🥔 Silky Mashed Potatoes

🛒 Ingredients

• 1.6 kg (3.5 lb) floury potatoes
  (King Edward, Bintje or similar)

• 80 g (⅓ cup) unsalted butter

• 150 ml (⅔ cup) heavy cream

• 100 ml (⅓ cup) crème fraîche

• 1 tbsp browned butter (optional, but highly recommended)

• Fine sea salt, to taste

• White pepper, to taste

👨‍🍳 Method

• Peel the potatoes and cut into evenly sized pieces

• Boil in well-salted water until completely tender (20–25 minutes)

• Drain and return the potatoes to the hot pot

• Steam dry over low heat for 1–2 minutes, shaking gently

• Pass the potatoes through a potato ricer (do not blend)

• Warm the butter and cream together until melted (do not boil)

• Gradually fold the warm dairy into the potatoes

• Finish with crème fraîche and optional browned butter

• Season with fine salt and white pepper to taste

🧰 Tools You’ll Need

• Large Pot

• small Saucepan

• Potato ricer

• Colander

• Wooden spoon

• Chefs Knife

• Cutting Board