Serves 1
Directions
- 1Wash the potatoes and cut them into chunks, leaving the skin on.
- 2Boil the potato chunks in fiercely salted water until cooked through.
- 3While potatoes are boiling, melt butter, heavy cream or milk, and grated fresh garlic in a separate pot.
- 4Season the butter mixture with salt and pepper.
- 5Drain the cooked potatoes and return them to the same pot, shaking out excess moisture.
- 6Mash the potatoes with a potato masher.
- 7Turn off the heat and slowly pour the butter and cream mixture into the mashed potatoes, folding it in gently.
- 8Add a knob of cream cheese and sour cream to the mashed potatoes and fold it in.
- 9Serve the mashed potatoes onto a plate.
- 10Top with a little bit of butter if desired.
- 11Chop spring onion or chives.
- 12Garnish the mashed potatoes with chopped spring onion.
Ingredients
- 3 whole potatoes
- butter
- heavy cream or milk
- garlic
- salt
- black pepper
- knob cream cheese
- knob sour cream
- spring onion
Equipment
cutting boardknifepotwhiskpotato masherstrainerwooden spoonplate
Tips
- Salt your water fiercely when boiling potatoes; it should taste like the sea.
- Don't overmix the potatoes once the mixture is added to avoid them becoming gummy.
- If you want very smooth mashed potatoes, use a proper ricer or specific tool for smoothing potatoes.
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