00:00Do you know how to make perfect homemade mashed potatoes?
00:02We're going back to the basics and I'm showing you how.
00:04The technique I used has been spelled out perfectly
00:07by Chef John, so we're using his recipe here.
00:09You gotta start out with russet potatoes.
00:11They break down so easily and they get nice and fluffy.
00:13So you're gonna start by peeling your potatoes.
00:15I don't know what possessed me to peel the potatoes
00:17like my mother does, but here we are.
00:19Once you've peeled your potatoes,
00:20cut them into large chunks.
00:23You can cut them into smaller chunks if you want.
00:25Might cook a little bit faster, but this works just fine.
00:28And then drop them into some cold water.
00:30Place them straight on your stove and you wanna go ahead
00:32and salt them at the beginning.
00:33This gives them the best chance to absorb the flavor.
00:36You don't wanna salt them quite as much as you would pasta.
00:38It doesn't necessarily need to taste like the ocean
00:41because the potatoes absorb a little bit more than pasta does.
00:43You wanna cook them to death.
00:44You really cannot overcook them at this point.
00:47So as Elsa would say, let it go.
00:49All right, take a look.
00:50This is what you want.
00:50You want them to be so cooked
00:52that you can just break them up with a spoon.
00:54Do not skip this step.
00:55You wanna drain them and return them to the pot
00:57and set them back on the stove.
00:59Crank it up to high for just about 20 to 30 seconds.
01:02This is gonna allow all the moisture
01:03to evaporate out of the potatoes.
01:05Give it one quick mash and then go ahead
01:07and add in your butter and let the heat melt the butter.
01:10Don't be shy with the butter.
01:11Mash the butter in and add in your milk.
01:13Don't ever put these in a food processor or a blender
01:16unless you like gummy mashed potatoes.
01:19And now all that's left is to season it with salt and pepper.
01:21However, I like to throw in just a little bit
01:24of sour cream first, just to add that little twang.
01:27And to me, it makes the perfect mashed potatoes.
01:29When I mash the potatoes,
01:30I give them a little mash and then a stir.
01:34And that, my friends, is a perfect pot of mashed potatoes.
01:40A plus 100 on the mashed potatoes.
01:42If you've never known how to make them right,
01:43today's your day.
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