An expert chef has shared the one secret to making the perfect mashed potatoes, and it’s so simple that home cooks will wonder why they never thought of it before.
A culinary expert has shared how to rustle up the most indulgent, dreamy mashed potatoes and it’s all about throwing away the water bath. Instead, you should be using some milk. Trust me, you’ll thank me later for this.
There’s nothing quite like a hearty mound of mash when the cold bites, but achieving that luxurious, velvety texture can be as tricky as perfecting a soufflé. For far too long, home chefs have been making a mediocre potato mush, completely oblivious to a game-changing method, according to one astute chef.
Rosemary Gill, the champion of side dishes, shared her top tip for reaching ultimate fluffiness in your mash and it’s a doddle even for beginners. As the mastermind behind the teaching at Boston’s Milk Street Cooking School, Rosemary’s been sharing her nuggets of knowledge with food enthusiasts on her TikTok account.
Broadcasting into kitchens worldwide, she dropped a gem on Milk Street’s TikTok account @177milkstreet, highlighting where many aspiring mash maestros are slipping up, reports the Express. In the enlightening video, Rosemary advises: “Simmer your mashed potatoes in milk, not water, potatoes are like paste, they release starches into their cooking liquid.
“That becomes liquid gold – allowing us to get lush, silky, creamy, mashed potatoes. When you throw out water that you cook your potatoes in, you throw all the starch down the drain, so you’re wasting it. The milk becomes our cooking liquid, and a replacement for heavy cream.”
And for those who loathe the clean-up, she’s got a nifty trick up her sleeve – mashing the spuds directly in the pot, giving you full permission to ditch the mixer.
Her followers were utterly gobsmacked by the hack, with one enthusiast hailing her a “damn genius” for such a revolutionary approach to cooking. Another fan confessed: “This isn’t how I have been doing my potatoes for years and everyone always asks how are my potatoes so good. “.
By following these simple recipe, expert and non-expert cooks will ensure that their mashed potatoes become the star of any lunch and dinner table – and guests will be running after you to find out the secret behind the creaminess and delicious flavour behind it.
The best thing about it is that it doesn’t require any extra ingredients or unnecessary money spent – just some milk, which is probably already inside of your fridge! If not, you might consider doing a quick grocery run.