How do you make YOUR mashed potato?

[Madissun]

Ok, im not the worlds biggest mashed potato fan!

Tonight however we are having Italian Style Meatloaf and i want mashed potato with it.

Just wondering, how does everyone else make their mashed potato? What else do you add besides butter and milk, cheese/chives, to make it yummier?

[{sarah}]

I've been known to make mine with a little bit of creamed corn & diced bacon *drool*

[briggsy's girl]

I've been known to make mine with a little bit of creamed corn & diced bacon *drool*

sometimes like Sarah

more often than not, i add butter and milk, salt and pepper, onion flakes (or lightly cooked onions), and cheese

i'm not a fan of mash either, but there are just some meals that go hand in hand with mash so i mix it up depending on the day! our cupboard is never without onion flakes to rescue boring mash though!

[diannescruffy]

Mmmmm, the onion flakes sounds nice, I'll have to try that. I also mix in some sour cream with mine.

Regards,
Dianne

[[M]umma[M]ia]

ive known to put mayo and some tasty cheese in aswell.. yummmmm

mum used to put vegemite and pumkin mashed in with ours when we were little

[1MOREPLZ]

hmmmm ok...
boil peeled tatters... with a pinch of salt in the water
then i use the electric beater
add a touch more salt, milk and butter and beat more with electric beater.
PERFECT mashed tatters....sooo creamy using the beater...

[nic]

I just do plain butter, milk, pepper and bit of salt, (use to add finely chopped up onion, but not so much anymore) I melt the butter and add the rest to heat it up a bit before adding it to the mashed potatoes.

My dad does this thing with cream and butter and mustard and it is sooo delicious, but I always forget what else he adds to it lol, so don't make it

[Madissun]

i'm not a fan of mash either, but there are just some meals that go hand in hand with mash

I agree BG! And meatloaf is definitely one of them!

[briggsy's girl]

I agree BG! And meatloaf is definitely one of them!

yup - with lotsa tom sauce!!

[1MOREPLZ]

I LURRRRVVVVEEEE mashed tatters....mmmmmmm with meatloaf and gravy....yummo!!!

[Madissun]

Yup, thats what we're having. Meatloaf, gravy, mashed potato and roasted cherry tomatoes...Yummo!

I like the creamed corn idea and the sour cream idea. Anything with sour cream on it is good to me!

[Bloom]

Mmmmm.... *drool* - I definately want mashed potatoes and meatloaf tonight!

Tobyturtle your dinner plans sounds delish, if you could just magic some up to Queensland for me, that would be great!

I always put the drained potatoes back on the heat to get the excess water steamed out of them. I add milk and butter. And occaisionally wholegrain mustard too. I like mine not too stiff.

[Madissun]

Mmmmm.... *drool* - I definately want mashed potatoes and meatloaf tonight!

Tobyturtle your dinner plans sounds delish, if you could just magic some up to Queensland for me, that would be great!

I will try Ruth!

Hmmm... Do you think i could add mustard, sour cream and onion flakes??

[luna moth]

Ruth's method was actually investigated in a foodie book I read. It also allows the starches to break down a bit, meaning your mash won't be so gluggy. SO, at that point, I mash them with 1+ cup of "chicken" stock (using a Massel ultracube, I make 2 cups then use as much as I need) and I just plug away at mashing them until they are super creamy. Th stock gives it a brilliant flavour, AND it's lower in fat AND it's dairy free!

Hmmm... curry at our place tonight. But mash will have to be on next weeks meal plan!

[suse]

I mash potatoes with a potato ricer/mouli which gives a perfect, even consistency, then add butter, cream, salt and pepper. Depending on what I am serving it with, I'll add parmesan, roasted garlic or a little dijon.

Another way to get really good mash is to bake the potato whole (this also works well in the microwave), then scoop out the flesh.

[suse]

I mash potatoes with a potato ricer/mouli which gives a perfect, even consistency, then add butter, cream, salt and pepper. Depending on what I am serving it with, I'll add parmesan, roasted garlic or a little dijon.

Another way to get really good mash is to bake the potato whole (this also works well in the microwave), then scoop out the flesh.

[AngelPunks]

boil the potatoes in vegeta stock

I mash the potato first

then I put in butter and mash it again - usually add the "harder" herbs now like garlic or chili

then I swirl in the cream/milk combination

then season it and then put some cheese in there

[AliBaby]

If you like garlic (DP and I love it), I make garlic mashed potato

Mash the potatoe up, then add tablespoon of butter, milk and half a clove of crushed garlic, mix and mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm yum!!!