.

They're not common but usually available from larger Tescos. There's also a Golden King web site!

You may find that you don't need to actually mash and mix butter into it to get sufficient butteryness.

Edited by Tye Green on Saturday 9th March 22:43

[ChevronB19]

As mentioned by others, butter (and cream).

I love mash with grain mustard in, yum. A bit of horseradish sauce mixed in also works very well, also the classic cheese (especially if browned in the oven).

[PlywoodPascal]

Adding the egg yolk, by the way, helps keep the mash smooth by maintaining the emulsion with the butter, so that you can add even more butter. I suppose the cream is doing the same thing with the casein and other proteins.

[PRO 5T]

I find a whisk in the kitchen aid stand mixer gives the correct consistency without any of the effort.

If you fancy swerving as much of the butter as possible you just need to season it properly. Whisk, season, taste. Repeat until you’re happy.

[The Gauge]

I often use milk instead of butter, has the same effect regarding consistency

[juice]

We use one of these. It's brilliant

https://mymasha.co.uk/

Oh and half a herd of butter.