Mash, boring mash!!!

Debt_Free_Chick

We also love "mash" made from root veg e.g. parsnips, carrots, celeriac etc. Just puree it with a little cream & seasoning

sali_mali

I went to a restaurant recently and had rosemary mash and it was stunning! I don't even like rosemary much usually but it just went to well. I don't know how they did it though because there were no green bit or anything in the mash, it just looked normal. It's probably easy but I'm not much of a cook!

Pink.

sali_mali wrote:

I went to a restaurant recently and had rosemary mash and it was stunning! I don't even like rosemary much usually but it just went to well. I don't know how they did it though because there were no green bit or anything in the mash, it just looked normal. It's probably easy but I'm not much of a cook!

If you add a few sprigs of rosemary to the water when you're boiling the potatoes they should absorb some of the flavour and there will be no bits. I love garlic and rosemary mash...

Cook the potatoes as normal.

In the oven (assuming the oven is on for something else) roast a couple of cloves of garlic in their skins.....it only takes about 10-15 minutes in a hot oven.

Mash the potatoes, then add butter, milk and black pepper.

Squeeze the garlic out of their skins and add to the mash.

Stir in some rosemary, dried is fine, but fresh is better.

Pink

studentphil

At this time of year you just seem to get tasteless and bland mash potatoes.

What can you do about this?

Rikki

Plenty of butter and black pepper.

Claudie

Add a liitle

chives or
sour cream or
fromage frais or
butter or
sweet potato or
mustard or
paprika or
dried onion

Or

Roast them or
Saute them or
Scalloped potato or
Potato salad...................

Karnam

im a fan of champ, which is spring onions chopped and stirred into mash. or cheesy mash.

scheming_gypsy

what's this time of year got to do with anything? Asda seems to have the same potatoes all year round.

boil them, drain the water, add milk, butter and a bit of black pepper. Mash them up and serve.

Psykicpup

What type of pots are you using? Some types are best for Roasts, some for Mash... I'll have a look & see if I can find/remember the best for Mash - Maris Piper for chips & roasties ......
any one else got their brain actually working tonight lol

Gingham_Ribbon

There's an older thread on making mash more interesting so I'll add this to it to keep the answers together.