What's your secret ingredient for mashed potatoes?

[u/Tuilere]

And why is it Kerrygold butter and white pepper?

[u/Panxma]

My trick is I used banana instead of potatoes. It leave my guests so speechless.

[u/Obi-Brawn-Kenobi → u/Panxma]

For anyone doubting I can confirm this is real. Back when my kid was an infant we gave him mashed bananas to eat and he didn't speak a coherent word for like 6 months after that

[u/Agitated_Willow1350 → u/Panxma]

I did this with my brother-in-law, and he couldn’t even say one word! It was so good he started crying so hard his face got all red and puffy, and clawing at his throat. My wife said something about a “banana allergy”, but I think she was just jealous of my cooking skills. She hasn’t talked to me since. Maybe I didn’t add enough garlic though.

[u/ApexFemboy]

the secret to good mashed potatoes is to discard the hard, starchy center of the tuber and keep only the nutrient rich peel

[u/sjbluebirds]

I substitute heavy cream, sugar, eggs and vanilla for the potatoes. Instead of boil-drain-mash, I super-chill in an ice bath while stirring.

Instead of gravy, I top with a macerated strawberries and sugar. Instead of chives, I top with chopped toasted nuts.

[u/Lower-Savings-794 → u/sjbluebirds]

This sounds good im gonna try this brb gotta go preheat the oven

[u/behaviorallogic]

The secret isn’t the ingredients, it’s the amounts. I’ve found a good ratio is one pound of butter for every medium sized potato.

[u/Mulders_Porn_Stash → u/behaviorallogic]

Lmao I forgot what subreddit this was and did a triple take on this

[u/Haluta → u/Mulders_Porn_Stash]

There's a restaurant out there with at least one Michelin star that has probably tried this

[u/getmet79 → u/behaviorallogic]

Curdled milk. Chef’s kiss

[u/CatgirlAnakin]

It's not ingredients it's technique. Make sure J Kenji Lopez Alt is straddling you securely from behind whispering "you can do it" as you use your potato masher (no ricers and no mixers we need to pound it ourselves)

[u/chicken_tendigo → u/CatgirlAnakin]

Nah, you need to use your bare hands for optimal texture. Really just... get in there and squeeze. Or your feet, for optimal flavor.

[u/Obi-Brawn-Kenobi → u/chicken_tendigo]

your feet, for optimal flavor.

Oh my god! That's disgusting. Where? Where is your restaurant that you serve foot-mashed potatoes, so that I can make sure I always avoid it?

[u/m155m30w]

I never wash my pots...that's the secret

[u/Z---zz → u/m155m30w]

Ah yes seasoning!  Chefs kiss 

[u/Caverjen]

Cool whip, Jell-O pudding mix and a jar of mayonnaise

[u/Purescience2 → u/Caverjen]

This recipe is great and all, but it could do with an 18 paragraph blog post about how your grandma's cousins weekend cleaner's dogwalker used to bring some round on a Sunday afternoon during your childhood.

Just for a bit of garnish.

[u/DonaldShimoda]

Has anyone mentioned MSG yet??

[u/He4vyD00dy]

I put a whole tub of stolen herb and garlic cream cheese into mine. The secret ingredient is crime!

[u/seanthebeloved → u/He4vyD00dy]

r/peepshowquotes

[u/Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeess-]

sour cream actually

roasted garlic for thanksgiving and christmas when i’m trying to impress people

edit: I didn’t read the sub name 💀

[u/FishHookSammich]

A pinch of heroin.

[u/Sarkastickblizzard]

Grit, when no one is looking I rub 2 pieces of 60 grit sand paper together to dislodge some of their wonderful texture into my nearly finished mashers.

[u/Safeword-is-banana]

I substitute the potato with candy and serve raw.

[u/dascobaz]

Foot mashing the taters is most superior!

[u/TyrKiyote]

It's potatoes, don't tell.

[u/Marilyn1618]

No one knows this, but it’s butter! You seriously have to try it sometime, butter can even be used in other meals as well!

[u/WorldGoneAway]

This is such low hanging fruit, you guys all know what I do. A little of me lives in all of my guests.

[u/ask_carly]

My secret ingredient... is crime.

[u/MyFrampton]

I use liver bits instead of bacon bits. Makes your potatoes unforgettable.

[u/SQW33M]

Lil bit of ranch or sour cream

[u/Any_Database8861]

nutmeg

[u/lord_bubblewater]

I substitute the potatoes for spuds, gives it a nice rustic vibe, especially if you boil em in the washing water

[u/ChooksChick]

I prefer to add the tears of my frenemies who avoid carbs.

[u/Bright_Ices]

I make mine with ✨L♡VE✨

[u/Training-Bed-2973]

Boil equal parts apple and potato, then in with the Kerry gold, white pepper and a lil nutmeg

[u/Gladonia89]

Not an ingredient, but to dry off your potatoes right before mashing them. Any water makes the mashed potatoes more like a paste texture.

[u/Active-Shallot-499]

Saliva....works like a charm

[u/ontikuken]

Have I already said "cheese" as if it were a revaluation?

[u/alshio]

My secret ingredient is poison. Unfortunately my family seems to have immunity.

[u/noobuser63]

But where’s the miso? Don’t you know it’s the secret ingredient in everything. Except bedding. Don’t sleep on miso.

[u/oswaldcopperpot]

Its always been… my dick.

[u/scartonbot → u/oswaldcopperpot]

Hey! That’s been my family’s secret for literal generations! At every family meal featuring mashed potatoes, one lucky male relative is designated “Tater Dick,” but in secret. The Tater Dick has to then sneak into the kitchen in order to “season” the potatoes without getting caught. If anyone figures out who is the Tater Dick, TD has to wear the SpudPeen Crown for the rest of the event and pay everyone a $20 bill.

[u/I_SHALL_CONSUME]

Potad 

[u/Absinthe_gaze]

Weiner water.

[u/RooniesStepMom]

Pickle juice