Mashed potatoes with step by step pictures. This makes perfect side dish for any main course for your christmas or thanksgiving table. Learn how to make perfect potatoes with a handful of ingredients.
Creamy Mashed Potatoes
This will be the top comforting food on earth. It is such a crowd pleaser as well. But making a perfect potatoes can be tricky. Here i am showing you the creamiest mashed potatoes ever. It is quite easy too.
For perfect mashed potatoes,
1)Cook potatoes in lots of salted boiling water till it is completely done.
2)You could use potato masher, whisk or a potato ricer to mash the potatoes.
3)When you add liquid ingredients to the potatoes use a spatula and fold it. if you whisk it too hard then it will turn gloopy.
4)After you finished making the potatoes, place it in a pan of simmering water so it stays nice and warm.
Ingredients for Making Mashed Potatoes
- Potatoes - 4 large peeled and cubed
- Cream - ½ cup
- Milk - ½ cup
- Butter - 3 tblspn
- Salt & Pepper to taste
- Nutmeg a pinch
More Recipes for Thanksgiving
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Turkey Gravy
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How to Make Mashed potatoes
- Take potatoes in a sauce pan, cover with water. Add a generous pinch of salt and bring it to a boil. once it boils, simmer the flame and cook till potatoes are tender.
- Drain them, take it in the same pan. Mash it with a potato masher.
- Now in a sauce pan, take milk, cream, butter and warm it slightly.
- Now pour this in the potatoes little by little and fold gently.
- Add salt, pepper and nutmeg and fold gently.
- Serve warm.
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Mashed Potatoes Recipe | How to Make Mashed Potatoes Creamy
Ingredients
- Potatoes - 4 large peeled and cubed
- Cream - ½ cup
- Milk - ½ cup
- Butter - 3 tblspn
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
- Nutmeg a pinch
Instructions
- Take potatoes in a sauce pan, cover with water. Add a generous pinch of salt and bring it to a boil. once it boils, simmer the flame and cook till potatoes are tender.
- Now drain them, take it in the same pan. Mash it with a potato masher.
- Now in a sauce pan, take milk, cream, butter and warm it slightly.
- Now pour this in the potatoes little by little and fold gently.
- Add salt, pepper and nutmeg and fold gently.
- Serve warm.
Video
Mashed Potatoes Step by Step
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| Take some potatoes |
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| peel off the skin |
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| cut in cubes and wash them well, take it in a pot |
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| cover with water |
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| add a good pinch of salt |
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| bring it to a boil |
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| cook till done |
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| insert a knife to check whether it is done |
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| now use a potato masher or a whisk to mash it well |
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| like this |
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| now in a sauce pan, take cream |
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| add butter |
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| add milk |
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| warm it little |
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| pour it into the potatoes |
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| fold gently |
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| add remaining milk |
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| fold again gently |
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| season with salt and pepper |
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| and some nutmeg |
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| fold gently |
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| Serve |
Natasha
Hi aarthi I will be trying this soon. What cream have you used? Store bought it homemade?
Thanks in advance
Natasha
Sadia Najam
Can you plz make chicken casserole recipe?