Ingredients
- 750 gr of potatoes.
- 75 gr of butter.
- 75 ml. milk.
- Salt.
- Black pepper.
Elaboration
Mashed potatoes are a perfect side dish that can be served with a variety of dishes. It is a quick and simple preparation recipe as well as being a cheap dish.
Potatoes are an easy food to cook and provide a multitude of benefits for our body, among them they relieve stress , they provide the vitamin B6 complex, necessary for cell renewal. They help decrease inflammation and improve brain functions due to the high amounts of copper and iron in the potato that boost brain activity. And they also help us keep the intestine healthy.
Elaboration
We will start by washing the potatoes well and peeling them, we will chop them and put them to cook in a pot with plenty of water and salt, until they are very tender. If we prefer we can also cook them whole, without peeling or peeling, but in this case they will need more cooking time.
Once they are well cooked, we put them in a strainer and let them release all the excess water and take a little room temperature. Then we will pass them through the mixer and leaving them well crushed so that there are no large pieces of potatoes.
Then we add milk , butter and salt and pepper to taste, stir well until everything is well mixed and milk and butter have been completely integrated, season to leave it to our liking and we will form a creamy puree. We can add more milk if we want it a little more liquid.
And to eat!
Tips, tricks and tips
- To make mashed potatoes, the best variety of potatoes is mealy, early, semi-late or late, but they have enough starch.
- The ideal way to cook puree is to cook the potatoes with their skin and without mincing , since this way it absorbs less water while it is cooking and loses less starch.
- When cooking, it is advisable to add salt to the pot and cover them three or four centimeters above them.
