Mashed Potatoes 马铃薯泥／土豆泥

Mashed potato is a popular side dish in Western meals beside french fries or chips. Mashed potatoes are very simple to prepare. I decided to post it here since this is one of my boys' favourite dishes and this blog is also dedicated to my two beloved boys.

Ingredients:

• 500 g Potatoes
• 2Tbsp Unsalted butter
• 2 - 3 Tbsp Milk
• Salt, to taste (omit if using salted butter)
• Pepper, to taste

Method:

• Wash the potatoes. Peel with a vegetable peeler. Cut the potatoes into even sized pieces. Rinse under cold water.

• I will normally steam my potatoes for 20 minutes. You may also boil them in a pot of boiling water until tender. 

• When they are cooked through, the fork should easily slide into the potatoes with no resistance. 

Note: If the fork meets with any resistance, that means they are not cook completely and there will be little hard pieces of potatoes in the final product.

• Drain the cooked potatoes.

• Mash the potatoes until smooth. 

Note: If you have a potato masher, wonderful, use it. If not, don't worry, I also use two forks to do the job :)

• Add in the butter while the potatoes are still warm. Stir until the butter has melted.

• Add in milk. Mix until combined.

• Season with salt and pepper.

HAPPY BAKING AND COOKING!