Mashed potatoes? Cheaper way of doing it.

meritaten

I sometimes do 'baked potato mash' - usually if returning it to the potato skins for 'twice baked potatoes' it was my dads (and mine) favourite supper. but usually I prefer my mash made the traditional way!

This was my recipe.
bake potatoes until soft - you can microwave them if you want to.
turn on the oven to high heat 7 or 8 with gas.
scoop out all the potato inners and mash then combine with either precooked bacon or cubed ham, some fried onions and grated cheddar with a little butter and pepper and salt.
brush the skins with butter or oil and put all the potato and bacon/ham back in the skins, sprinkle some grated cheese on top and put back in the oven for ten minutes or so!

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building_with_lego

Thanks, Merit, that's going onto my meal plan for the week! Bacon bits from the butcher are super- cheap too...

meritaten

The recipe works with just cheese and onion too! and brushing the skins with oil or butter makes them delicious to eat! they get all crispy and lovely - oh bu99er, its a bit late to make some!

Emm-in-a-pickle

I love mash. Last year my new potato ricer was my favourite kitchen buy. THIS year, I discovered by accident, the dirty spuds I`m getting from my veg man at the farm shop are brilliant mushy mashers, so when I get time I peel & cook a HUGE panful, let them sit and fester/slightly overcook (`Go abroad` was OH`s Mum`s term for this). Then separate the contents - Hand mash (easy)some for immediate use, keep & freeze thick potato water for soup/gravies, and mash some for next meal. Mix in grated cheese & mustard, or mayo for a fish pie, or msh in microwaved swede or half a tin of `Easy Onions`, or buttery leeks for Champ, or literally slice the cold leftover mash for shepherds` pie topping.
LUMPY mash is great for home-made hash-browns, fried sloooowly with butter.

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adelight wrote: »

Don't mash them in the flask, mash them on to the plate with a fork you'll eat with!!

I know it sounds mental put ever since I started making "flask soup" for my walks I've got really into cooking things in a flask as I can just ignore it for an hour or so while I do other things. It makes incredible rice

Go on then give us the rice recipe I am useless at making rice but I have a one and a half litre thermos that normally gets coffee for the day if I make a big pot as I don't like it to 'stew' in the perculator as it gets too bitter.Whereas if I bung it in a thermos (I always fill with boiling water first to get the inside really hot)then my coffee fix is ready when ever I want it I even have been know to take it with me in the car when I am aiting for the kids coming out of school I am a real coffee addict at times

hilstep2000

Boil a kettle for the hot water, takes even less fuel!

Mistral001

The idea of peeling the potatoes after cooking them and then mashing is a good one whether cooking by microwave or by boiling. It would cut down on peeling time and I would imagine mean that skin will keep the flavour in while cooking. Also less waste as the skin peeled off after cooking is very thin.

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hilstep2000 wrote: »

Boil a kettle for the hot water, takes even less fuel!

That is what I do, not sure how efficient the kettle is though.. don't kettles require quite a lot of power?

Mistral001 wrote: »

The idea of peeling the potatoes after cooking them and then mashing is a good one whether cooking by microwave or by boiling. It would cut down on peeling time and I would imagine mean that skin will keep the flavour in while cooking. Also less waste as the skin peeled off after cooking is very thin.

We have to boil potatoes in the skin, wait until they cool and then peel for russian potato salad and it is one of the worst jobs on the planet.
I will stick with my potato peeler and peeling first.

My_Feet_Hurt

Hi,

I`m watching this with interest as I hate peeling potatoes.
I have never heard of peeling them after boiling them.

And Emm-in-a-pickle - what are Easy Onions?

m
xx

adelight

JackieO wrote: »

Go on then give us the rice recipe I am useless at making rice but I have a one and a half litre thermos that normally gets coffee for the day if I make a big pot as I don't like it to 'stew' in the perculator as it gets too bitter.Whereas if I bung it in a thermos (I always fill with boiling water first to get the inside really hot)then my coffee fix is ready when ever I want it I even have been know to take it with me in the car when I am aiting for the kids coming out of school I am a real coffee addict at times

Put rice in flask, add boiling water and wait!
Preheating the flask with a swish of boiling water helps, as does giving it a shake every now and then. Could take 1-2 hours depends on your flask just have to keep an eye on it.
It makes good risotto too, better than when I do it on the hob :rotfl: