Results 1 to 36 of 36

Thread: mashed potatoes

  1. #1
    Daffodil's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2009
    Location
    uk
    Posts
    594

    Default mashed potatoes

    well didn't you always want to know how to make the perfect mashed potato? RoFL the one and only Paul McCartney (no less) shows you how here.....
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyyEc-GNDfQ

  2. #2
    Full of beans beanstew's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2007
    Location
    South Side Didcot, UK
    Posts
    1,409

    Default Re: mashed potatoes

    That's great.

    Organic sea salt

    I love mash.
    Blackmail is such an ugly word. I prefer "extortion". The "X" makes it sound cool.

  3. #3
    Abe Froman Risker's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2005
    Location
    Winchester, England
    Posts
    3,265

    Default Re: mashed potatoes

    I'll be waiting for his appearance on come dine with me with skills like that.

  4. #4
    Daffodil's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2009
    Location
    uk
    Posts
    594

    Default Re: mashed potatoes

    i like the idea of adding the raw onions at the end..... he didn't make those slices in the onion very far down tho did he! rofl

  5. #5
    helen105281
    Guest

    Default Re: mashed potatoes

    It's amazing what people with can make others do if they have the right blackmail material

    BB not Helen

  6. #6
    Full of beans beanstew's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2007
    Location
    South Side Didcot, UK
    Posts
    1,409

    Default Re: mashed potatoes

    Quote Daffodil View Post
    i like the idea of adding the raw onions at the end..... he didn't make those slices in the onion very far down tho did he! rofl
    When I have left over mash I like to mix it with chopped onion and then fry it as part of a big breakfast.
    Blackmail is such an ugly word. I prefer "extortion". The "X" makes it sound cool.

  7. #7
    Daffodil's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2009
    Location
    uk
    Posts
    594

    Default Re: mashed potatoes

    Quote beanstew View Post
    When I have left over mash I like to mix it with chopped onion and then fry it as part of a big breakfast.

    is that called bubble and squeek?

  8. #8
    Abe Froman Risker's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2005
    Location
    Winchester, England
    Posts
    3,265

    Default Re: mashed potatoes

    You would have thought they'd splash out on a decent camera for doing this, it looks like it was recorded on a VHS tape back in the 80's.

  9. #9
    Daffodil's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2009
    Location
    uk
    Posts
    594

    Default Re: mashed potatoes

    ^it was recorded in 1998 apparently , not long after Linda died

  10. #10
    Full of beans beanstew's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2007
    Location
    South Side Didcot, UK
    Posts
    1,409

    Default Re: mashed potatoes

    Quote Daffodil View Post
    is that called bubble and squeek?
    Bubble and Squeek is normally cabbage and mash. It's yum but I haven't had it for years.
    Blackmail is such an ugly word. I prefer "extortion". The "X" makes it sound cool.

  11. #11
    Daffodil's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2009
    Location
    uk
    Posts
    594

    Default Re: mashed potatoes

    ^my mum used to make that when i was a kid...that's why i didn't like it then....cabbage ugh

  12. #12
    BlackCats
    Guest

    Default Re: mashed potatoes

    I love mashed potatoes, any type of potato actually but I don't like Bubble and Squeak from what I remember of it!

  13. #13
    whalespace's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2006
    Location
    bodicitta
    Posts
    456

    Default Re: mashed potatoes

    Quote beanstew View Post
    Bubble and Squeek is normally cabbage and mash. It's yum but I haven't had it for years.
    I liked bubble and squeak... the cabbage was identifiable but pretty well mangled, fried, and peppered to acceptability.
    Problematic is waking someone whom pretends to sleep.

  14. #14
    CATWOMAN sandra's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2006
    Location
    The Emerald Isle
    Posts
    2,506

    Default Re: mashed potatoes

    I love mashed spuds covered in my homemade roast onion gravy!
    I like Sandra, she keeps making me giggle. Daft little lady - Frosty

  15. #15
    Not real name!
    Join Date
    May 2009
    Location
    Wakefield
    Posts
    256

    Default Re: mashed potatoes

    For lunch yesterday I had some mash potato in a sandwich with peanut butter and dollop of garlic 'mayo'.

    T'was lovely.

  16. #16
    RubyDuby
    Join Date
    Sep 2005
    Location
    USA
    Posts
    3,294

    Default Re: mashed potatoes



    really?

    Why did I come on this thread? Now I'm dying for mashed potatoes and gravy.
    Each snowflake in an avalanche pleads not guilty.

  17. #17
    BlackCats
    Guest

    Default Re: mashed potatoes

    Quote sandra View Post
    I love mashed spuds covered in my homemade roast onion gravy!
    Mmm sounds nice. I like it with red wine gravy too.

  18. #18
    Mrs. Beane fondducoeur's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2007
    Location
    St. Louis, MO
    Posts
    1,513

    Default Re: mashed potatoes

    I just had mashed potatoes topped with a veganized irish stew. Yum yum yum.
    tabbouleh-bouleh

  19. #19
    CATWOMAN sandra's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2006
    Location
    The Emerald Isle
    Posts
    2,506

    Default Re: mashed potatoes

    Quote BlackCats View Post
    Mmm sounds nice. I like it with red wine gravy too.
    Would you pm me with the recipe BlackCats? xxx

    Quote fondducoeur View Post
    I just had mashed potatoes topped with a veganized irish stew. Yum yum yum.
    That sounds good fondducoeur! xxx
    I like Sandra, she keeps making me giggle. Daft little lady - Frosty

  20. #20
    RubyDuby
    Join Date
    Sep 2005
    Location
    USA
    Posts
    3,294

    Default Re: mashed potatoes

    Quote sandra View Post
    Would you pm me with the recipe BlackCats? xxx
    Post it here, pls! Or PM me, too?
    Each snowflake in an avalanche pleads not guilty.

  21. #21
    BlackCats
    Guest

    Default Re: mashed potatoes

    I used the Rose Elliot one at first but I add yeast extract and other spices. I made a really nice red wine gravy at x-mas but I can't remember what I chucked in it now. Sometimes I freeze left over wine in ice cube trays to use for gravy.

    Rose Elliot: Onion and red wine gravy | Life and style | The Guardian

  22. #22
    Buddha Belly
    Guest

    Default Re: mashed potatoes

    What's leftover wine? Can I buy it in the shops?

  23. #23
    Knolishing Pob's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2005
    Location
    Sittingbourne
    Posts
    1,523

    Default Re: mashed potatoes

    I added port to my gravy last Christmas. That was tasty.
    "Danger" could be my middle name … but it's "John"

  24. #24
    helen105281
    Guest

    Default Re: mashed potatoes

    Quote Buddha Belly View Post
    What's leftover wine? Can I buy it in the shops?
    Just nearly spat my lunch out laughing as when I read Blackcats' post I thought well BB never has any left over wine and then he goes and proves me right. I am not a wine fan so not me drinking it all

    I love mashed potato, think it's my favourite food, and will eat it any way it's cooked.

  25. #25
    BlackCats
    Guest

    Default Re: mashed potatoes

    My trick is to freeze some of the wine at the start of the bottle so I shouldn't have said it was left over.

  26. #26
    told me to Mr Flibble's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2005
    Location
    Warwickshire, UK
    Posts
    2,639

    Default Re: mashed potatoes

    I rice my potatoes rather than mash - first on their own, then with marg, soya cream, salt and pepper. It takes a minute or two longer, but you get perfectly smooth, creamy potato that way.
    "Mr Flibble - forum corruptor of innocents!!" - Hemlock

  27. #27
    Daffodil's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2009
    Location
    uk
    Posts
    594

    Default Re: mashed potatoes

    I do mine in the food processor - they come out lovely and creamy with no need for adding any milk/butter (and it's easier than mashing...i get a sore arm!)

  28. #28
    DavidT's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2009
    Location
    County Clare, Ireland
    Posts
    674

    Default Re: mashed potatoes

    Sorry Paul, the onion idea, I've been doing for donkeys' years. I beat you to it.

    Also, if the mash gets a bit dry, use some of the cooking water rather than milk. The cooking water should be used for something rather than thrown down the sink, unless the spuds are especially starchy.

    In fact, a good tip is, once you've chopped (not peeled!) the spuds and before you cook them, rinse them in cold water. You might, depending upon the variety of potato, see the water going a little cloudy - that's starch being washed off.

    Other variations I quite like are:

    - toasted sesame seeds sprinkled on top
    - chopped chives mixed in
    - pine nuts mixed in
    - grill the dish of spuds
    - a spoon of Plamil mayo plonked on top
    - chopped garlic mixed in

    One thing I will say to our Paul is this, the best bit of a potato is the skin. I have never peeled a potato in my life - I've always left the skin on, for chips, mash, whatever.

    Why is salt added to the cooking water? What does it do? I've never done that and I don't see the point. In fact, with salty cooking water then adding more salt, well...herbs would be better for flavour rather than so much salt.

    Also, you can steam other stuff in a colander on top of the potatoes - just like covering the pan, the steamer (with a lid) actually means you can turn the heat down but cook more on one ring.

    If the mash isn't creamy enough, don't add milk or marge, get a fork and whip the spud instead.

    Here endeth...
    "The trouble with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine" - Abraham Lincoln

  29. #29
    Rentaghost Marrers's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2005
    Location
    UK Croydon/Brighton
    Posts
    2,857

    Default Re: mashed potatoes

    I used to never add salt to cooking but someone told me (when we were boiling pasta) that the salt helps prevent the water boiling over. Not sure if it's true or not though.

    I love mash with chopped onion, peas and sweetcorn mixed through it. My friend used to live on toasted sandwiches with that as filling.
    Idleness is not doing nothing. Idleness is being free to do anything. - Floyd Dell

  30. #30
    baffled harpy's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2004
    Location
    UK
    Posts
    6,655

    Default Re: mashed potatoes

    Mmm, that mixture sounds delicious Marrers.

    I never cook with salt as the OH doesn't like it, and I don't have a particular problem with things boiling over (unless I turn the heat up too high with the lid on or something like that) so I don't think it's really necessary.

  31. #31
    Abe Froman Risker's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2005
    Location
    Winchester, England
    Posts
    3,265

    Default Re: mashed potatoes

    Salt raises the boiling point of water so should make the potatoes cook quicker (in theory). I add salt to the water to add flavour, I don't add more salt afterwards though, but do add lots of ground white pepper.

  32. #32
    Knolishing Pob's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2005
    Location
    Sittingbourne
    Posts
    1,523

    Default Re: mashed potatoes

    Perfect mash:
    Packet of Sainsbury cheap powdered mash
    Packet of Sainsbury sage and onion stuffing
    Boiling water.

    Use about 1 part stuffing to 4 parts mash, mix up with water to desired consistency.


    I find mash made with boiled spuds is too wet for my liking, as I always have it with loads of gravy and I don't want my mash dissolving in the gravy.
    "Danger" could be my middle name … but it's "John"

  33. #33
    genisis's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2008
    Location
    sheffield
    Posts
    151

    Default Re: mashed potatoes

    mmmm mashed potatoes are my ultimate favourite and all you guys have given me new ways to try them mmmmm
    We all love animals. So why do we call some "pets" and others "dinner?" ~k.d. lang

  34. #34
    DavidT's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2009
    Location
    County Clare, Ireland
    Posts
    674

    Default Re: mashed potatoes

    Quote Marrers View Post
    I used to never add salt to cooking but someone told me (when we were boiling pasta) that the salt helps prevent the water boiling over. Not sure if it's true or not though.
    Hmmm... could be. If you do have trouble with water boiling over or foaming, a few drops of oil can help. This is especially true in a pressure cooker.

    Quote Risker View Post
    Salt raises the boiling point of water so should make the potatoes cook quicker (in theory).
    Now that sounds plausible.

    Quote Risker View Post
    I add salt to the water to add flavour, I don't add more salt afterwards though, but do add lots of ground white pepper.
    We have a mixture of toasted sesame seeds, some herbs and sea salt in a small sprinkler for adding afterwards. Less salt and more variation and texture!

    Quote Marrers View Post
    I love mash with chopped onion, peas and sweetcorn mixed through it. My friend used to live on toasted sandwiches with that as filling.
    Sounds brilliant! Mash sarnies, one of the ultimate comfort foods. Nam nam. When camping, I once made Smash with the green liquid from a tin of peas and put some of the results between two slices of bread...

    Why do I like talking about mashed spuds?
    "The trouble with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine" - Abraham Lincoln

  35. #35
    told me to Mr Flibble's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2005
    Location
    Warwickshire, UK
    Posts
    2,639

    Default Re: mashed potatoes

    Quote Pob View Post
    Perfect mash:
    Packet of Sainsbury cheap powdered mash
    "Mr Flibble - forum corruptor of innocents!!" - Hemlock

  36. #36
    Daffodil's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2009
    Location
    uk
    Posts
    594

    Default Re: mashed potatoes

    ^ don't try the tesco one it's tasteless and horrible.

Similar Threads

  1. Safe to leave mashed fruit for 2-3 days?
    By RossClement in forum VEGAN FOOD
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: Apr 23rd, 2008, 10:20 AM
  2. sweet potatoes
    By foxytina_69 in forum VEGAN FOOD
    Replies: 22
    Last Post: Mar 15th, 2007, 05:50 PM
  3. Garlic-Kale Mashed Potatoes with Carrots
    By assilembob in forum VEGAN FOOD
    Replies: 5
    Last Post: Jan 15th, 2006, 08:30 PM
  4. Potatoes
    By Mr Flibble in forum VEGAN FOOD
    Replies: 50
    Last Post: Jan 11th, 2006, 11:03 PM
  5. Creamy Mashed taters with a KICK
    By Mshummus in forum VEGAN FOOD
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: Mar 17th, 2005, 05:30 PM

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •