Restaurant Style Mashed Potato

Classic restaurant style mashed potato, prepared with only 4 ingredients,
perfectly creamy and easy to make.

Servings: 4 people

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Prep Time
15 minutes

Cook Time
25 minutes

Total Time
40 minutes

Side Dish

American French

Instructions

1 Peel the potatoes and depending on size cut them in half or quarters. Place them
in a pot with plenty of water and season with salt as you would for boiled
potatoes.
2 Bring the potatoes to a boil on high heat and reduce to a simmer. Cook them for
about 20-30 minutes until they are tender but not falling apart.
3 Meanwhile combine the milk and the butter in a small pot, add a pinch of salt
and heat on a low flame. You want the butter completely melted into the milk.
Time this step well with the boiling of potatoes as the milk/butter mixture
should still be warm when the potatoes are cooked.
4 Strain the cooked potatoes into a colander. Press or turn them in a potato
masher or mouli into a pot, preferably heat up the pot on the stove for a few
seconds to keep the potatoes warm.
5 Add the warm milk and butter mixture to the potatoes and stir well with a wooden
spoon. Taste the mashed potato and add salt if required.
6 To make the mashed potatoes extra creamy and lump free pass them through a sieve
(mesh strainer) using a firm spatula.
7 To serve them restaurant style, transfer them into a serving bowl. Make pretty
swirls on the top using a spoon. Drizzle with butter and garnish with fresh
herbs.