warpus
Sommerswerd asked me to change this
My friend, who currently resides in Scotland, was talking about British dishes so much, specifically bangers n mash, that I got inspired to try to make this thing.
To me the dish sounds like a case of "Buncha sausages with mashed potatoes on the side, smothered in gravy". What British people call bangers n mash is probably a lot more specific than that, but what do I care, I'm gonna make my own!
So I fried up some spicy italian sausages, made mashed potatoes, and prepared a Polish gravy type thing.
Now.. when making the mashed potatoes, I of course boiled them, then dumped everything into a bowl, and then went to work on the stuff with a fork. I was squishing those potatoes with my hand so much I had to stop a couple times due to the oncoming pain and discomfort. When they looked mashed enough, I added some garlic, butter, salt, and sour cream. I mixed everything a lot more, then served..
Aaand, somehow my mashed potatoes contain a lot of chunks. How do I properly mash potatoes? I am obviously doing something wrong.
Should I be using some sort of a blender? I never remember my mom doing that! and her potatoes always came out with NO chunks at ALL.
Is my technique off? Or maybe I didn't let the potatoes boil enough too long? How am I supposed to know when they're done?
Thanks for your help in improving my potato mashing techniques.
To me the dish sounds like a case of "Buncha sausages with mashed potatoes on the side, smothered in gravy". What British people call bangers n mash is probably a lot more specific than that, but what do I care, I'm gonna make my own!
So I fried up some spicy italian sausages, made mashed potatoes, and prepared a Polish gravy type thing.
Now.. when making the mashed potatoes, I of course boiled them, then dumped everything into a bowl, and then went to work on the stuff with a fork. I was squishing those potatoes with my hand so much I had to stop a couple times due to the oncoming pain and discomfort. When they looked mashed enough, I added some garlic, butter, salt, and sour cream. I mixed everything a lot more, then served..
Aaand, somehow my mashed potatoes contain a lot of chunks. How do I properly mash potatoes? I am obviously doing something wrong.
Should I be using some sort of a blender? I never remember my mom doing that! and her potatoes always came out with NO chunks at ALL.
Is my technique off? Or maybe I didn't let the potatoes boil enough too long? How am I supposed to know when they're done?
Thanks for your help in improving my potato mashing techniques.
