Mashed Potato as a side dish

Re:Mashed Potato as a side dish (chewingthefat)

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:03:58 GMT

Try using either chicken or beef boullion disolved in whole cream and added to the mash. theboullion takes the place of salt and adds great flavor!

Re:Mashed Potato as a side dish (Rusty246)

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:38:50 GMT

I grew up on very smooth mashed potatoes so I always made mine smooth until my mixer died. Now I hand mash so they are a little chunkier and BF prefers them that way. Add butter, warm milk, s & p. Love garlic but not in my potatoes.

Re:Mashed Potato as a side dish (rumaki)

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:36:16 GMT

I can't wait until our Farmer's Markets here in Minneapolis start carrying new potatoes. They are simply delicious, and so abundant (in season), that I even use them for mashed potatoes.

I keep mine very simple -- boiled, put through a ricer, add skim milk and butter (yes, I know) and then beat with a wooden spoon until smooth. We invariably have mashed potatoes with fried chicken and pan milk gravy.

Re:Mashed Potato as a side dish (speechpeach)

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:09:46 GMT

I like mashed potatoes made many ways, except no horseradish for me. I like Bubble and Squeak, colcannon, sausages with saurkraut and mashed potatoes. I usually make mine with cream or sour cream and butter and salt and pepper, but the ones with garlic and chicken broth are also yummy. Mashed potatoes made with Yukon Gold potatoes are a bit bland to me, but then I never met a potato I did not like. (maybe cause I am of English/Irish heritage)

Re:Mashed Potato as a side dish (mjambro)

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 20:49:28 GMT

The key to any vegetable is freshness. I grew potatoes years ago & learned quickly how much better they tasted when cooked immediately from the garden.

Of course, there are mashed and there are mashed. I'll never understand how anyone can eat the library paste at KFC.

Re:Mashed Potato as a side dish (claracamille)

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 14:42:20 GMT

I serve mashed potatoes with any kind of meat & gravy. Also, always with sauerkrault & weiners or liver & onions.

The very best potatoes I've ever used were home grown by my grandfather. I've never again seen such good looking & great tasting potatoes. I don't know the variety of potatoes, but the inside was very white,the texture very dense. When mashed the potatoes were the smoothest I have very tasted. He saved his own potatoes from year to year for planting. His potatoes always won the blue ribbon at the county fair. I loved helping him dig potatoes.

Re:Mashed Potato as a side dish (mbrookes)

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:14:06 GMT

I still do them like my elementary school cafeteria... mashed smooth, salt peppper, butter and milk. Then spread in a baking pan and cover with mellow American cheese. Bake until the cheese melts. Sometimes I add chopped green onions to the potatoes.

Re:Mashed Potato as a side dish (Michael Hoffman)

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:34:34 GMT

There's a hamburger joint on Raadets Gade in Charlotte Amalie called the Crazy Cow. The big seller there after midnight was always a burger with peas and mash. That's mashed potatoes with peas.

Re:Mashed Potato as a side dish (Fieldthistle)

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:38:11 GMT

Hello All,
I love mashed potatoes with plenty of pepper and salt in
it. and when I am in a mood, I'll swirl in some yellow mustard.
Mashed potatoes goes with any meat I eat...any meat.
It is the perfect side dish, and mix it corn, it is even better.
Take Care,
Fieldthistle

Re:Mashed Potato as a side dish (Foodbme)

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:09:11 GMT

I cook a bone-in Pork roast with Sauerkraut in a Crockpot. Make a up batch of Mashed Potatoes with salt, butter & milk, (I like more stuff in them but the Bride doesn't). Put a pile of taters on a plate make a hole in the middle & fill it with Kraut, serve with the pork roast.

Re:Mashed Potato as a side dish (kirstine)

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 14:33:41 GMT

Champ is a favourite of mine. It's an Irish dish of mashed potatoes with spring onions and lots of butter.

Re:Mashed Potato as a side dish (claracamille)

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 12:57:59 GMT

Mashed potatoes with:

Fried chicken & gravy.
Fried pork chops & gravy.
Any gravy!!
Sauerkraut & weiners.
Liver & onions.

I use Yukon gold potatoes, peel, put whole peeled potatoes in cold water,cut into 2 inch chunks, rinse, cover with fresh cold water, add salt, bring to boil & then simmer until fork tender.

I know that some cooks will only use a ricer to make mashed potaotes, but I don't like to have too many gagets in my kitchen. I drain the potatoes, put the pan back on the burner, shake to pot around to remove all moisture. I heat butter & half 'n' half(or cream if I'm feely really decadent) in the microwave, just heat, do not boil. Then I beat the potatoes slow with a mixer, slowly add the butter & half 'n' half mixture & beat until smooth. I always need to add more salt.

RE: Mashed Potato as a side dish (Twinwillow)

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:20:38 GMT

Since when have mashed potatoes become a, "side dish". I always thought they were the main dish and everything else were the side dishes.

My favorite mashed taters? A few lumps, plenty of butter and chopped raw onion. Triple yummo!

RE: Mashed Potato as a side dish (tmiles)

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:15:48 GMT

I just had "Purple Viking" mashed potato. Purple Viking is a fairly new variety, said to make the very best mashed potatoes.

Potatoes are generally not grown from true seed, but rather parts of another potato (so called "seed" potato). You have no doubt seen sprouts on your potatoes if you store them too long. If you cut the sprouted potato so that each piece has a sprout, and plant the pieces, you, too, can grow potatoes. Generally 5 lbs of "seed" will get you 50 lbs of crop, so it takes time to build supply of a new variety.

Purple Viking has purple skin and snow white flesh, and organic seed is reasonably available this year. (if you want some for your home garden, google "Maine potato lady"). I bought some and decided to eat some before planting the rest. I also gave 3 good sized spuds to my brother to "test". His wife, being of Ukranian decent considers herself to be a potato expert by blood. My family agrees that Purple Viking is the best masher ever. My sister in law and her kids think so too. My brother thinks it is all hype, and a potato is a potato.

IMO, if you see Purple Viking at a farmers market this summer, you shoud buy some. It will be a few more years before it shows up in mainstream supermarkets. YUM!

Update, Mar 25, 2009. THe Maine Potato Lady is long since sold out of Purple Viking. I would have ordered more. Look for it at farmer's markets this summer, and if you see it, buy it!!! I have already had 2 unsolicited calls from chiefs asking if I will have it this summer. (More and more restaurants shop at farmers markets, in season, as the "Eat Local" fad gains steam) Speaking of fads, they were not especially interested that I will have a larger supply of Mirai (tm) sweet corn this summer. Mirai corn is still great, but I guess it is so "last year".

RE: Mashed Potato as a side dish (dreamzpainter)

Mon, 19 Mar 2007 12:53:21 GMT

I like potatos mashed and chunky not whipped and smooth. boiled in salted water or veggie stock, drained and fork mashed with butter or garlic butter

RE: Mashed Potato as a side dish (Foodbme)

Sun, 18 Mar 2007 16:40:01 GMT

Go to one of the best recipe sites on the web, www.allrecipes.com and type "mashed potatoes" in the search box and you'll get 140 recipes for mashed potatoes. Take your pick!

RE: Mashed Potato as a side dish (xannie_01)

Sun, 18 Mar 2007 16:17:15 GMT

just mashed potatoes and saurkraut for me.
i love the stuff.

RE: Mashed Potato as a side dish (Adjudicator)

Sun, 18 Mar 2007 16:12:40 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by MikeS.

Me.

I gotta have some meat for the main course, taters are always a side. Well except when I make up a batch of giblet gravy with a lot of giblets in it. I then make almost a soup out of the gravy and mashed taters, a very thick soup. That has been dinner a time or 3.

MikeS.

Oh well. Homemade mashed 'taters for me often serve as the base for my entire meal. I do the "soup" thingie quite often, too. Valhallia!

RE: Mashed Potato as a side dish (agnesrob)

Sun, 18 Mar 2007 16:10:51 GMT

My Dad was Irish and hated potatoes, my Mom German and liked them. I bought a bunch of kale to make some colcannon this week. I went through many phases of taste in my life. Loving potatoes, disliking them and now again loving them. I guess I love potatoes now and everything I can do with them. Next is homemade hash with the corned beef I made yesterday!

RE: Mashed Potato as a side dish (BelleReve)

Sun, 18 Mar 2007 15:45:24 GMT

mash with lots of butter, warm milk, salt and pepper. Also, try adding a little sprinkling of Tony Chacere's seasoning. Not enough to overpower it, but definitely enhances the taste - I call it Cajun Accent.

RE: Mashed Potato as a side dish (ann peeples)

Sat, 17 Mar 2007 21:33:35 GMT

I will be making a small batch of colcannon tomorrow with half a head of leftover cabbage I didnt need to cook with my corned beef.My Mother,being Irish,had potatoes at EVERY meal(same as my Grandmother and her Mother before her)so I kinda burned out on regular mashed potatoes...but colcannon is a true favorite of mine!!!

RE: Mashed Potato as a side dish (Mosca)

Sat, 17 Mar 2007 21:11:39 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by Trishkaidekaphobia

Tom, what you call Colcannon, I call Bubble and Squeek. I always make mine from leftovers, but I make sure I make enough mashed potatoes and cabbage the first time round so that I can have Bubble & Squeek the next day.

Has anyone ever read "The Wind in the Willows" where poor Mr. Toad is in jail and the jailer's daughter brings him B&S to comfort him?

Whatever you call it, it's only one of the best dishes known to mankind! (And I am NOT exaggerating.) YUM!

Trish,

What I call B&S is Colcannon with cooked ground beef added. Either way, it's great stuff! Next morning I reheat it in the skillet and have it for breakfast, with hot sauce. I did a quick recipe search over the internet, and it looks like B&S can be made with or without the beef. And Colcannon never has ground beef, but sometimes has bacon (like I make it) and sometimes has sausage.

Good topic!

Tom

RE: Mashed Potato as a side dish (Trishkaidekaphobia)

Sat, 17 Mar 2007 18:20:07 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by Mosca

Ooooooh. Here's some.

1) Mashed potatoes and sauerkraut. Cut the liquid in your potatoes a little bit first.

2) Colcannon; mashed potatoes with cabbage and onions. 6 lbs of potatoes and 2 medium onions per head of cabbage; or, 3 lbs of potatoes and half a head of cabbage per onion. Make the mashed as you always do, sautee the onions and cabbage with 1/4 lb of bacon and mix in.

3) Add 2 lbs/1lb (depending on recipe size) of cooked ground beef to colcannon to make Bubble & Squeak (leave out the bacon).

Tom

Tom, what you call Colcannon, I call Bubble and Squeek. I always make mine from leftovers, but I make sure I make enough mashed potatoes and cabbage the first time round so that I can have Bubble & Squeek the next day.

Has anyone ever read "The Wind in the Willows" where poor Mr. Toad is in jail and the jailer's daughter brings him B&S to comfort him?

Whatever you call it, it's only one of the best dishes known to mankind! (And I am NOT exaggerating.) YUM!

RE: Mashed Potato as a side dish (Mosca)

Sat, 17 Mar 2007 14:04:28 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by Philmash

Hey Mosca, I like your style! Mashed potatoes and sauerkraut sounds awesome! Im Going to try this out for sure. Do you recommend kraut out of a can or would you make it from scratch?

Phil, I know it's easy but I still buy my sauerkraut at the store.

For me, there's nothing like a plate of mixed sausages (bratwurst, knockwurst, kielbasa, frankfurter) with mashed potatoes and sauerkraut and good strong brown mustard.

Tom

RE: Mashed Potato as a side dish (BTB)

Sat, 17 Mar 2007 09:10:13 GMT

Good mashed potatoes are probably one of my favorite side dishes with most all meals. I use a little warmed milk, salt, butter and sometimes some white pepper and mix it smooth, but still a little thick. I can eat it with a little amount of "lumps or chunks," but prefer it smooth, BUT I cannot eat it with skins mixed into it (often referred to at some restaurants as "dirty" mashed potatoes). Mashed potatoes with skins are definitely not "in" with me, but I know others like it for some reason, which is fine.

RE: Mashed Potato as a side dish (John A)

Sat, 17 Mar 2007 08:02:46 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by MikeS.

Me.

I gotta have some meat for the main course, taters are always a side. Well except when I make up a batch of giblet gravy with a lot of giblets in it. I then make almost a soup out of the gravy and mashed taters, a very thick soup. That has been dinner a time or 3.

MikeS.

Throw some corn or fried okra on the plate with that, add a couple of biscuits, and it's good eating.

John

RE: Mashed Potato as a side dish (enginecapt)

Sat, 17 Mar 2007 05:11:56 GMT

Bangers and mash!

Oh yeah, and I like them for brekkie.

RE: Mashed Potato as a side dish (Philmash)

Sat, 17 Mar 2007 04:58:02 GMT

Hey Mosca, I like your style! Mashed potatoes and sauerkraut sounds awesome! Im Going to try this out for sure. Do you recommend kraut out of a can or would you make it from scratch?

RE: Mashed Potato as a side dish (MikeS.)

Sat, 17 Mar 2007 00:09:45 GMT

Me.

I gotta have some meat for the main course, taters are always a side. Well except when I make up a batch of giblet gravy with a lot of giblets in it. I then make almost a soup out of the gravy and mashed taters, a very thick soup. That has been dinner a time or 3.

MikeS.

RE: Mashed Potato as a side dish (Adjudicator)

Fri, 16 Mar 2007 18:41:52 GMT

Mashed Potatoes as a side dish

Says who?