Mashed Potato Recipe

Mashed potato is a common way of serving potato.

* In British cuisine, mashed potato can be served as a side dish, or can be used as an ingredient to make other dishes such as cottage pie, shepherd's pie, or fisherman's pie.

* Mashed potatoes (and in fact potato dishes in general) are also very widely eaten in Irish cuisine. Irish cooks like to add to the basic recipe, to make new distinctive new Irish dishes such as Champ (which is made by adding chopped spring onions and milk), or Colcannon (by adding garlic, and either cabbage or kale)

Here are the ingredients for making mashed potato:


* Potatoes

* Butter

* Salt

* Pepper

* Sour cream (optional)

Here are the steps to prepare the mashed potatoes:

1. Peel the potatoes, and cut them into small cubes.

2. Boil the cubed potatoes in a pan with water and a little salt. You need to boil the potatoes until they are cooked all the way through, which will probably take about 10 to 12 minutes if using a reasonable number of potatoes. When you think the potatoes are cooked, you can check that they are by using a fork or toothpick.

3. Remove the potatoes from the water, and mash them using a fork until you achieve a smooth texture without any lumps. During the mashing process you can mix in a little butter (say 1 tablespoon for every 5 or so medium-sized potatoes used), and if you like, about the same amount of sour cream too.

4. Add salt and pepper to your taste.

By Sunil Tanna