How to make mashed potatoes TOTALLY wrong, stop boiling them in water
If you’re planning a tasty creamy puree for your Christmas dinner, look no further.
A cooking expert shares her tips for perfecting the festive side dish.
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The chef has revealed that you probably made your puree all wrong.
According to the expert, we should stop boiling our spuds in water if we want it extra creamy – yes, you heard that right.
If you want to make the best mashed potatoes, you need to cook your potatoes in milk.
Rosie Gill, director of Milk Street Cooking School, took to social media to share her mashed potato recipe, leaving many open-mouthed.
She explained that it’s time to stop boiling potatoes in water because you should use milk instead.
She revealed: “We simmer your mashed potatoes in milk, not water! And here’s why.
“Potatoes are like pasta: they release starch into their cooking liquid.
“That becomes liquid gold, giving us luscious, silky, creamy mashed potatoes.
“If you throw away the water you boil the potatoes in, you’re throwing all that starch down the drain and wasting it.
“The milk becomes our cooking liquid – and a substitute for whipped cream.”
Showing off her finished side dish, she added: “We just mash the potatoes straight in the pot – no mixer required.
“And so we still get creamy, but not too heavy mashed potatoes.”
Rosie later confirmed: “In the case of pasta, you want to retain some of that liquid to give the sauce a luscious sheen and bind it to the noodles.
“In mashed potatoes, cooking them in milk and keeping that starchy liquid gives your potatoes a natural creaminess and allows you to skip the heavy heavy cream.”
The TikTok clip, which was posted under the username @177milkstreet, has clearly left many baffled as it was shared just a day ago but has quickly gone viral, racking up a whopping 3.3 million views.
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But social media users were divided over the cooking tip – while some were impressed, not everyone was as enthusiastic.
One person said: “Great tip! From now on, I’m married to this!”
Another added: “Brilliant.”
A third commented: “Genius.”
While another food fan beamed: “Great idea.”
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However, not everyone was impressed with the foodie’s hack, with many revealing they didn’t think her puree looked all that great.
One user claimed: “I tried it – weird mush. Prefer chicken stock or chicken stock with water.”
A second wrote: “Looks v lumpy.”
Someone else chimed in: “They don’t look smooth though.”
While another wrote: “That puree looks way too wet.”
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