cheese and onion mash
The other week, I got my hands on a Masha
Would I use it much? Probably would actually. I surprised myself. I was absolutely certain this was going to a once-only toy but the speed and ease with which it makes smooth mashed potato is impressive. I prefer mine smooth to chunky and this is much quicker than mucking about with a sieve, which is my usual weapon of choice.
Cheese and onion mash
Ingredients
- 250 g white potatoes peeled and chopped good old Maris Piper would be great
- ½ onion sliced
- 1 star anise
- 20 g Comté cheese grated
- Butter and milk to taste
Instructions
- Put the oven on to 180°C. Put the onion slices in a baking tray with the star anise, drizzle with oil and season with salt and pepper. Pop in the oven for 20 - 25 mins, stirring every now and then until starting to catch.
- Meanwhile cook the potatoes in boiling salted water, for 15 - 20 mins until knife-tender. Drain well, add a knob of butter, a splash of milk and use a Masha for a few seconds to mash. Stir in the butter and onions (discard the star anise) and season to taste.
You are loving the comte at the moment Gary 🙂 I tend to use a ricer for smooth and creamy mash but may give this a go. How is it to clean?
When I get a stash of Comte, I binge on it. Absolutely love it. Thanks for noticing!
I meant to mention this in the post: it is easy to clean, just a rinse under the tap did the job. No fuss at all.
Oh it is completely addictive so understandable! Good to hear, might be worth investing in one then as ricers are a bit of a faff.
I love good mashed potatoes.
Not a patch on roast though as far as I’m concerned 🙂
So the masha works by the same principle as a potato ricer. Interesting.
Now, if you could get this not as a separate gadget but as an attachment to a stick blender, that would be fantastic…
The intervening handle is the same in that it’s a spindle that locks into an attachment, so unless there is a torque reason for not doing this it sounds like a no-brainer.
Get to it, Braun!
(now someone who has the relevant contacts needs to pass this on) 😉
Kenwood already make one, looks similar: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kenwood-HB711M-Triblade-Hand-Blender/dp/B006TF9J3O/ref=pd_sim_sbs_kh_4
I am *very* interested in this device!
We just made a pea-risotto (-you’ll never guess whose recipe! 😉 ) Sieve-pushing is one of the kitchen jobs I loathe the most, something like this would have made it a breeze.
I’d love to see this pitted against the Kenwood and the similar device (costing twice as much) from Heston’s Sage range.
It’s a lot of fun. Go talk to the Masha peeps, I’m sure they’re interested in your opinion.
I also have one of those Heston gadgets to try out…
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Mmmm Loving the flavours in this dish! I’m such a big mashed potato fan, me!
Then this should be right up your street!