A delicious creamy recipe for perfect Mashed Potato, made ahead of time and kept in the freezer. A great way to get ahead of the Christmas Day cooking and make some recipes in advance!
I'm back today with another Get Ahead recipe in my Fuss Free Christmas series. This year I'm all about making Christmas Day cooking as stress free as possible.
I'm sharing lots of recipes that can be prepared in advance so that you can enjoy Christmas Day with your friends and family and not be stuck in the kitchen for hours!
Today it's all about the humble mashed potato. A simple but essential side dish for Christmas dinner! I'm going to show you how you can make this recipe ahead of time and store it in the freezer until Christmas Day, giving you one less job to do on the big day itself.Can You Freeze Mashed Potato
Absolutely yes! Lots of people think that mashed potato can only be made and eaten fresh but I promise that by using my method you'll have the best creamy mash to serve up on Christmas Day.
What Are The Best Potatoes To Use For Mashed Potato
Personally I like to use Maris Piper potatoes. Avoid waxy potatoes as these are very hard to mash.
How Many Potatoes Do I Need Per Person For Mashed Potato
I allow 250g of potatoes per person when making mashed potato. This will allow for some people having a little more, some eating less and also a balance of adults and children.
The first step is to peel the potatoes and chop them into smallish sized chunks, keeping them roughly the same size so that they cook evenly.
Add to a pan with boiling water and simmer for 12-15 minutes until cooked.
Once cooked, drain the potatoes well and then add them back into the saucepan.
Add some milk and butter to the potatoes.
And then mash. You can use a standard potato masher, a ricer or an electric masher. Just try to remove as many of the lumps as possible!
Divide the mash between two large freezer bags and leave to cool.
Store flat in the freezer until Christmas Day. The mash will defrost at room temperature in 4-5 hours.
To reheat, add to a saucepan over a very low heat. Add some more milk and butter and stir continuously until hot throughout.
Season with salt and pepper and the mashed potato is ready to serve!
For more instructions check out my video showing exactly how I made this recipes and all ingredient measurements are in the recipe card below.
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Make Ahead Mashed Potatoes
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 8 1x
- Category: Side Dishes
- Cuisine: Christmas
Description
A delicious creamy recipe for perfect Mashed Potato, made ahead of time and kept in the freezer. A great way to get ahead of the Christmas Day cooking and make some recipes in advance!
Ingredients
- 2kg Maris Piper potatoes
- 100ml whole milk
- 50g butter
- 100ml whole milk
- 1 tbsp butter
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Peel the potatoes and chop them into smallish pieces of even sizes.
- Add them to a saucepan and cover with boiling water. Bring to the boil and simmer for 12-15 minutes depending on their size.
- You'll know they are done when you can get a fork easily through them.
- Drain the potatoes well and add them back into the saucepan.
- Add the milk and butter and mash with a potato masher or a ricer until there are no lumps.
- Transfer the mashed potato into two large freezer bags and leave to cool.
- Once cool transfer them into the freezer.
- To defrost, take the bags out of the freezer about 4 or 5 hours before dinner and leave to defrost on a plate.
- Add the defrosted mashed potato to a saucepan. Add in more milk and butter and reheat very gently on a low heat stirring constantly so that they don't burn.
- Season with salt and pepper and serve immediately.
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Ebony says
Make these all the time now! Not just at Christmas either. Perfect to have in the freezer for busy days over the winter months when you want something comforting to serve with dinner without the faff! I also made a load of freezer meals for my sister in law when she had her baby and made these to have with a stew that I'd made.