The Perfect Mash...

[bam0]

Maris Pipers, as people have said, once cooked I put them through a potato ricer then add butter and double cream (for fancy mash) or milk normally.
I use the ricer because I love smooth mash, avoid if you want lumps

For things to add I did beetroot mash a couple of weeks ago that was great, and a mix of potato and sweet potatoes is nice.

 

[p4radox]

I did beetroot mash

Did it turn it pink?

 

[JBuk]

as a plain mash i usually boil some maris pipers (or other floury tatties) in salted water
then when close to ready (aprox 25 mins) i melt some butter in a pan with double cream
then i drain off the potatoes and put em through a ricer back into the pan , then i add the warm cream/butter and mix it in , adding about 1/2 the pan to start then adding little bits till i have the right consistency



sometimes i boil a few apples with the potatoes and mash them up too, and add a little nutmeg
mustard mash is also very nice too

 

[darkblade]

If you want a quick and easy way to do a nice mash, add a carton of Tesco cheese and onion sandwhich filler. Saves messing about grating cheese and chopping onions. Tastes great too!

 

[jellybeard999]

If you want a quick and easy way to do a nice mash, add a carton of Tesco cheese and onion sandwhich filler. Saves messing about grating cheese and chopping onions. Tastes great too!

You actually buy pre grated cheese and onion

Thanks for the ideas

Gonna try :

Potatoes with skins left on (as it sounds both interesting, and i cba to peel em), knob of butter, salt, lots of fresh ground black pepper and some spring onions

Will let you know how it goes

 

[bam0]

Did it turn it pink?

a bright purple more than pink, but yeah, it looked rather cool.
I once added purple carrots to a white wine and cream sauce, that was probably the brightest natural food colouring i've ever seen.

 

[Zefan]

Take peeled boiled potatoes

Proceed to mash thoroughly

Add milk + butter etc.

Scrape it all in to the bin

Job's a good'un.