Everyone who cooks knows how to make home made mashed potatoes. At least I hope. The art is simple. Boil potatoes, mash, spice, and serve. However, here is the route I like to approach.
Recipe will depend on the amount of people you are serving, so I will be general here. And you can stick to one type of potato, but I like to experiment. My favorite is as follows:
A few red potatoes
A few Idaho brown potatoes
A few Yukon gold potatoes
Butter
Garlic
Black Pepper
Sour Cream or Buttermilk
Skin and slice potatoes into small pieces for quick cooking. Heat stove on medium, boil and cover until soft enough to stick a fork through with ease.
Mash with a spoon or fork, but leave some chunkiness. Everyone likes a little chunkiness :D
Add butter, seasoning to taste, and either sour cream or buttermilk as you see fit. Both provide the same consistency and are equally yummy. Whip up until you are satisfied with the way it looks. Go with your gut on this one. If it looks good, smells good, it probably is ______! Tip: Can never have enough butter or garlic!
Advanced cookers: Add sauteed diced onions, cheese, or bacon bits(real ones, cooked - don't ruin a meal with some phony salad shaker crap), or for the health conscious, you can use the same recipe with cauliflower. However, nothing is low calorie when you include bacon, butter, and sour cream - You always have turkey bacon, I Can't Believe It's Not Butter, and fat-free sour cream! But where's the fun in that shit?
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