How To Make The Creamiest Mashed Potatoes - 2 Ways - Zeelicious Foods

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil reduces saturated fat while adding flavor.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: water

Almond milk is lower in calories and suitable for lactose intolerance.

gravy

🥗Healthier: mushroom sauce

💰Cheaper: homemade broth

Mushroom sauce offers a rich flavor with fewer calories.

potatoes

🥗Healthier: cauliflower

💰Cheaper: sweet potatoes

Cauliflower lowers carbs while maintaining a creamy texture.

Peel the Irish potatoes using a vegetable peeler.

Cut the potatoes into halves or quarters depending on their size and place them into cold water to extract some starch.

Heat a drizzle of vegetable oil in a pot.

Add diced onions and fry for a few seconds.

Add garlic and atarodo to the pot and mix together.

Sprinkle in garlic powder, all-purpose seasoning, black pepper, and salt, then drizzle in more oil to help fry the spices.

Mix the spices for one minute to awaken the flavors.

Add the cut Irish potatoes into the pot along with all the water and mix to combine.

Cover the pot and bring to a rolling boil, then reduce the heat to the lowest setting and allow to simmer for about 10-15 minutes until the potatoes are fork-tender.

Scoop some of the potatoes into a bowl for the hand mixer method.

Use a hand mixer to mash the potatoes until smooth, being careful not to over-mash.

Add butter and a little full cream milk to the mashed potatoes and mix again with the hand mixer for a few seconds until creamy.

Transfer the hot Irish potatoes into a food processor, ensuring to drain the water first.

Blend the potatoes in the food processor for about 15 seconds until silky smooth.

Add tiny bits of milk and butter to the food processor and blend for another 15 seconds.

Check the consistency of both the hand-mixed and food-processed mashed potatoes using the back of a spoon.

Serve the mashed potatoes in a bowl, making a well in the center, and add a protein of choice and gravy on top.

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