I see that many people add milk when making mashed potatoes, but if I am allergic to milk, is it okay to not add milk? What seasonings should be put in to make mashed potatoes more delicious?

Do you need to add milk to mashed potatoes?

There are various ways to make mashed potatoes, with or without milk, so you can choose according to your own taste. If you like milk, you can Add some, if you don’t like milk you can choose not to add it.

What seasonings are delicious for mashed potatoes?

Mashed potatoes with chicken sauce

(1) Heat the butter in a pan. It is best to use butter, which has a milky aroma and tastes authentic.

(2) Mix salt, chicken essence, soybean powder, black pepper and water to make a sauce.

(3) Heat the oil, pour in the sauce, stir-fry until thickened, and pour it over the mashed potatoes. The taste is basically the same as KFC.

Mashed Potatoes with Meat Sauce

(1) Add a little minced pork, a little soy flour and salt.

(2) This time you can use clear oil. When the oil is hot, add sweet noodle sauce and white sugar.

(3) Stir-fry slowly over low heat, being careful not to burn it. Stir-fry until it bubbles and pour in the minced meat.

(4) Stir-fry until cooked, remove from the pot, and pour on the mashed potatoes.

Mashed potatoes with chives

(1) Heat oil (clear oil is enough), add mashed potatoes, salt and chicken essence and mix well.

(2) Cover the pot and simmer for 2 minutes, open it, sprinkle with chives, and simmer for another 1 minute.

Microwave mashed potatoes

Cut the potatoes into thick slices, cover the potatoes with water, microwave on high for 10 minutes, take them out, and use a spoon, dumpling rolling pin or other tools to mash the potatoes. Crush to pieces. It's also good to mix with salad dressing, or stir-fry with minced chili peppers, minced red peppers, and minced meat.

How long does it take to cook mashed potatoes?

How long it takes to cook potatoes depends on the size of the potatoes, the amount of potatoes, the type of pot used, and the size of the heat.

If you use an ordinary pot to cook a plate of small potato cubes, it will take about three to five minutes to cook over high heat. If you cook four or five medium ones in a regular pot, it will take fifteen to twenty minutes. Bring to a boil over high heat first and then reduce to low heat, but it's best to prick it with chopsticks halfway through.

Will mashed potatoes oxidize?

Mashed potatoes will not oxidize but will deteriorate if left for a long time. Only the phenolic substances in raw potatoes will oxidize when exposed to air, but there are no such substances in cooked mashed potatoes, so they will not oxidize.