Perfect Mashed Potatoes
These mashed potatoes are absolutely perfect. They're simple and delicious and just what you need as the side to your next dinner.
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Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 139kcal
Ingredients
- 3 medium baking potatoes
- 1/4 cup chicken stock
- Roasted garlic optional
- 1 teaspoon salt
- pepper to taste
Instructions
- Peel your potatoes and cut into larger than a pair of dice size chunks. Place into a pot of cold water as you go.3 medium baking potatoes
- Turn stove to medium heat and add salt to the water. Cook potatoes at a fast simmer for about 15 minutes, until tender.
- Drain potatoes, and return to pot. Turn heat onto low or medium low and swish the pot to quickly evaporate water from the outside of the potatoes
- Remove from heat, and use a potato ricer or the back of a large fork to rice potatoes.
- Optional: Put roasted garlic in with potatoes and rice with potatoes.Roasted garlic
- Add room temperature liquid slowly and stir gently. Add salt and pepper to taste.1/4 cup chicken stock, 1 teaspoon salt, pepper
Notes
- In place of the chicken stock, you can use milk or sour cream or cream, maybe some butter or a combination of them.
- To roast garlic add to this, slice the very top off a bulb of garlic. Place it in a bit of tin foil and drizzle the garlic with olive oil, salt and pepper. Make a foil tent and roast at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes. When done, just squeeze the garlic from the bulb and mash it.
- If you're making this for a crowd, you can peel and chop the potatoes ahead of time. Place them in a pot of cool water and let them hang out until you're ready to cook them.
- For more tips and tricks, be sure to read the full article above.
Nutrition
Calories: 139kcal | Carbohydrates: 29.9g | Protein: 4.1g | Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 625mg | Fiber: 3.1g | Sugar: 1.7g
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