7 ways to boost your mashed potatoes to make them original
Give some taste!
To give relief to your mash potatoes, change your habits! Use smoked salt butter, Espelette pepper, or grains of salt. Also add garlic, onion or finely chopped shallot to enhance its taste.
Bet on herbs and spices
Parsley, chives, thyme and rosemary ... That's what flavor your purées. Also consider playing on spices such as nutmeg, cayenne pepper, saffron or curry. Besides, know that you can sprinkle several in your crashed.
Bring some crunch
To customize your mash potatoesdo not hesitate to decorate it with crunchy. Sprinkle with squash, sesame or poppy seeds. Or fry onions and add them on top to give it crispy.
Change the creamery!
Rather than using milk of cow in your mash potatoes, incorporate some milk goat to bring a more pronounced taste. Or pour some cream or milk vegetable based on soy, almond or rice.
Celebrate the cheese
To make your mash potatoes irresistible, add some cheese. Comté, Cantal, Saint-Nectaire, Morbier, Fourme d'Ambert ... Privilege cheese which melt easily while cooking, while developing their aromas. And for more originality, gratinate your mash potatoes. And presto, in the oven!
Add an egg and many more
Many seasoned cooks add an egg yolk to their recipe. Follow their advice! The mash potatoes is also ideal for finishing the leftovers: ham, chicken breast, chorizo ... The kids love it!
Bring some color
To make your mash potatoes a little more sexy, do not hesitate to color it. Use spices like paprika or bet on vegetables. Add cooked carrots for an orange touch, a little beetroot for a mash potatoes pink ... And for a green version, think of the pesto!
