Wicked Mashed Potato

As I've mentioned in the past, everyone has a comfort food.  One of mine is mashed potato - really good mashed potato.  None of that nasty smash stuff - which I realise for some is the height of dehydrated instant mashed potato goodness.

I realise that some chefs use ricers (kitchen implements with tiny holes to squeeze the potato through) and Saint Delia even uses a electric whisk, but I am pretty committed to tradition.  So, peel a few potatoes and them pop them into boiling water until they are soft.

Perhaps betraying a decidedly non-foodie bent but I use the nice all purpose potatoes.  Yes, nothing fancy about this mash - certainly not worthy of a five star restaurant but pretty appropriate for my kitchen.

Drain the potatoes and then pull out the potato masher and crush the potatoes.  I tend to add the butter and milk in half way through the process and keep mashing until I hit the desired consistency.  Now at the end is when the magic happens and I add the wicked bits ........

• Crispy bacon bits
• Fried onion pieces (and of course, the bit of oil)
• Garlic Mayonnaise rather than butter
• Spring onion (finely chopped)
• Chili (bit of lovely finely chopped chili)

Obviously not all of them but bacon and onion do go rather well together.  If you want to feel particularly naughty, I recommend eating it from the pot in front of the TV with a glass of white wine.  Somewhere I am sure that when I do this my mother is cringing.

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