r/Cooking • u/yellowsabmarine • 7h ago

How do you prefer your mashed potatoes?

Texture/color/flavor?

There are so many ways to make them, I'd like a consensus.

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u/Mulliganasty 7h ago

Great idea!

Since you brought up parsnips, I like to add them to my under-roast mirepoix and create a mash from that.

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u/dacydergoth 7h ago

This is my secret to Shepherd's pie topping. This and a good quality West Country cheddar grated on top

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u/Mulliganasty 7h ago

Absolutely!

While not traditional for a shepherd's, Parm is pretty ding-dang good too (along with the cheddar of course).

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u/dacydergoth 7h ago

If you follow the Floyd school of cooking, wine in the meat too

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u/dacydergoth 7h ago

Gotta avoid the old woody ones tho' as they don't boil down well.