Simple mash

Name: Simple mash
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: sea salt and pepper; sea salt and pepper; a little milk or double cream; a little milk or double cream; 1 kg (2¼ lb) floury potatoes, peeled and quartered; 50 g (2 oz) butter

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

British Food

By Mark Hix

Published 2005

About

Choosing a potato with a good flavour and texture for mashing can be difficult with so many varieties available, but King Edward is a good all-rounder. A potato ricer is an invaluable tool, as it gets the potatoes nice and fine before you add the butter.

Ingredients

1 kg (2¼ lb) floury potatoes, peeled and quartered
50 g (2

Europe
United Kingdom
Side dish
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Put the potatoes in a saucepan, cover with cold water and add salt. Bring to the boil and simmer for about 15 minutes until tender. Drain the potatoes and return to the pan over a low heat for a minute or so to dry out.
Push the potatoes through a potato ricer into a warm bowl, or mash them in the pan using a hand-held potato masher. Season generously, add the