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How to cook the most delicious mashed potatoes in a new way: secrets and lifehacks

Iryna MelnichenkoFood
How to make the perfect mashed potatoes. Source: NYT

Mashed potatoes are the simplest and tastiest dish that everyone can cook. To make the dish homogeneous, cooks advise adding milk, melted butter, garlic and black pepper for flavor, rather than sour cream.

How to prepare tasty and homogeneous mashed potatoes

FoodOboz editors share tips on how to make mashed potatoes in a new way with garlic, cream cheese and milk.

How not to spoil mashed potatoes

The secret of delicious and successful mashed potatoes: you need to mix softened butter with milk and salt. Heat on the stove, but do not bring to boil. Then pour into the potatoes!

Butter for cooking mashed potatoes

Ingredients:

  • Potatoes - 1 kg
  • Garlic - 1-2 cloves.
  • Salt - 2 tsp.
  • Butter - 3 tbsp.
  • Milk - 120-150 ml
  • Cream cheese

Preparation method:

1. Peel potatoes and cut into medium or large pieces, chop garlic. Transfer to a pot, pour water, salt and cook over moderate heat for about 10-15 minutes until soft.

How to make the perfect mashed potatoes

2. Drain the water, return the potatoes to the heat for a few seconds to evaporate any remaining water.

How to cook mashed potatoes properly so that they are lump-free

3. Mix softened butter with milk and salt, heat well but do not bring to boil.

4. Mash the potatoes well, then carefully add butter and milk mixture in batches, followed by the cream cheese.

Ready-made mashed potatoes

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