Valentina Harris

Puree di Patate

Italian Mashed Potatoes

Preparation info
  • Serves

    6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Classic Italian Cooking
Classic Italian Cooking

By Valentina Harris

Published 2008

  • About

Making Italian mashed potato is a real labor of love, it takes a great deal of effort to produce a purée that is so fluffy and smooth.

Ingredients

  • 2¼ lb potatoes, unpeeled
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • milk

Method

  1. Bring a large saucepan of salted water to a boil. Add the potatoes and boil until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain, peel, and push twice through a food mill on medium hole setting.
  2. Place the purée in the saucepan and dry out slightly over a low heat, stirring the butter through the purée.
  3. Add enough milk to make the purée light and airy and work it har